Rion Ichihara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | RB Omiya Ardija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | RB Omiya Ardija | 77 | (5) |
| 2026– | AZ Alkmaar | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Jong AZ | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Japan U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Japan U20 | 16 | (3) |
| 2025 | Japan U22 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Japan U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2026 | |||
Rion Ichihara (市原 吏音, Ichihara Rion; born 7 July 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.
Club career
As a youth player, Ichihara joined the youth academy of Japanese side RB Omiya Ardija and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023, where he made seventy-eight league appearances and scored five goals and helped them achieve promotion from the third tier to the second tier.[1] Following his stint there, he signed for Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in 2026.[2]
International career
Ichihara is a Japan youth international. During January 2026, he played for the Japan national under-23 football team at the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]