Daiki Takamatsu

Daiki Takamatsu
高松 大樹

Personal information
Full name	Daiki Takamatsu
Date of birth	(1981-09-08) September 8, 1981
Place of birth	Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2016	Oita Trinita	360	(75)
2011	→FC Tokyo (loan)	5	(0)
Total		365	(75)
International career
2004	Japan	3	(1)
2006–2007	Japan	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daiki Takamatsu (高松 大樹, Takamatsu Daiki, born September 8, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Takamatsu was born in Ube on September 8, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J2 League side Oita Trinita in 2000. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal in his first season. In 2001, he became a regular playing 22 league games and scored 8 goals. The club won the champions in 2002 and was promoted to J1 League. He became a center player of the team with the growing number of young players, Shusaku Nishikawa, Masato Morishige, Mu Kanazaki, Hiroshi Kiyotake and also served captain from 2008. In 2008, although he did not play many matches for injury, the club won J.League Cup their first major title. At the J.League Cup Final, he scored a winning goal and he was elected MVP award. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2009 season. Although many main players left the club for financial strain, he remained the club. He moved to FC Tokyo on loan in 2011. He returned to Oita Trinita in 2012. He played many matches as substitutes and the club was promoted to J1 League in 2013. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2014 and J3 League in 2016. In 2016, the club won the champions and was promoted to J2 League. However he could hardly play in the match and retired end of 2016 season.

National team career

In August 2004, Takamatsu was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Italy.

The 2006 season turned out to be the most prolific season for him scoring 12 league goals. The reward was the first Japan national team cap handed by national coach Ivica Osim on November 15, 2006 in an 2007 Asian Cup qualification against Saudi Arabia at Sapporo Dome when he replaced Kazuki Ganaha in the 74th minute. He played 2 games for Japan until 2007.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2000	Oita Trinita	J2 League	6	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
2001			22	8	0	0	2	1	24	9
2002			33	6	3	0	-		36	6
2003		J1 League	26	4	0	0	3	1	29	5
2004			24	8	2	0	2	1	28	9
2005			21	5	1	0	3	1	25	6
2006			29	12	2	0	5	1	36	13
2007			30	8	2	2	4	1	36	11
2008			16	0	0	0	5	2	21	2
2009			21	3	1	1	0	0	22	4
2010		J2 League	18	3	1	0	-		19	3
2011	FC Tokyo	J2 League	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
2012	Oita Trinita	J2 League	32	5	1	0	-		33	5
2013		J1 League	28	5	1	0	1	0	30	5
2014		J2 League	24	3	2	1	-		26	4
2015			22	3	0	0	-		22	3
2016		J3 League	8	1	0	0	-		8	1
Career total			365	75	17	4	25	8	407	87

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	1	0
2007	1	0
Total	2	0

Personal honors

• J.League Cup MVP - 2008

Achievements

• Nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year: 2003

External links

• Daiki Takamatsu – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Daiki Takamatsu at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Daiki Takamatsu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Oita Trinita