Rikiya Motegi — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

6

clubs played for

14/15

debut season

0.04

goals / match

Ehime FC

top club · 131 apps

Career highs

€400k

peak value · 2021

—

top transfer fee

5

best season · 2024

5 / 0

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Maxwel Cornet

Attack - Left Winger · Genoa CFC

€8.00m

Erick Otieno

Midfield - Left Midfield · Raków Częstochowa

€1.50m

Diego Peralta

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · US Livorno 1915

€300k

Víctor Pastrana

Attack - Right Winger · CD Lugo

€250k

Shares 1996-09-27 · 6 players total

316Appearances

13Goals

13Assists

32Yellow cards

0Red cards

150Full matches (90′)

Full name	Rikiya Motegi
Name in home country	茂木力也
Date of birth	1996-09-27 (29 yrs)
Place of birth	Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Position	Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Foot	right
Height	174.00 m
Current club	RB Omiya Ardija
Joined	2022-01-09
Contract expires	2026-01-31
Agent	UNIO

Jul 2025

2025 — RB Omiya Ardija

20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2025

Injury: unknown

5 games missed

Jul 2024

2024 — Omiya Ardija

28 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Apr 2024

Injury: unknown

10 games missed

Jul 2023

2023 — Omiya Ardija

43 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2022

2022 — Omiya Ardija

33 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2022

Transfer: Ehime FC → Omiya Ardija

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

2021 — Ehime FC

42 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2020

2020 — Ehime FC

40 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Feb 2020

Transfer: Urawa Reds → Ehime FC

19/20 · Transfer

Jan 2020

Transfer: Ehime FC → Urawa Reds

19/20 · Return from loan

Jul 2019

Transfer: Urawa Reds → Ehime FC

19/20 · Loan

Jul 2019

2019 — Urawa Red Diamonds, Ehime FC

17 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2018

Transfer: Monte. Yamagata → Urawa Reds

18/19 · Return from loan

Jul 2018

2018 — Montedio Yamagata, Urawa Red Diamonds

11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2017

2017 — Montedio Yamagata

35 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2017

Transfer: Urawa Reds → Monte. Yamagata

16/17 · Loan

Jan 2017

Transfer: Ehime FC → Urawa Reds

16/17 · Return from loan

Jul 2016

2016 — Ehime FC

33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2016

Transfer: Urawa Reds → Ehime FC

15/16 · Loan

Jul 2015

2015 — Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League U-22 Selection (-2015)

14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2015

Transfer: Urawa Reds U18 → Urawa Reds

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2014

14/15 — Urawa Red Diamonds

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €400k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

RB Omiya Ardija 0.0%

Omiya Ardija 32.5%

Ehime FC 39.9%

Urawa Red Diamonds 0.0%

Montedio Yamagata 20.6%

J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) 7.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
RB Omiya Ardija	1	2025	2025	20	0	0	0
Omiya Ardija	3	2022	2024	104	8	6	4,403
Ehime FC	4	2016	2021	131	3	7	5,403
Urawa Red Diamonds	4	14/15	2019	2	0	0	0
Montedio Yamagata	2	2017	2018	45	1	0	2,790
J. League U-22 Selection (-2015)	1	2015	2015	14	1	0	948

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	Minutes
2025	J. League Cup	RB Omiya Ardija	1	0	0	0	0
2025	J2 League	RB Omiya Ardija	19	0	0	2	0
2024	Emperor's Cup	Omiya Ardija	1	0	0	0	0
2024	J3 League	Omiya Ardija	27	5	2	3	369
2023	Emperor's Cup	Omiya Ardija	2	0	0	0	0
2023	J2 League	Omiya Ardija	41	2	2	5	1,618
2022	J2 League	Omiya Ardija	33	1	2	2	2,416
2021	Emperor's Cup	Ehime FC	1	0	0	0	0
2021	J2 League	Ehime FC	41	1	3	2	3,605
2020	J2 League	Ehime FC	40	2	1	3	1,798
2019	Emperor's Cup	Urawa Red Diamonds	1	0	0	0	0
2019	J1 League	Urawa Red Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0
2019	J2 League	Ehime FC	16	0	3	2	0
2018	Emperor's Cup	Montedio Yamagata	2	0	0	0	0
2018	J1 League	Urawa Red Diamonds	1	0	0	0	0
2018	J2 League	Montedio Yamagata	8	0	0	0	0
2017	Emperor's Cup	Montedio Yamagata	1	0	0	0	0
2017	J2 League	Montedio Yamagata	34	1	0	5	2,790
2016	Emperor's Cup	Ehime FC	0	0	0	0	0
2016	J2 League	Ehime FC	33	0	0	6	0
2015	Emperor's Cup	Urawa Red Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0
2015	J3 League	J. League U-22 Selection (-2015)	14	1	0	2	948
14/15	AFC Champions League	Urawa Red Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
14/15	2015-02-01	Urawa Reds U18	Urawa Reds	Transfer	0	—
15/16	2016-02-01	Urawa Reds	Ehime FC	Loan	50000	—
16/17	2017-01-31	Ehime FC	Urawa Reds	Return from loan	150000	—
16/17	2017-02-01	Urawa Reds	Monte. Yamagata	Loan	150000	—
18/19	2018-07-17	Monte. Yamagata	Urawa Reds	Return from loan	325000	—
19/20	2019-07-25	Urawa Reds	Ehime FC	Loan	250000	—
19/20	2020-01-31	Ehime FC	Urawa Reds	Return from loan	300000	—
19/20	2020-02-01	Urawa Reds	Ehime FC	Transfer	300000	—
21/22	2022-01-09	Ehime FC	Omiya Ardija	Transfer	400000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
23/24	Calf injury	2024-04-10	2024-06-02	54	10
24/25	Knee medial ligament tear	2025-05-06	2025-06-01	27	5

Current€300k

Peak€400k

Low€50k

Δ since start+€250k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€275k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€350k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€325k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #25507	#5	4	0	—	—	former national player
Team #24750	—	1	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Takashi Kondo	1	0
Takumu Kawamura	1	1
Tsuyoshi Kodama	1	0
Yoshiki Fujimoto	1	1
Kyoji Kutsuna	1	0
Masaya Shibayama	1	0
Yoichi Naganuma	1	0
Shion Niwa	1	0
Daiki Kogure	1	0
Seiya Nakano	1	1

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
2024	J3 League	Omiya Ardija	5	27
2023	J2 League	Omiya Ardija	2	41
2020	J2 League	Ehime FC	2	40

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
2021	J2 League	Ehime FC	3	41
2019	J2 League	Ehime FC	3	16
2022	J2 League	Omiya Ardija	2	33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
19/20	2020-01-31	Ehime FC	Urawa Reds	Return from loan	—	€300k
19/20	2019-07-25	Urawa Reds	Ehime FC	Loan	—	€250k
18/19	2018-07-17	Monte. Yamagata	Urawa Reds	Return from loan	—	€325k
16/17	2017-02-01	Urawa Reds	Monte. Yamagata	Loan	—	€150k
16/17	2017-01-31	Ehime FC	Urawa Reds	Return from loan	—	€150k
15/16	2016-02-01	Urawa Reds	Ehime FC	Loan	—	€50k

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
2015	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
2025	20	0	2	0
2024	28	369	3	0.73
2023	43	1,618	5	0.28
2022	33	2,416	2	0.07
2021	42	3,605	2	0.05
2020	40	1,798	3	0.15
2019	17	0	2	0
2017	35	2,790	5	0.16
2016	33	0	6	0
2015	14	948	2	0.19