| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rio Nitta | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ōita, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SKN St. Pölten | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Saiki S-Play | |||
| Minami-Tosu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Wacker Innsbruck II (loan) | 19 | (21) |
| 2022 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2023– | SKN St. Pölten | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 11 January 2024 | |||
Rio Nitta (二田 理央, Nitta Rio, born 10 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club SKN St. Pölten.
Rio was born in Ōita. He played youth football for FC Saiki S-Play and Minami-Tosu.
Rio made his league debut for Sagan against Yokohama F. Marinos on the 23 June 2021.[1]
After joining FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan in July 2021, Nitta quickly established himself as a key player for the club's reserve side, scoring 16 goals in his first 13 games. This includes a hattrick on his debut against SV Innsbruck on 24 August 2021.[2] He made his debut for the main Wacker squad in 2. Liga on 19 February 2022 against Kapfenberger SV.[3] He scored his first goal for the main Wacker squad against SK Vorwärts Steyr on the 4 March 2022, scoring in the 88th minute.[4]
On 6 July 2023, SKN St. Pölten signed a two-year contract with Nitta with the option to extend it.[5] He made his debut for the club against SKU Amstetten on the 30 September 2022.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against First Vienna FC on the 7 April 2023, scoring in the 81st minute.[7]
Rio made his debut for the Japan U19s on the 31 May 2022.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2021 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
