Ryota Nakamura

For the Japanese baseball pitcher, see Ryota Nakamura (baseball).

Ryota Nakamura (中村 亮太, Nakamura Ryōta; born January 28, 1991), nicknamed Azuki,^[2] is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.^[3]

Ryota Nakamura
中村 亮太

Personal information
Full name	Ryota Nakamura
Date of birth	(1991-01-28) January 28, 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nagoya, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Blaublitz Akita
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2005	Nagoya FC
2006–2008	Chukyo Univ. Chukyo High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Chukyo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Matsumoto Yamaga	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ FC Osaka (loan)	40	(16)
2016–2017	Azul Claro Numazu	58	(14)
2018–	Blaublitz Akita	179	(29)
International career
	Japan U-14[1]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2022

Playing career

Ryota Nakamura played for J2 League club; Matsumoto Yamaga FC in 2013 season. On 4 April 2015, he scored his first hat-trick in a 3–0 win over FC Maruyasu Okazaki at Yanmar Field Nagai.^[4] Azuki bagged his second career hat-trick, in a 5-0 win against Kamatamare Sanuki on 15 September 2019.^[5][6]

Club statistics

Updated to 29 November 2022.^[7][8][9]

Club performance			League		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Total
2010	Chukyo University	-	0	0	2	0	2	0
2013	Matsumoto Yamaga	J2 League	1	0	0	0	1	0
2014	FC Osaka	JRL (Kansai, Div. 1)	13	6	1	0	14	6
2015		JFL	27	10	2	1	1	0
2016	Azul Claro Numazu		28	7	–		28	7
2017		J3 League	30	7	1	0	31	7
2018	Blaublitz Akita		23	1	1	0	24	1
2019			27	11	0	0	27	11
2020			25	10	2	0	27	10
2021		J2 League	40	5	0	0	40	5
2022			30	2	0	0	30	2
2023			0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			244	59	9	1	253	60

Honours

Blaublitz Akita

• J3 League (1): 2020