Ryoya Kurihara

Ryoya Kurihara
Kurihara with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 24
Catcher / Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 28)
Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 13, 2017, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.254
Home runs54
RBI211
Hits353
Stolen base12
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
WBSC Premier12
Silver medal – second place 2024 Team
Asian Junior Baseball Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014, Bangkok, Thailand Team

Ryoya Kurihara (栗原 陵矢, Kurihara Ryōya, born July 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder, and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).