Ryo Nagai

Ryo Nagai (永井 龍, Nagai Ryo, born 23 May 1991) is a Japanese football player who can play as a winger on either side or through the centre as a striker. He currently plays for the J1 club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Ryo Nagai
永井 龍
Personal information
Full name Ryo Nagai
Date of birth (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991
Place of birth Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Second Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2009 Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Cerezo Osaka 47 (3)
2012–2014 → Perth Glory (loan) 26 (3)
2015 → Oita Trinita (loan) 9 (2)
2016 V-Varen Nagasaki 41 (17)
2017 Nagoya Grampus 24 (6)
2018–2019 Matsumoto Yamaga 51 (6)
2020– Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Cerezo Osaka

During the 2011/12 season, Nagai made his AFC Champions League debut as a 74th-minute substitute for Cerezo Osaka against Chinese club Shandong Luneng on 10 May 2011. Cerezo Osaka won the group G match 4–0 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan.[1]

Perth Glory

On 28 September 2012 it was announced that Nagai had signed with Perth Glory for a season long loan deal.[2] He will be wearing the number 12 shirt.[3] He played his first game for Perth Glory coming of the bench in the team's 1–0 loss to the Central Coast Mariners

During his first season with the Glory, Ryo found it hard to break into the starting team under then coach Ian Ferguson. His playing time was greatly restricted until Ferguson stood down in February and Perth Glory appointed Alistair Edwards as his replacement. Under Edwards, Nagai flourished and his performances improved with each game played and Nagai contributed to Glory's surprise push for the A-League finals.[4]

On 5 July 2013 it was announced that Perth Glory and Cerezo Osaka had finally agreed to a new loan deal for Ryo to spend the 2013/14 A-League season with the Western Australian club. Nagai will be looking to continue his good relationship with Glory and build on his 17 appearances and 2 goals he managed with the club in his first loan that earned him status of fan favourite.[5] Upon the announcement of the signing Perth Glory head coach, Alistair Edwards, told the media that Ryo had become one of the family and highlighted his versatility in attack as one of the major reasons Glory were keen to secure his signature for a second time.[6]

On 11 January 2014 Perth Glory and Nagai parted company with the Western Australian club terminating the speedy winger's loan contract. Nagai was unable to participate in the remainder of the A-League season after suffering a serious hamstring tear in Perth's round 11 0–0 draw with Adelaide United. It was mutually agreed that Nagai would be best served in his recovery by returning to Japan to parent club Cerezo Osaka. Perth Glory CEO, Jason Brewer, praised Nagai for being a fantastic player, citing Ryo's attacking flair on his departure from the club as the main reason why in just two years Nagai had become a firm fan favourite. Nagai responded to his departure from the club in an equally positive fashion, stating "I have met some great people here and I will take all the positive experiences I have learnt at Perth back to Japan with me".[7]

On 26 December 2016, Nagai signed for Nagoya Grampus.[8]

International career

Ryo Nagai has previously represented and captained Japan at U-19 level.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 February 2019.[10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerezo Osaka 2010 J1 League 702200--92
2011 100000010-110
2012 800050--130
2013 000000--00
2014 2132021--254
2015 J2 League 100000--10
Perth Glory (loan) 2012–13 A-League 171---11182
2013–14 92----92
Oita Trinita 2015 J2 League 9200–––92
V-Varen Nagasaki 2016 411700–––4117
Nagoya Grampus 2017 23621––10267
Matsumoto Yamaga 2018 24322–––265
Career total 170348571102118841
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References
  1. "Match Details: Cerezo Osaka vs Sahndong Luneng". Worldfootball.net. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. Ryo Nagai signs loan deal – Perth Glory
  3. Nagai moves to Perth on loan – The World Game SBS
  4. Goal Australia "Ryo Nagai re-joins Perth Glory". Goal.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. Sportal Australia "Nagai back for more Glory". FourFourTwo Australia. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. Quartermaine, Braden "Japanese attacker Ryo Nagai sticks with Perth Glory for 2013–14 season". The Advertiser. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  7. FourFourTwo Australia "Glory and Nagai agree to end loan spell". FourFourTwo Australia. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  8. "永井 龍選手、移籍加入のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. "Ryo Nagai Profile". Football Federation Australia. 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  10. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 185 out of 289)
  11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 179 out of 289)
  12. "R.Nagai". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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