Ryutaro Megumi (恵 龍太郎, Megumi Ryūtarō, born June 29, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Cerveza FC Tokyo as a forward.. He was educated at and played for Aoyama Gakuin University. He moved to Tampines Rovers in 2017 after impressing scouts during a football trial.[2]

Ryutaro Megumi [1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-29) June 29, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Chiba, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cerveza FC Tokyo
Youth career
2012–2015 Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Tsukuba FC 29 (10)
2017–2019 Tampines Rovers 48 (21)
2020–2022 FELDA United 10 (0)
2022– Cerveza FC Tokyo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2017

Club career edit

Tsukuba FC edit

Megumi was playing for Tsukuba FC in the Kantō Soccer League, where he scored a grand total of 10 goals in 29 games for the club. In December 2016, he announced that he would be leaving the club to further his footballing career elsewhere.[3]

Tampines Rovers edit

In February 2017, Megumi signed a 10-month contract with S.League side Tampines Rovers FC for the 2017 S.League season. He scored on his league debut in a 1-2 loss to 2016 S.League champions Albirex Niigata Singapore. Following this, he was set up by fellow new signing Ivan Jakov Džoni.[4]

He scored his first brace for the club in a 4-0 demolition of Geylang International while assisting another two goals.[5] In total, Megumi netted 14 goals in the league for his new club.[6]

Megumi ended the season as the Stags' top-scorer and was also nominated for the S.League Player of the Year award. In December 2017, the club announced that he will be renewing his contract with the club.[7]

FELDA United edit

In 2020, Megumi moved to Malaysia Super League club, FELDA United.

Cerveza FC Tokyo edit

In 2022, Megumi returned to Japan to join Cerveza FC Tokyo.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 6 Nov 2020
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup & Others AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2017 S.League 23 7 2 0 0 0 8 0 33 7
2018 Singapore Premier League 24 4 2 0 0 0 5 0 31 4
2019 Singapore Premier League 24 6 5 2 0 0 6 2 35 10
Total 71 17 9 2 0 0 19 2 99 21
Club Season League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FELDA United 2020 Malaysia Super League 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Total 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 74 17 9 2 0 0 19 2 102 21


Honours edit

Tampines Rovers

References edit

  1. ^ "恵 龍太郎 Ryutaro Megumi 2015". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Croatian, Korean and Japanese players complete Tampines' foreign slots | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Announcement of Megumi leaving club". Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Poor refereeing spoils Tampines-Albirex S.League opener at National Stadium". Yahoo Sports Singapore. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tampines end losing run with emphatic Eastern Derby win". FourFourTwo. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Foreign players uncertain of future as S.League season ends". FourFourTwo. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.