Ko Itakura
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| Full name | Ko Itakura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back / Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
FC Groningen (on loan from Manchester City) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Kawasaki Frontale Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | → FC Groningen (loan) | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U-16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan U-18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U-19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U-21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Japan U-23 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:38, 7 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 18, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō, born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Groningen on loan from Manchester City.[1][2]
Club career
Born in Yokohama, Ko Itakura joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2015. In January 2019 he joined Premier League club Manchester City and was immediately loaned to Eredivisie club Groningen, until the summer of 2020.[3] On 24 July 2020, his stay with Groningen was extended with one more year after Gronigen and Manchester City agreed.[4]
National team career
In May 2017, Itakura was called up to the Japan U-20 national team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as defensive midfielder.
He was selected for the senior Japan national football team for 2019 Copa América and made his debut on 20 June 2019 in the game against Uruguay, as a starter.[5]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "鈴木 翔登：川崎フロンターレ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=400511/index.html
- ^ "Akkoord FC Groningen met Manchester City over Japanner Itakura" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Uruguay v Japan game report". CONMEBOL. 20 June 2019.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 96 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 28 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 55 out of 289)
- ^ Ko Itakura at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Ko Itakura – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ko Itakura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ko Itakura at Soccerway
- Ko Itakura at WorldFootball.net
- Ko Itakura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Vegalta Sendai
- Profile at Kawasaki Frontale
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan youth international footballers
- Japan under-20 international footballers
- Japan international footballers
- J1 League players
- J3 League players
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- J.League U-22 Selection players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- FC Groningen players
- Association football defenders
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 2019 Copa América players
- Japanese football defender, 1990s birth stubs