is a Japanese football player who can play as a forward, currently playing for J3 League club Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Club career
Cerezo Osaka During the 2011/12 season, Nagai made his AFC Champions League debut as a 74th-minute substitute for Cerezo Osaka against Chinese club Shandong Luneng on 10 May 2011. Cerezo Osaka won the group G match 4–0 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan.
Perth Glory On 28 September 2012 it was announced that Nagai had signed with Perth Glory for a season long loan deal.Ryo Nagai signs loan deal – Perth Glory He played his first game for Perth Glory coming off the bench in the team's 1–0 loss to the Central Coast Mariners.
During his first season with the Glory, Ryo found it hard to break into the starting team under then coach Ian Ferguson. His playing time was greatly restricted until Ferguson stood down in February and Perth Glory appointed Alistair Edwards as his replacement. Under Edwards, Nagai flourished and his performances improved with each game played and Nagai contributed to Glory's surprise push for the A-League finals.Goal Australia
On 5 July 2013 it was announced that Perth Glory and Cerezo Osaka had finally agreed to a new loan deal for Ryo to spend the 2013/14 A-League season with the Western Australian club. Upon the announcement of the signing, Perth Glory head coach, Alistair Edwards, told the media that Ryo had become one of the family and highlighted his versatility in attack as one of the major reasons Glory were keen to secure his signature for a second time.Quartermaine, Braden
On 11 January 2014 Perth Glory and Nagai parted company with the Western Australian club terminating the speedy winger's loan contract. Nagai was unable to participate in the remainder of the A-League season after suffering a serious hamstring tear in Perth's round 11 0–0 draw with Adelaide United. It was mutually agreed that Nagai would be best served in his recovery by returning to Japan to parent club Cerezo Osaka. Perth Glory CEO, Jason Brewer, praised Nagai for being a fantastic player, citing Ryo's attacking flair on his departure from the club as the main reason why in just two years Nagai had become a firm fan favourite. Nagai responded to his departure from the club in an equally positive fashion, stating "I have met some great people here and I will take all the positive experiences I have learnt at Perth back to Japan with me".FourFourTwo Australia
On 26 December 2016, Nagai signed for Nagoya Grampus.
International career
Ryo Nagai has previously represented and captained Japan at U-19 level.
Career statistics
Club .Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 185 out of 289)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, (p. 179 out of 289) + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCerezo Osaka2010J1 League702200--922011100000010-1102012800050--1302013000000--0020142132021--2542015J2 League100000--10Perth Glory (loan)2012–13A-League171---111822013–1492----92Oita Trinita2015J2 League9200–––92V-Varen Nagasaki2016411700–––4117Nagoya Grampus201723621––10267Matsumoto Yamaga201824322–––2652019J1 League2730010––283Sanfrecce Hiroshima20201510010––1612021300010––402022801052––142Career total2233895153102125047
References
External links Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga Profile at Nagoya Grampus
Profile at Cerezo Osaka Perth Glory profile