Ryuta Koike
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Full name
Ryuta Koike
Date of birth
August 29, 1995
Place of birth
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
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| Full name | Ryuta Koike | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 29, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right back[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 89 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Kashiwa Reysol | 85 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Lokeren | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 85 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Kashima Antlers | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Ryuta Koike (小池 龍太, Koike Ryūta; born August 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.[2]
During his five years-stint with JFA Academy, he was moved from midfield to defence.[3] He was signed by Renofa Yamaguchi in January 2014.[4]
He was signed by Renofa Yamaguchi in January 2014.[5]
In December 2024, it was announced that Koike would be joining Kashima Antlers for the 2025 season.[6]