Yoshiaki Takagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiaki Takagi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Azamino FC | ||
| 2005–2009 | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Tokyo Verdy | 43 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Utrecht | 33 | (1) |
| 2014– | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Japan U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2013. | |||
Yoshiaki Takagi (高木 善朗 Takagi Yoshiaki, born 9 December 1992) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Tokyo Verdy, on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse in the Japanese J-League.[1]
He is noted for being a free-kick specialist 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 Urawa Red Diamonds.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2010 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 7 | ||
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 52 | 10 | |||
| FC Utrecht | 2011–12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Career total | 80 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 11 | |
1Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup.
2Includes UEFA Europa League.
3Includes Eredivisie Playoffs.
International
- As of 29 June 2010
References
- ↑ "Yoshiaki Takagi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- 1 2 3 "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