is a Japanese professional footballer. He plays for Gamba Osaka in the

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...

Career

Gamba Osaka

Meshino signed his first senior contract with Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2017 season and was handed the number 40 jersey. He didn't feature at all in 2017, but Brazilian coach Levir Culpi handed him his J1 League debut in week six of the 2018 campaign, a 1-0 home defeat by Vissel Kobe. He went on to make 11 appearances in J1 League that year as well as five in the J. League cup; where he scored in the 3-2 win away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 9 May, and one in the Emperor's Cup. While still officially a member of Gamba Osaka's youth team, Meshino started playing for Gamba U-23 in J3 League in 2016. He debuted on 13 March in a game against

YSCC Yokohama , commonly referred to as simply Y.S.C.C. or Y.S.C.C. Yokohama (Y.S.C.C.横浜 or simply YS横浜) is a Japanese multisports club based in Yokohama. Although they compete in a number of different sports, YSCC is best known for its association fo ...

and in total scored one goal in 13 appearances in 2016. After being promoted to a senior contract in 2017, he began to play more regularly; scoring three times in 20 games in 2017. 2018 saw him become more of a regular member of Gamba's J1 league squad, however, he still managed to make 15 appearances in J3; scoring five times, including a double in Gamba's season-opening win over

Grulla Morioka is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, Iwate. It played in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014 after winning the Tohoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues, in 2013. Iwate played in the J3 until 2021, wh ...

on March 11.

Manchester City

On 9 August 2019, Premier League club

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signed Meshino on a three year deal.

Hearts (loan)

On 4 September 2019, a month after signing for Manchester City, Meshino was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season.

Rio Ave (loan)

In September 2020, Meshino joined

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

club

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atla ...

on a two year loan deal. He returned to Manchester City at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Estoril (loan)

In July 2021, Meshino returned to Portugal, joining

club Estoril on loan for the season.

Gamba Osaka

On 8 July 2022, Gamba Osaka announced the return of Meshino on a permanent transfer.

Career statistics

First team

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Reserves team

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meshino, Ryotaro 1998 births Living people Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Japanese footballers Men's association football forwards Gamba Osaka players Gamba Osaka U-23 players Manchester City F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players J1 League players J3 League players Scottish Professional Football League players Primeira Liga players Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Portugal Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal