Ryō Takeuchi
Japanese footballer (born 1991)
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Ryō Takeuchi (竹内 涼, Takeuchi Ryō; born March 8, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captain for J1 League club, Fagiano Okayama.
Full name
Ryō Takeuchi
Date of birth
8 March 1991
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryō Takeuchi | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Fagiano Okayama | ||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Hamamatsu Ryuzenji FC | |||||||||||
| Hamamatsu JFC | |||||||||||
| –2005 | Hamamatsu Kaiseikan Jr. High School | ||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Hamamatsu Kaiseikan High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2009–2023 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 240 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2012 | → Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) | 30 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Fagiano Okayama | 34 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 | |||||||||||
Career
From 2009 to 2023, Takeuchi played for Shimizu S-Pulse, playing almost 300 games for the club across all competitions.
In 2012, Takeuchi was joined to Giravanz Kitakyushu on loan.
In December 2023, Takeuchi transferred to Fagiano Okayama.[1] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named captain of his new club.[2] On 7 December 2024, Takeuchi was brought his club secure promotion to J1 League for the first time in their history from next season after defeat Vegalta Sendai 2-0 in promotion play-off final.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2009 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J.League Div 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) | J.League Div 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J.League Div 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2016 | J2 League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Fagiano Okayama | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 294 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 344 | 9 | ||
