Ryo Goto

Ryo Goto

Personal information
Full name	Ryo Goto
Date of birth	August 25, 1986
Place of birth	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2002–2004	Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2013	Thespakusatsu Gunma	204	(30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Ryo Goto (後藤 涼 Gotō Ryō, born 25 August 1986 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese former footballer.

On 22 October 2013, Goto was arrested by the Gunma prefectural police for shoplifting two vintage boots worth ¥150,000 from clothes store in Takasaki.^[1] Although he was released from regional prosecutors office on 1 November 2013, Thespakusatsu Gunma made an announcement on 12 November 2013 that they would terminate the contract with him retroactively as of 22 October, on the date he was arrested.^[2]

Club career statistics

Last update: 14:07, 23 October 2013 (UTC)^[3]

Club	Season	J. League 2		Emperor's Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Thespakusatsu Gunma	2005	16	0	2	0	18	0
	2006	19	1	0	0	19	1
	2007	12	0	0	0	12	0
	2008	41	12	2	1	43	13
	2009	45	9	1	1	46	10
	2010	20	3	0	0	20	3
	2011	26	5	1	0	27	5
	2012	21	0	1	0	22	0
	2013	4	0	0	0	4	0
Total		204	30	7	2	211	32

References

1. "J2群馬の選手を逮捕　高級ブーツ盗んだ疑い" (in Japanese). MSN Sankei. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
2. 弊クラブ所属　後藤　涼 の処分に関して [Disciplinary action toward our club member Ryo Goto] (in Japanese). Thespakusatsugunma Official Website. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
3. "Stats Centre: Ryo Goto Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-29.