Ryuta Koike

{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryuta Koike <br> 小池龍太 | image = | fullname = Ryuta Koike | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|8|29}} | birth_place = Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan | height = {{height|m=1.69}} | position = Right back<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|ryuta-koike}}</ref> | currentclub = Kashima Antlers | clubnumber = 25 | youthyears1 = 2008–2013 | youthclubs1 = JFA Academy Fukushima | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = Renofa Yamaguchi | caps1 = 89 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2017–2019 | clubs2 = Kashiwa Reysol | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = Lokeren | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2020–2024 | clubs4 = Yokohama F. Marinos | caps4 = 85 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Kashima Antlers | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = Japan | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|EAFF Championship}} {{Medal|W|2022 Japan|Team}} | pcupdate = 25 April 2026 | ntupdate = 27 July 2022 }}

{{nihongo|'''Ryuta Koike'''|小池龍太|Koike Ryūta|born August 29, 1995}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for {{Japanese football updater|KashimaA}} club Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=小池龍太 {{!}} 選手・スタッフ |url=https://www.f-marinos.com/team/player/player-detail/25 |website=横浜F・マリノス公式サイト |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Career== During his five years-stint with JFA Academy, he was moved from midfield to defence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?108720-111372-fl|title = [プレミアリーグ参入戦]"戦うエリート軍団"Jfaアカデミー福島が「最短」4年でプレミアリーグ昇格決定!| date=15 December 2012 }}</ref> He was signed by Renofa Yamaguchi in January 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.renofa.com/news/index.php?mod=news&act=detail&no=509&cate=&mon=|title = 1/17下関市で小倉隆史×レノファ山口サッカー教室開催！ | レノファ山口Fc|date = 12 January 2015}}</ref>

He was signed by Renofa Yamaguchi in January 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.renofa.com/news/index.php?mod=news&act=detail&no=509&cate=&mon=|title = 1/17下関市で小倉隆史×レノファ山口サッカー教室開催！ | レノファ山口Fc|date = 12 January 2015}}</ref>

In December 2024, it was announced that Koike would be joining Kashima Antlers for the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=小池龍太選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ {{!}} 鹿島アントラーズオフィシャルサイト |url=https://www.antlers.co.jp/news/team_info/104401 |website=鹿島アントラーズオフィシャルサイト {{!}} KASHIMA ANTLERS |access-date=26 December 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|end of 2024 season}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?108720-111372-fl|title = [プレミアリーグ参入戦]"戦うエリート軍団"Jfaアカデミー福島が「最短」4年でプレミアリーグ昇格決定!| date=15 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Ryuta Koike Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index/36210/2024?la=e |website=Soccer D.B. Japan |access-date=26 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes J.League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes AFC Champions League}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Renofa Yamaguchi |2014 |JFL |17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||17||0 |- |2015 |J3 League |30||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||31||1 |- |2016 |J2 League |42||3||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||45||3 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !89!!4!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!93!!4 |- |rowspan="4"|Kashiwa Reysol |2017 |J1 League |32||0||3||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||38||0 |- |2018 |J1 League |32||0||0||0||4||0||5||0||0||0||41||0 |- |2019 |J2 League |21||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||22||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !85!!0!!4!!0!!7!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!101!!1 |- |KSC Lokeren |2019–20 |First Division B |27||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||29||2 |- |rowspan="6"|Yokohama F. Marinos |2020 |J1 League |21||2||0||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||24||2 |- |2021 |J1 League |31||4||0||0||7||0||3||0||0||0||38||4 |- |2022 |J1 League |26||3||0||0||2||0||5||0||0||0||33||3 |- |2023 |J1 League |0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2024 |J1 League |7||0||2||0||2||0||5||0||0||0||16||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !85!!9!!2!!0!!13!!0!!15!!0!!0!!0!!112!!9 |- |rowspan="3"|Kashima Antlers |2025 |J1 League |30||1||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||34||1 |- ||2026 |J1 100 Year Vision League |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !32!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!36!!1 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !318!!16!!14!!0!!22!!0!!20!!0!!0!!0!!371!!16 |}

==Honours==

=== Club === '''Yokohama F. Marinos''' * J1 League: 2022<ref name=ja2022/>

'''Kashima Antlers''' * J1 League: 2025<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.jleague.jp/standings/2025/|title= 明治安田J1リーグの順位表|access-date= 6 December 2025|website= J. League|language=ja}}</ref>

=== International ===

* EAFF Championship: 2022

=== Individual === *J.League Best XI: 2022<ref name=ja2022>{{cite web |url= https://www.footballchannel.jp/2022/11/07/post481868/|title= 2022 Jリーグアウォーズ受賞者一覧|access-date= November 7, 2022|work= Football Channel|date= 7 November 2022}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.reysol.co.jp/team/players/2018/13.php Profile at Kashiwa Reysol] *[http://www.renofa.com/archives/player2016/%E5%B0%8F%E6%B1%A0%E9%BE%8D%E5%A4%AA/ Profile at Renofa Yamaguchi] *[https://www.f-marinos.com/team/player/player-detail/25 Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos] *{{J.League player|15724}}

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