[1][2] After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, Goya signed for J1 League side Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2016 season and was handed the number 23 jersey.

He made his J1 League debut as a second-half replacement for Shun Nagasawa in a 1–0 win away to Ventforet Kofu on 6 March 2016.

[3] He scored once in 14 league games during his first campaign at senior level with the goal coming against Albirex Niigata on 29 October.

He played just 9 times in J1 League, scoring once, a 92nd-minute equaliser in a 3–3 draw away to Urawa Red Diamonds.

[1][2][8] As of 2023, his younger sister, Eriko Goya, plays as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina, in the women's top-flight WE League.