Ryōya Morishita

Ryōya Morishita
森下 龍矢

Morishita in 2024 with Japan
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Wing back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2016	Júbilo Iwata
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Meiji University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Sagan Tosu	33	(3)
2021–2024	Nagoya Grampus	87	(5)
2024	→ Legia Warsaw (loan)	30	(4)
2025–	Legia Warsaw	0	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Japan	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024

Ryōya Morishita (森下 龍矢, Morishita Ryōya, born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Japan national team.[2] Morishita is the first Japanese player in Legia's history, and the fourteenth in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[3]

Club career

Legia Warsaw

Morishita moved to Legia Warsaw on 9 January 2024 on loan.[4] On 9 February 2024, he made his debut with the club, in an away 1–0 victory over Ruch Chorzów at Stadion Śląski.[5] He scored his first goal for Legia during the third elimination round for UEFA Conference League, which was a 2–3 away victory over Brøndby IF that took place on 8 August 2024. Morishita scored his premiere goal in Ekstraklasa three days later, in a 2–2 draw against Puszcza Niepołomice.[6]

On 17 December 2024, Morishita signed a contract until the end of 2028–29 season after Legia exercised his release clause.[7][8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2024.[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Meiji University	2019	—			1	1	0	0	—		—		1	1
Sagan Tosu	2020	J1 League	33	3	—		1	0	—		—		34	3
Nagoya Grampus	2021	J1 League	22	0	4	0	5	0	7[c]	0	—		38	0
	2022	J1 League	32	1	2	0	8	1	—		—		42	1
	2023	J1 League	33	4	4	0	5	1	—		—		42	5
	Total		87	5	10	0	18	2	7	0	0	0	122	7
Legia Warsaw (loan)	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	13	0	—		—		2[d]	0	—		15	0
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	17	4	2	0	—		12[d]	2	—		31	6
	Total		30	4	2	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	46	6
Career total			150	12	13	1	19	2	21	2	0	0	203	17

Notes

1. Includes Emperor's Cup, Polish Cup
2. Includes J.League Cup
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Nagoya Grampus

• J.League Cup: 2021

References

1. "Ryoya Morishita" (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
2. "Ryoya Morishita wypożyczony do końca 2024 roku" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
3. Kamieniecki, Piotr (22 December 2023). "Legia ma nowego piłkarza! To reprezentant azjatyckiego kraju". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. "Ryoya Morishita wypożyczony do Legii". legionisci.com (in Polish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
5. "Debiut Morishity w Legii". legionisci.com (in Polish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. "Ryōya Morishita (season 2024–25)". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
7. Czaplewski, Jacek (17 December 2024). "Legia Warszawa ogłosiła pierwszy transfer. To Ryoya Morishita został wykupiony". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
8. Galiński, Tomasz (17 December 2024). "Legia wykupiła zawodnika. Jest oficjalny komunikat". sportowefakty.wp.pl. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
9. "Legia Warszawa wykupiła Morishitę". Do Rzeczy (in Polish). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
10. Ryōya Morishita at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

External links

• Ryōya Morishita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)