Ryotaro Meshino
Japanese footballer
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Ryotaro Meshino (食野 亮太郎, Meshino Ryōtarō; born 18 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer.[2] He plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryotaro Meshino[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 67 | (17) |
| 2017–2019 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Estoril (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Gamba Osaka | 78 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Japan U23 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026 | |||
Career
Gamba Osaka
Meshino signed his first senior contract with Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2017 season and was handed the number 40 jersey.[4] He didn't feature at all in 2017, but Brazilian coach Levir Culpi handed him his J1 League debut in week six of the 2018 campaign, a 1-0 home defeat by Vissel Kobe.[5] He went on to make 11 appearances in J1 League that year as well as five in the J. League cup; where he scored in the 3-2 win away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 9 May, and one in the Emperor's Cup.[3][6]
While still officially a member of Gamba Osaka's youth team, Meshino started playing for Gamba U-23 in J3 League in 2016. He debuted on 13 March in a game against YSCC Yokohama and in total scored one goal in 13 appearances in 2016.[2][7] After being promoted to a senior contract in 2017, he began to play more regularly; scoring three times in 20 games in 2017. 2018 saw him become more of a regular member of Gamba's J1 league squad, however, he still managed to make 15 appearances in J3; scoring five times, including a double in Gamba's season-opening win over Grulla Morioka on March 11.[8]
Manchester City
On 9 August 2019, Premier League club Manchester City signed Meshino on a three-year deal.[9]
Hearts (loan)
On 4 September 2019, a month after signing for Manchester City, Meshino was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season.[10]
Rio Ave (loan)
In September 2020, Meshino joined Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on a two year loan deal. He returned to Manchester City at the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]
Estoril (loan)
In July 2021, Meshino returned to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Estoril on loan for the season.[12]
Gamba Osaka
On 8 July 2022, Gamba Osaka announced the return of Meshino on a permanent transfer.[13]
Career statistics
First team
- As of 11 February 2023.[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gamba Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||||
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Manchester City | 2019–20 | Premier League | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| G.D. Estoril Praia (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 78 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 14 | ||
Reserves team
- As of 2 December 2018.[3]
Honours
Gamba Osaka