Ryo Nagai
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is a Japanese
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player who can play as a
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, currently playing for
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club
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Club career


Cerezo Osaka

During the 2011/12 season, Nagai made his
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debut as a 74th-minute substitute for
Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osak ...
against Chinese club
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on 10 May 2011. Cerezo Osaka won the group G match 4–0 at the
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, Osaka, Japan.


Perth Glory

On 28 September 2012 it was announced that Nagai had signed with
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for a season long loan deal. 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
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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. On 5 July 2013 it was announced that
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and
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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,
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, 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. On 11 January 2014
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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
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. It was mutually agreed that Nagai would be best served in his recovery by returning to Japan to parent club
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. 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
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back to
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with me". On 26 December 2016, Nagai signed for
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.


International career

Ryo Nagai has previously represented and captained Japan at U-19 level.


Career statistics


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References


External links


Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga


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Profile at Cerezo OsakaPerth Glory profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagai, Ryo 1991 births Living people Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen A-League Men players Cerezo Osaka players Perth Glory FC players Oita Trinita players V-Varen Nagasaki players Nagoya Grampus players Matsumoto Yamaga FC players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Fagiano Okayama players Giravanz Kitakyushu players Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Nishinomiya