Ryo Endo

{{short description|Japanese association football player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ryō Endō <br /> 遠藤凌 |image = |caption = |fullname = Ryō Endō |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|6|df=yes}} |birth_place = Saitama, Japan |height = 1.83 m |position = Defender |currentclub = Iwaki FC |clubnumber = 3 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Hanno JSC |youthyears2 = 2011–2013 |youthclubs2 = Sakado Diplomats FC |youthyears3 = 2014–2016 |youthclubs3 = Urawa Red Diamonds |collegeyears1 = 2017–2020 |college1 = Toin University of Yokohama |years1 = 2018 |clubs1 = Toin University of Yokohama FC |caps1 = 18 |goals1 = 1 |years2 = 2021–2024 |clubs2 = Albirex Niigata |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2022–2023 |clubs3 = → Iwaki FC (loan) |caps3 = 56 |goals3 = 5 |years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = Iwaki FC |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 1 |club-update = 1 January 2026 }}

{{nihongo|'''Ryō Endō'''|遠藤凌|Endō Ryō|born 6 July 2002}} is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for {{Japanese football updater|Iwaki}} club Iwaki FC.

== Club career == Endo made his professional debut in a 4–1 Emperor's Cup match against Zweigen Kanazawa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2021/match_page/m36.html|title=アルビレックス新潟 4–1 ツエーゲン金沢|date=9 June 2021|accessdate=9 June 2021|website=jfa.jp|language=Japanese}}</ref>

Endo was loaned out to Iwaki FC on 17 June 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://iwakifc.com/news/2022/0617_020404.php|title=アルビレックス新潟 DF遠藤凌選手、育成型期限付き移籍で加入内定のお知らせ|publisher=いわきFC |date=2022-06-17|accessdate=2022-06-17}}</ref> On 5 November the same year, he helped bring his club promotion to the J2 League for the first time, as well as being J3 League champions in the 2022 season. On 6 December, Endo extended his loan at the club for the 2023 season.

After one season back with Albirex Niigata in 2024, at the end of the season Endo moved on a permanent transfer to Iwaki ahead of the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=遠藤凌選手、アルビレックス新潟より完全移籍加入のお知らせ - いわきFC Official Site |url=https://iwakifc.com/2024/12/25/welcomeback_endo/ |access-date=26 January 2025 |language=ja |date=25 December 2024}}</ref>

== Career statistics == === Club ===

{{updated|7 March 2024}}.<ref>{{Soccerway|ryo-endo/688802}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2024 Ryo Endo Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=62467&la=e |access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in the Emperor's Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |Toin University of Yokohama FC |2018 |Kantō Soccer League |18||1||colspan="4"|–||0||0||18||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Toin University of Yokohama |2019 |colspan="3" rowspan="2"|– |2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||2||0 |- |2020 |2||1||colspan="2"|–||0||0||2||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !18!!1!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!22!!2 |- |rowspan="4"|Albirex Niigata |2021 |J2 League |1||0||1{{efn|name=EC}}||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |2022 |J2 League |0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2024 |J1 League |7||1||2||0||5||0||0||0||14||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !8!!1!!4!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!17!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Iwaki FC (loan) |2022 |J3 League |20||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||2 |- |2023 |J2 League |36||3||1||1||0||0||0||0||37||4 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !56!!5!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!57!!6 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !82!!7!!9!!2!!5!!0!!0!!0!!96!!9 |} {{notelist}}

== Honours == ;Iwaki FC * J3 League: 2022

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{J.League player}}

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