Rio Nitta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ōita, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saiki Libero FC | |||
| FC Saiki S-Play Minami | |||
| –2021 | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Wacker Innsbruck II (loan) | 19 | (21) |
| 2022 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | SKN St. Pölten | 25 | (2) |
| 2024– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 14 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:19, 11 January 2024 | |||
Rio Nitta (二田 理央, Nitta Rio; born 10 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Rio was born in Ōita. He played youth football for FC Saiki S-Play Minami and Sagan Tosu.
Club career
Rio made his league debut for Sagan against Yokohama F. Marinos on the 23 June 2021.[1]
After joining FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan in July 2021, Nitta quickly established himself as a key player for the club's reserve side, scoring 16 goals in his first 13 games. This includes a hattrick on his debut against SV Innsbruck on 24 August 2021.[2] He made his debut for the main Wacker squad in 2. Liga on 19 February 2022 against Kapfenberger SV.[3] He scored his first goal for the main Wacker squad against SK Vorwärts Steyr on the 4 March 2022, scoring in the 88th minute.[4]
On 6 July 2023, SKN St. Pölten signed a two-year contract with Nitta with the option to extend it.[5] He made his debut for the club against SKU Amstetten on the 30 September 2022.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against First Vienna FC on the 7 April 2023, scoring in the 81st minute.[7]
On 27 June 2024, Nitta returned to Japan and signed with Urawa Red Diamonds.[8]
International career
Rio made his debut for the Japan U19s on the 31 May 2022.[9]
