Ryota Noma

is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Born in Funabashi, Chiba, Noma played in Japan with Aomori Yamada High School from 2008 to 2010, and with the Meiji University team, between 2010 and 2013. In 2014, he moved abroad to Europe and signed with Montenegrin First League side FK Rudar Pljevlja. He stayed in Pljevlja for 3 years, having won the championship in 2014–15, Montenegrin Cup in 2016, and played with Rudar in 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

During the winter break of the 2016–17 season, he was bought by Serbian club FK Radnički Niš.

In March 2021, Noma joined FC Istiklol on trial, signing a one-year contract with the club on 29 March 2021. Noma scored his first goal for Istiklol on 21 June 2021, in a 4–1 victory over Khujand, which also happened to be Istiklol's 800th league goal.

Career statistics

Honours

Rudar Pljevlja

Montenegrin First League: 2014–15

Montenegrin Cup: 2016

Istiklol

Tajikistan Higher League: 2021

Tajik Supercup: 2021

References

1991 births

Living people

People from Funabashi

Japanese men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

FK Rudar Pljevlja players

Montenegrin First League players

FK Radnički Niš players

FC SKA-Khabarovsk players

Serbian SuperLiga players

FC Istiklol players

Tajikistan Higher League players

PS Barito Putera players

Liga 1 (Indonesia) players

Japanese expatriate men's footballers

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Serbia

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Tajikistan

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia

Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia

Expatriate men's footballers in Russia

Expatriate men's footballers in Tajikistan

Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia