Ryūya Nishio
Japanese footballer (born 2001)
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Ryūya Nishio (西尾 隆矢, Nishio Ryūya; born 16 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.[1]
Full name
Ryūya Nishio
Date of birth
16 May 2001
Place of birth
Osaka, Japan
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
 Nishio playing for Japan U19 in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ryūya Nishio | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | RB Omiya Ardija | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | FC Grasion | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2025 | Cerezo Osaka | 118 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Cerezo Osaka U-23 (loan) | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | RB Omiya Ardija | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Nishio was born in Osaka Prefecture on 16 May 2001. He joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka from youth team in 2018.
International career
On 4 April 2024, Nishio was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 24 March 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka U-23 (loan) | 2018 | J3 League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | J3 League | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | J3 League | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2020 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2022 | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024 | J1 League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2025 | J1 League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 4 | ||
| RB Omiya Ardija | 2026 | J2/J3 (100) | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 5 | ||
- Includes Emperors Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
Honours
Japan U23
