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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 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U15 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Japan U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Japan U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Japan U23 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Japan Olympic | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:31, 10 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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.
Nishio was born in Osaka Prefecture on 16 May 2001. He joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka from youth team in 2018.
On 4 April 2024, Nishio was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | 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 | 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) | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 189 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 224 | 5 | ||
Japan U23