Ryutaro Megumi

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Ryutaro Megumi [1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-29) June 29, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Chiba, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cerveza FC Tokyo
Youth career
2012–2015 Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Tsukuba FC 29 (10)
2017–2019 Tampines Rovers 48 (21)
2020–2022 FELDA United 10 (0)
2022– Cerveza FC Tokyo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2017

Ryutaro Megumi (恵 龍太郎, Megumi Ryūtarō, born June 29, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Cerveza FC Tokyo as a forward.. He was educated at and played for Aoyama Gakuin University. He moved to Tampines Rovers in 2017 after impressing scouts during a football trial.[2]

Club career[edit]

Tsukuba FC[edit]

Megumi was playing for Tsukuba FC in the Kantō Soccer League, where he scored a grand total of 10 goals in 29 games for the club. In December 2016, he announced that he would be leaving the club to further his footballing career elsewhere.[3]

Tampines Rovers[edit]

In February 2017, Megumi signed a 10-month contract with S.League side Tampines Rovers FC for the 2017 S.League season. He scored on his league debut in a 1-2 loss to 2016 S.League champions Albirex Niigata Singapore. Following this, he was set up by fellow new signing Ivan Jakov Džoni.[4]

He scored his first brace for the club in a 4-0 demolition of Geylang International while assisting another two goals.[5] In total, Megumi netted 14 goals in the league for his new club.[6]

Megumi ended the season as the Stags' top-scorer and was also nominated for the S.League Player of the Year award. In December 2017, the club announced that he will be renewing his contract with the club.[7]

FELDA United[edit]

In 2020, Megumi moved to Malaysia Super League club, FELDA United.

Cerveza FC Tokyo[edit]

In 2022, Megumi returned to Japan to join Cerveza FC Tokyo.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 6 Nov 2020
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup & Others AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2017 S.League 23 7 2 0 0 0 8 0 33 7
2018 Singapore Premier League 24 4 2 0 0 0 5 0 31 4
2019 Singapore Premier League 24 6 5 2 0 0 6 2 35 10
Total 71 17 9 2 0 0 19 2 99 21
Club Season League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FELDA United 2020 Malaysia Super League 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Total 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 74 17 9 2 0 0 19 2 102 21


Honours[edit]

Tampines Rovers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "恵 龍太郎 Ryutaro Megumi 2015". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Croatian, Korean and Japanese players complete Tampines' foreign slots | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Announcement of Megumi leaving club". Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Poor refereeing spoils Tampines-Albirex S.League opener at National Stadium". Yahoo Sports Singapore. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tampines end losing run with emphatic Eastern Derby win". FourFourTwo. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Foreign players uncertain of future as S.League season ends". FourFourTwo. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.