Rikiya Motegi
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rikiya Motegi | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fukaya, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | RB Omiya Ardija | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Konan Minami SSS | ||||||||||||||
| Kumagaya SC | ||||||||||||||
| –2014 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Ehime FC | 81 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | RB Omiya Ardija | 140 | (8) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:14, 10 June 2026 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Rikiya Motegi (茂木 力也, Motegi Rikiya; born 27 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.[1]
International career
In October 2013, Motegi was elected to the Japan national under-17 team for the 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played 3 matches.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2015 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| J. League U-22 (loan) | 2015 | J3 League | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 2017 | J2 League | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | J2 League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2019 | J2 League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ehime FC | 2020 | J2 League | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | J2 League | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 3 | ||||
| RB Omiya Ardija | 2022 | J2 League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | J3 League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | J2 League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2026 | J2/J3 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 140 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 327 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 13 | ||
Honours
RB Omiya Ardija
References
- ↑ "茂木 力也：愛媛ＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ 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, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 196 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, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 177 out of 289)
- ↑ "Standings". jleague.co. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
External links
- Rikiya Motegi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Rikiya Motegi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Montedio Yamagata Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Ehime FC
- Rikiya Motegi at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Fukaya, Saitama
- Football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Men's association football defenders
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Ehime FC players
- J.League U-22 Selection players
- Montedio Yamagata players
- RB Omiya Ardija players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1990s birth stubs