Ryotaro Meshino
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryotaro Meshino | ||
Date of birth | 18 June 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2016 | Gamba Osaka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 56 | (17) |
2017–2019 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | (3) |
2019– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 19 | (3) |
International career | |||
2019– | Japan U23 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2019 (UTC) |
Ryotaro Meshino (食野 亮太郎, Meshino Ryōtarō, born 18 June 1998) is a Japanese footballer.[1] He plays as an attacking midfielder for Manchester City.[2][3]
Career
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.[2][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.[1][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]
On 9 August 2019, Premier League club Manchester City signed Meshino.[9] Later that month he was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.[10]
Career statistics
Last update: 2 December 2018[2]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
2017 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 1 | ||||
2019 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 4 |
Reserves performance
Last Updated: 2 December 2018
Club performance | League | Total | ||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Total | ||||
2016 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | J3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
2017 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | ||
2018 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ||
2019 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
Career total | 56 | 17 | 56 | 17 |
References
- ^ a b J.League Data Site
- ^ a b c "Ryotaro Meshino Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Ryotaro Meshino Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka News – Ryotaro Meshino Signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe 8 April 2018". J.League English Site. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka 9 May 2018". J.League English Site. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Match report J.League Data Site
- ^ "Gamba Osaka U-23 vs Grulla Morioka 11 March 2018". J.League English Site. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Manchester City sign Japanese forward". The 42 English Site. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Ryotaro Meshino: Hearts sign Manchester City midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links
- Ryotaro Meshino at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- J1 League players
- J3 League players
- Gamba Osaka players
- Gamba Osaka U-23 players
- Association football forwards
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs