Yoshiaki Takagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiaki Takagi | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Utrecht | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Azamino FC | ||
| 2005–2009 | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Tokyo Verdy | 43 | (9) |
| 2011– | FC Utrecht | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Japan U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2010 | |||
Yoshiaki Takagi (高木 善朗, Takagi Yoshiaki, born 9 December 1992) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for FC Utrecht.[1]
He is noted for being a free-kick specialist[citation needed] and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17.[2] Alongside Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi and FC Bayern Munich forward Takashi Usami, Takagi is considered part of what has been termed by the Japanese media as the "Platinum Generation."[2]
Family
He comes from a sporting family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and brother Toshiyuki currently a regular at Shimizu S-Pulse.[2]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of match played 25 June 2011[3][4][5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2010 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 5 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 6 | |
| FC Utrecht | 2011–12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | |
| Career total | 57 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 13 | |
International
- As of 29 June 2010
References
- ^ "Yoshiaki Takagi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Verdy's teenage midfielder Takagi close to Utrecht switch". Mainichi Shimbun. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "MF 背番号8 高木 善朗". Tokyo Verdy (in Japanese).
- ^ "Jリーグ – 東京ヴェルディ 高木 善朗". Yahoo! Japan sports (in Japanese).
- ^ "Japan – Yoshiaki Takagi – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ｕ－17日本代表チーム ブルキナファソ遠征（6/13～23）第3試合 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Ｕ－19日本代表 イラン・中国遠征 親善試合第1試合 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Ｕ－19日本代表 イラン・中国遠征 親善試合第3試合 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 28 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Ｕ－19日本代表 イラン・中国遠征 親善試合第4試合 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
External links
- Yoshiaki Takagi – FIFA competition record (archived)
Template:Japan Squad 2009 U-17 World Cup
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