Rintaro Hama

Hama was born in Kobe, Japan. His favorite player is Shinji Okazaki.^[2]

In High School, Hama played football for the team of Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya High School.^[3][4][5]

After graduating from high school, Hama studied in Kōchi University and played for their college team, Kochi University SC, starting in 2019.^[6][3][7] While playing, he represented his college in the All Japan University Football Championship in 2021 and 2022, as well as the Denso Challenge Cup.^[8][9] After four years playing for Kochi University, he graduated and began to pursue a pro career.^[10][5]

On 7 March 2023, it was announced that Dynamic Herb Cebu of the Philippines Football League had signed Hama as one of their foreign players after the departure of key players like Arda Çınkır during the midway point of the season.^[1][11][6] Hama made his debut in a 3–2 win over Kaya–Iloilo, and Hama would score in a 2–1 win against the Azkals Development Team, scoring two more in the season to help Cebu to a second-place finish.^{[12][13][14][15]} He would renew his contract with the club as it participated in the AFC Cup for the first time.^[16]