Ryo Miyaichi

Ryō Miyaichi (2011)

Ryō Miyaichi (Japanese宫 市 亮, Ryo Miyaichi, born December 14, 1992 Okazaki ) is a Japanese football player who is under contract at Arsenal since January 2011.

Career

Early life

Ryō Miyaichi comes from a sporting family, his father is a former baseball player and his brother Tsuyoshi also football players. He started playing football when Sylphid FC in Nagoya in his elementary school. In 2008, he came up with the members of the Chūkyō University Chuyko High School, where he played for the school team. 2010, his team managed to reach the national high school championships, but retired in the first round.

Association

In summer 2010, he coached the English top club Arsenal FC with. Despite an impressive performance to a contract offer from Arsenal Miyaichi and decided for now against went to trial with Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam, but broke his leg during training. Despite the injury Arsène Wenger called him and offered him a contract at Arsenal. On 31 January 2011 the transfer was in the bag and he signed his first professional contract.

Shortly after signing the contract it was awarded in the Eredivisie for Feyenoord. On February 5, he completed against Vitesse Arnhem his professional debut, where he played the game over the full distance, and was elected "Man of the Match". Only a week later, he scored the opening goal against Heracles Almelo and was involved in the development of the second gate. On April 17, he met in the 6-1 victory over Willem II Tilburg twice. After a great second half of Miyaichi Feyenoord wanted to borrow the winger for the 2011/12 season.

Miyaichi returned to Arsenal and was against Malaysia All-Stars XI in their Asia tour his debut in Arsenal 's suits. He was in the starting and was replaced in the 66th minute for Robin van Persie. Against Liverpool on Matchday of the Premier League Miyaichi was the first time in the squad a league game. On August 23, 2011 for the reserve team, he scored his first goal. On September 20, he made his first competitive game for Arsenal in the League Cup against Shrewsbury Town, when he came on in the 71st minute for the Korean Park Chu -young.

On January 31, 2012 Arsenal announced that Miyaichi will be borrowed until end of season to Bolton Wanderers.

For the 2012/13 season Miyaichi on loan at Wigan Athletic.

National

Miyaichi played for Japan's U-17 national team and completed two matches in the U-17 World Cup in 2009 against Switzerland and against Mexico.

On May 23, 2012, he graduated in a friendly against Azerbaijan to be senior international debut.

Others

The Dutch media gave Miyaichi nicknamed " Ryodinho " based on the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho. He also called the " Japanese Messi ".