is a

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professional

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. He plays for

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's home stadium is Panasonic Stadium Suita. They form a ...

in the

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Career

Gamba Osaka

Meshino signed his first senior contract with Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2017 season and was handed the number 40 jersey. He didn't feature at all in 2017, but

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ian coach

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handed him his J1 League debut in week six of the 2018 campaign, a 1-0 home defeat by Vissel Kobe. He went on to make 11 appearances in J1 League that year as well as five in the J. League cup; where he scored in the 3-2 win away to

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on 9 May, and one in the Emperor's Cup. While still officially a member of Gamba Osaka's youth team, Meshino started playing for Gamba U-23 in J3 League in 2016. He debuted on 13 March in a game against

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and in total scored one goal in 13 appearances in 2016. After being promoted to a senior contract in 2017, he began to play more regularly; scoring three times in 20 games in 2017. 2018 saw him become more of a regular member of Gamba's J1 league squad, however, he still managed to make 15 appearances in J3; scoring five times, including a double in Gamba's season-opening win over

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on March 11.

Manchester City

On 9 August 2019,

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club

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signed Meshino on a three-year deal.

Hearts (loan)

On 4 September 2019, a month after signing for Manchester City, Meshino was loaned to

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club Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season.

Rio Ave (loan)

In September 2020, Meshino joined

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club

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on a two year loan deal. He returned to Manchester City at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Estoril (loan)

In July 2021, Meshino returned to Portugal, joining

club

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on loan for the season.

Gamba Osaka

On 8 July 2022,

announced the return of Meshino on a permanent transfer.

Career statistics

First team

Reserves team

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meshino, Ryotaro 1998 births Living people Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Gamba Osaka players Gamba Osaka U-23 players Manchester City F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players J1 League players J3 League players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Scottish Professional Football League players Primeira Liga players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal