Ryutaro Iio

Ryutaro Iio
飯尾 竜太朗
Personal information
Full name Ryutaro Iio
Date of birth (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
Kobe FC
–2008 Vissel Kobe
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hannan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Matsumoto Yamaga 46 (2)
2017–2018 V-Varen Nagasaki 71 (4)
2019–2020 Vegalta Sendai 18 (1)
2021–2023 Blaublitz Akita 84 (9)
2024–2025 V-Varen Nagasaki 8 (0)
Total 227 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryutaro Iio (飯尾 竜太朗, Iio Ryūtarō; born 30 January 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Iio made his league debut for Matsumoto against JEF United on 19 May 2013. He scored his first league goal for the club against Montedio Yamagata on 19 June 2016, scoring in the 90th minute.

Iio made his league debut for V-Varen against Thespa Gunma on 26 February 2017. He scored his first league goal against FC Gifu on 21 May 2017. scoring in the 51st minute.

On 4 January 2019, Iio was announced at Vegalta Sendai. He made his league debut for Vegalta against Shonan Bellmare on 4 July 2020. Iio scored his first league goal for the club against Vissel Kobe on 28 October 2020, scoring in the 76th minute.

Iio made his league debut for Blaublitz against Thespa Gunma on 28 February 2021. He scored his first league goal for the club against Matsumoto Yamaga on 4 April 2021, scoring in the 39th minute.

Following the departure of Shuto Inaba in 2022, Iio was made captain of Akita.

On 15 December 2023, Iio returned to V-Varen Nagasaki.

At the end of the 2025 season, Iio announced his retirement from professional football.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannan University 2011 – 10––10
Matsumoto Yamaga 2013 J.League Division 2 140100000150
2014 J.League Division 2 80200000100
2015 J1 League 60204000120
2016 J2 League 182000010192
Total 462504010562
V-Varen Nagasaki 2017 J2 League 393000000393
2018 J1 League 321100000331
Total 714100000724
Vegalta Sendai 2019 J1 League 002030–50
2020 J1 League 1810010–191
Total 181204000241
Blaublitz Akita 2021 J2 League 39410––404
2022 J2 League 17100––171
2023 J2 League 28410––294
Total 849200000869
V-Varen Nagasaki 2024 J2 League 5000100060
2025 J2 League 3000000030
Total 8000100090
Career total 22716110901024816
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in J1/J2 play-offs

Honours

Matsumoto Yamaga
V-Varen Nagasaki

References

  1. ↑ "飯尾 竜太朗:ブラウブリッツ秋田" (in Japanese). jleague.jp. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "JEF United vs Matsumoto Yamaga - 19 May 2013". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Matsumoto Yamaga vs Montedio Yamagata - 19 June 2016". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Thespa Gunma - 26 February 2017". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Gifu vs V-Varen Nagasaki - 21 May 2017". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "V・ファーレン長崎 飯尾竜太朗選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [V-Varen Nagasaki announces full transfer of Ryutaro Iio]. www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).
  7. ↑ "Shonan Belmmare vs Vegalta Sendai - 4 July 2020". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ "Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe - 4 July 2020". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ "Thespa Gunma vs Blaublitz Akita - 28 February 2021". Soccerway.
  10. ↑ "Matsumoto Yamaga vs Blaubliz Akita - 4 April 2021". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ "2023シーズンキャプテン・副キャプテン・若手キャプテン決定のお知らせ | ブラウブリッツ秋田". ブラウブリッツ秋田 公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "飯尾 竜太朗選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Ryutaro Iio]. www.v-varen.com (in Japanese).
  13. ↑ "【公式】V・ファーレン長崎". 【公式】V・ファーレン長崎 (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  14. ↑ 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. 161 out of 289)
  15. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 211 out of 289)