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Rio Nitta

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Rio Nitta
Personal information
Full name Rio Nitta
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Ōita, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 41
Youth career
Saiki Libero FC
FC Saiki S-Play Minami
0000–2021 Sagan Tosu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Sagan Tosu 1 (0)
2021–2022Wacker Innsbruck II (loan) 19 (21)
2022Wacker Innsbruck (loan) 5 (1)
2022–2023SKN St. Pölten (loan) 14 (2)
2023–2024 SKN St. Pölten 25 (2)
2024– Urawa Red Diamonds 2 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Japan U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 11 January 2024

Rio Nitta (二田 理央, Nitta Rio, born 10 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club SKN St. Pölten.

Early life

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Rio was born in Ōita. He played youth football for FC Saiki S-Play Minami and Sagan Tosu.

Club career

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Rio made his league debut for Sagan against Yokohama F. Marinos on the 23 June 2021.[1]

After joining FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan in July 2021, Nitta quickly established himself as a key player for the club's reserve side, scoring 16 goals in his first 13 games. This includes a hattrick on his debut against SV Innsbruck on 24 August 2021.[2] He made his debut for the main Wacker squad in 2. Liga on 19 February 2022 against Kapfenberger SV.[3] He scored his first goal for the main Wacker squad against SK Vorwärts Steyr on the 4 March 2022, scoring in the 88th minute.[4]

On 6 July 2023, SKN St. Pölten signed a two-year contract with Nitta with the option to extend it.[5] He made his debut for the club against SKU Amstetten on the 30 September 2022.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against First Vienna FC on the 7 April 2023, scoring in the 81st minute.[7]

International career

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Rio made his debut for the Japan U19s on the 31 May 2022.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 June 2021.[9]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sagan Tosu 2021 J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Notes

References

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  1. ^ "Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sagan Tosu - 23 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "SV Inssbruck vs Wacker Innsbruck II - 24 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Kapfenberger v Wacker game report". Soccerway. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Wacker Innsbruck vs Vorwärts Steyr - 4 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "RIO NITTA BLEIBT EIN WOLF!" (in German). SKN St. Pölten. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "St. Pölten vs Amstetten - 30 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "St.Pölten vs First Vienna - 7 April 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Japan U19s vs Algeria U23s - 31 May 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ Rio Nitta at Soccerway
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