*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:40, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
Ryoya Taniguchi (谷口 遼弥, Taniguchi Ryoya, born 31 August 1999), better known as Taniguchi, is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays either as an attacking-midfielder or central-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the league, he is known for his finishing, set-pieces n playmaking abilities.
In early February 2020, Ryoya moved to Singapore to sign with Albirex Niigata (S) ahead of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. On 29 February 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in his debut against Geylang International. Ryoya would then help the club to win the 2020 league title in his debut season. After making 33 appearances and scoring 14 goals in his two years stay at club, Ryoya would then signed a pre-contract agreement for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa on 27 October 2021.[2]
Balestier Khalsa
On 1 January 2022, Ryoya was registered as a Balestier Khalsa player. He scored his first goal for the club against Tanjong Pagar United on 12 March 2022. Ryoya would then scored his first senior hat-trick against Lion City Sailors in a 5–3 home win on 2 October 2022.
On 10 March 2023, Ryoya scored a 90+10' min goal to turn the game from a 3–1 defeat to a 4–3 win which he grab a hat-trick against DPMM. He would go on to have his breakout season scoring 23 league goals in 24 appearances which he became the runners-up in the league goalscoring ranking 2 goals short away Maxime Lestienne 25 goals.
