Kota Takai
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| Full name | Kota Takai[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 September 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| River FC | |||||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Japan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Kota Takai (高井 幸大, Takai Kota, born 4 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Takai was promoted to the Kawasaki Frontale first team ahead of the 2022 season.[2] He made his debut in a 8–0 win over Guangzhou.[3]
International career
[edit]Takai made his debut for Japan national team on 5 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against China at the Saitama Stadium 2002. He substituted Ko Itakura in the 71st minute of Japan's 7–0 victory.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 12 November 2023:[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Kawasaki Frontale
International
[edit]Japan U23
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "高校2年生でトップ昇格。高井幸大はフロンターレの未来を担う" [Promoted to the top in the second year of high school. Kodai Takai will bear the future of Frontale]. note.com (in Japanese). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "川崎F 17歳の大型CB高井幸大が大勝の広州戦でプロデビュー" [Kawasaki F 17-year-old large CB Kodai Takai makes his professional debut against Guangzhou in a big win]. news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Japan v China game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
- ^ Kota Takai at Soccerway
- ^ "神戸vs川崎Fの試合結果・データ (Fujifilm Super Cup: 2024年2月17日)". J.League. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kota Takai on Instagram
- Kota Takai at Soccerway.com
- Kota Takai at WorldFootball.net
- Kota Takai at Soccerbase.com
- Kota Takai at FBref.com
- Kota Takai at ESPN FC
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- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
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- Japan men's youth international footballers
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- Kawasaki Frontale players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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