Ryo Germain
 Germain playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryo Germain | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nanmori FC | |||
| FC Atsugi JY Dreams | |||
| 2011–2013 | RKU Kashiwa High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Vegalta Sendai | 51 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Yokohama FC | 31 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Júbilo Iwata | 91 | (31) |
| 2025–2026 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 52 | (7) |
| 2026– | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Japan U23 | ||
| 2025– | Japan | 3 | (5) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:00, 15 July 2025 (UTC+9) | |||
Ryo Germain (ジャーメイン 良, Jāmein Ryō; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shimizu S-Pulse and the Japan national team.[1]
College football career
[edit]Ryutsu Keizai University
[edit]On 25 December 2017, won the championship final.[2] He also scored 11 goals in 22 games in the Kanto University League.[3]
Club career
[edit]Vegalta Sendai
[edit]
After his graduation from Ryutsu Keizai University in 2017, Ryo Germain joined J1 League club Vegalta Sendai as a Special Designated Player.[4] On 23 July 2017, he scored a penalty in a friendly match against Vissel Kobe.[5] On 27 March 2018, he was promoted to the first team.[6] On 24 December 2018, it was announced that his contract was renewed for the 2019 season.[7]
Yokohama FC
[edit]After three seasons with the Tōhoku outfit, Germain joined J1 League club Yokohama FC in 2021.[8]
Júbilo Iwata
[edit]In 2022, he joined Júbilo Iwata after 36 appearances and just 3 league goals for Fulie.[9] He signed a new contract for the 2024 season.[10]
On 1 March 2024, Germain scores four goals against Kawasaki Frontale at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu and won 5-4 for his team in Matchweek 2 of 2024 J1 League.[11] On 17 March 2024, he was the J1 League top scorer for the third week in a row after scoring against Gamba Osaka.[12]
His performances led him to win the Konami Monthly MVP award for April.[13] He left from the club after relegation from J1 in 2024.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
[edit]On 25 December 2024, Germain was announced as the newest signing for J1 club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima for the 2025 season.[14]
International career
[edit]Germain made his debut for Japan on 7 July 2025 during a 6–1 win against Hong Kong during the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[15] During this match, he became the first Japanese player to score four goals during their international debut since Takeo Wakabayashi achieved the same feat in 1930, and the first player of any nationality since Stan Mortensen achieved the feat in 1947.[16]
Germain also scored a goal in the final against rival South Korea to help Japan win their third EAFF title.
Personal life
[edit]Ryo Germain was born in Atsugi, Kanagawa to an American father and a Japanese mother.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 May 2025[18]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2017 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2019 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2020 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 4 | – | – | 73 | 14 | ||||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2022 | J1 League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 19 | |||
| Total | 91 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 100 | 32 | ||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2025 | J1 League | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Career total | 191 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 55 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
- ↑ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 July 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 July 2025 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea | 1 |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 5–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 15 July 2025 | 3 |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
[edit]Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan
Individual
- EAFF Championship Most Valuable Player: 2025
- EAFF Championship top goalscorer: 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ Ryo Germain at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ↑ "流通経大・ジャーメインが有終Ｖ 来季仙台に加入「キャンプ楽しみ」". hochi.news (in Japanese). 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "＜ベガルタ・期待の新顔＞（４）速さに決定力加わる ＦＷジャーメイン良" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-08-21.
- ↑ "流通経済大学 ジャーメイン 良 選手 2017年JFA･Ｊリーグ特別指定選手承認のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "仙台は記念試合敗れるも収穫 来季加入ＦＷが１発". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
- ↑ "ジャーメイン良選手 入籍のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "シュミット ダニエル、ジャーメイン良 両選手 契約更新のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "ジャーメイン 良選手 ジュビロ磐田へ完全移籍のお知らせ". www.yokohamafc.com (in Japanese).
- ↑ "ジャーメイン 良選手が完全移籍加入". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "磐田のチームトップスコアラーFWジャーメイン良が契約更新". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). January 2024.
- ↑ "J.League Top Scorer Watch: Germain jumps to top after extraordinary performance". www.jleague.co. J.League. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ↑ "J.League Top Scorer Watch: Ryo Germain scores again to remain first". www.jleague.co. 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "Top Scorer Ryo Germain wins Konami Monthly MVP for April". www.jleague.co. 14 May 2024.
- ↑ "ジャーメイン良選手 ジュビロ磐田より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". サンフレッチェ広島 オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Japan 6–1 Hong Kong". East Asian Football Federation. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ↑ "Football: Germain nets 4 goals for Japan in 6-1 rout of Hong Kong". Kyodo News. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ↑ "流通経済大柏FWジャーメイン良、U-18代表指揮官の前で突破力アピール:プレミアリーグEAST". ゲキサカ. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 98 out of 289)
- ↑ "柏vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2025年11月1日)". J. League (in Japanese). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Vegalta Sendai
- Profile at Yokohama FC
- Profile at Jubilo Iwata
- Ryo Germain at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ryo Germain at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Sportspeople from Atsugi, Kanagawa
- Football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese people of American descent
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- Yokohama FC players
- Júbilo Iwata players
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Men's association football forwards
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan
- Summer World University Games medalists in football
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen