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who plays as a striker or winger for

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side

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Club career

Chukyo University

Nishiguchi was part of

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school team where he participated in the

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. On 26 May 2018, he helped his team overcome a 2–0 deficit in extra time by scoring the first goal where his team eventually made the comeback by winning the match 3–2 against

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thus qualifying to the second round, Nishiguchi also played in the next match against

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but was bowed out from the tournament after suffering a 3–2 defeat in extra time.

Albirex Niigata Singapore

After graduating from Chukyo University, Nishiguchi was eventually recruited by

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for the

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and started the season perfectly by scoring in 5 straight games. He eventually finished the season with 5 goals and notched 1 assist in 11 league appearances as he helped the White Swans to the

title.

Tanjong Pagar United

On 14 December 2020,

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announced the signing of the Japanese forward for the

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season. Reo started all 21 games for the Jaguars in the 2021 season and amassed a return of nine goals and four assists in the season. Reo bettered his form in the

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season, scoring 30 goals in 30 games as he finished third in the goalscorers' chart where he also scored his first career hat-trick which ended up scoring 5 goals and assisted one in the demolishing match against Young Lions in a 8–1 win on 1 October 2022.

Gyeongju KHNP

On 23 February 2023, Nishiguchi moved to South Korean to signed with

club Gyeongju KHNP. On 15 April, he scored his first goal for the club in which was the only goal in the match as he won his team the three points in the league against

Career statistics

Club

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References

1997 births Living people Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Chukyo University alumni Japanese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Singapore Premier League players K3 League players Cerezo Osaka players Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. players Tanjong Pagar United FC players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub