32 Facts About Ryo Miyaichi

Ryo Miyaichi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Yokohama F Marinos, and the Japan national team.

In 2012, Ryo Miyaichi spent loan periods at fellow Premier League clubs, Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic, helping win the FA Cup with the latter in 2013.

In July 2021, Miyaichi returned to Japan, signing for Yokohama F Marinos.

Ryo Miyaichi's brother, Tsuyoshi, was a football player; and his father, Tatsuya Nomoura, was a basketball player who played for and later managed the Toyota Motors basketball club.

Ryo Miyaichi started playing football in his elementary school years at Sylphid FC in Nagoya.

Ryo Miyaichi entered Chukyo University Chukyo High School and played for the school football club.

Ryo Miyaichi was included in the 23-man squad to tour Asia in the pre-season after impressing in training.

Ryo Miyaichi made his pre-season debut against Malaysia All-Stars XI, he started the match before being substituted for Robin van Persie in the 66th minute.

Ryo Miyaichi was included in Arsenal's 23-man Champions League squad for the fixture against Udinese.

On 23 August 2011, Ryo Miyaichi featured in the Arsenal Reserves against Wigan Athletic Reserves and scored in the 83rd minute.

On 20 September 2011, Ryo Miyaichi made his first team debut against League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup third round as a 71st-minute substitute.

On 31 January 2012, Ryo Miyaichi joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.

Shortly after arriving at Bolton, manager Owen Coyle spoke of his admiration for the young player, even though Ryo Miyaichi had yet to play in a competitive match for the team.

Ryo Miyaichi played 78 minutes of the game before being substituted.

On 13 August 2012, Arsenal confirmed that Ryo Miyaichi had joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.

Ryo Miyaichi picked up injury during the game which saw him sidelined for the rest of the season.

Ryo Miyaichi thus missed the rest of Wigan's historic cup run where they went on to lift the 2013 FA Cup.

On 22 July 2013, Ryo Miyaichi scored his first goal for Arsenal in a friendly against Nagoya Grampus during Arsenal's pre-season Asia tour, scoring a penalty-kick in the 26th minute.

Ryo Miyaichi played 14 Jupiler League games with Jong Twente, scoring three goals and delivering one assist.

Ryo Miyaichi returned to Arsenal at the end of the season when his five-year stay at the North London club was brought to an end.

On 18 June 2015, the Hamburger Morgenpost announced that Ryo Miyaichi had signed a three-year contract with FC St Pauli in the 2.

Ryo Miyaichi's transfer was confirmed on the club's website the next day, where it was revealed that he would wear the number 13 shirt for the upcoming season.

On 27 May 2021, it was announced on the club website that Ryo Miyaichi would be leaving the club after six years.

On 5 July 2021, after having spent his entire senior career in Europe, Miyaichi returned to his native Japan, signing for Yokohama F Marinos in the J1 League.

Ryo Miyaichi was assigned the number 17 shirt and on 18 September 2021, he made his debut against Nagoya Grampus, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute.

Ryo Miyaichi only made one more appearance for Yokohama during the 2021 season, struggling with injury as they ended the season J1 League runners-up to Kawasaki Frontale.

Ryo Miyaichi suffered another anterior cruciate ligament rupture in his right knee during Japan's final EAFF E-1 Football Championship match against South Korea and will miss out the rest of the season following surgery.

Yokohama finished the 2022 J1 League season as champions, with Ryo Miyaichi selected as one of the players to lift the trophy.

Ryo Miyaichi has good balance and phenomenal pace, and his passing and crossing is consistently of a high quality.

Ryo Miyaichi has some excellent qualities and for his age is a very complete player.

Ryo Miyaichi took part in the 2009 U-17 World Cup as a member of Japan U-17 national team.

Ryo Miyaichi received his first call up to the senior team for the 2014 World Cup qualification against Uzbekistan in February 2012, though he didn't feature in the game.