Rikiya Motegi
Japanese footballer
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Rikiya Motegi (茂木 力也, Motegi Rikiya; born 27 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.[1]
Full name
Rikiya Motegi
Date of birth
27 September 1996
Place of birth
Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rikiya Motegi | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fukaya, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Omiya Ardija | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Konan Minami SSS | ||||||||||||||
| Kumagaya SC | ||||||||||||||
| –2014 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Ehime FC | 81 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | RB Omiya Ardija | 125 | (8) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:13, 8 December 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
International career
In October 2013, Motegi was elected to the Japan national under-17 team for the 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played 3 matches.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2015 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| J. League U-22 (loan) | 2015 | J3 League | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 2017 | J2 League | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | J2 League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2019 | J2 League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ehime FC | 2020 | J2 League | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | J2 League | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 3 | ||||
| RB Omiya Ardija | 2022 | J2 League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | J3 League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | J2 League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 312 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 13 | ||
