Ryo Endo
Japanese association football player
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Ryō Endō (遠藤 凌, Endō Ryō; born 6 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Iwaki FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryō Endō | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iwaki FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hanno JSC | |||
| 2011–2013 | Sakado Diplomats FC | ||
| 2014–2016 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Toin University of Yokohama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Toin University of Yokohama FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Iwaki FC (loan) | 56 | (5) |
| 2025– | Iwaki FC | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Endo made his professional debut in a 4–1 Emperor's Cup match against Zweigen Kanazawa.[1]
Endo was loaned out to Iwaki FC on 17 June 2022.[2] On 5 November the same year, he helped bring his club promotion to the J2 League for the first time, as well as being J3 League champions in the 2022 season. On 6 December, Endo extended his loan at the club for the 2023 season.
After one season back with Albirex Niigata in 2024, at the end of the season Endo moved on a permanent transfer to Iwaki ahead of the 2025 season.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toin University of Yokohama FC | 2018 | Kantō Soccer League | 18 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Toin University of Yokohama | 2019 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2021 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | J1 League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Iwaki FC (loan) | 2022 | J3 League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | J2 League | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| Total | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
