Takahiro Ko

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Takahiro Ko
高 宇洋
Personal information
Full name Takahiro Ko
Date of birth (1998-04-20) April 20, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 8
Youth career
2006 FC Nakahara
2007–2013 Kawasaki Frontale
2014–2016 Ichiritsu Funabashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 → Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) 51 (3)
2017–2019 Gamba Osaka 18 (0)
2019–2020 Renofa Yamaguchi 53 (1)
2021–2023 Albirex Niigata 111 (3)
2024– FC Tokyo 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Takahiro Ko (高 宇洋, Kō Takahiro, born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo.[1][2][3][4] He is the son of former Chinese international Gao Sheng.[5]

Career

After graduating from Ichiritsu Funabashi High School in Chiba, Ko signed his first professional contract with Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2017 season.[6] He didn't feature for Gamba's senior side during his debut campaign, but played 28 times in J3 for Gamba U-23.

2018 was a more productive year and he started off captaining Gamba U-23, playing a total of 20 games and scoring 3 times. However, he spent most of the latter half of the year with Gamba's J1 side following the promotion of Gamba U-23 head coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto. He made his J1 League debut in Miyamoto's first match as manager, a 1-1 draw at home to Kashima Antlers on July 28 and made a total of 12 league appearances that year.[7] In addition he also played once in the J.League Cup in the quarter-final tie against Yokohama F. Marinos.[3]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2023[3][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
Gamba Osaka 2017 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J1 League 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
2019 J1 League 6 0 0 0 6 0 12 0
Total 18 0 0 0 7 0 25 0
Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) 2017 J3 League 28 0 0 0 – 28 0
2018 J3 League 20 3 0 0 – 20 3
2019 J3 League 3 0 0 0 – 3 0
Total 51 3 0 0 0 0 51 3
Renofa Yamaguchi 2019 J2 League 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
2020 J2 League 41 1 0 0 – 41 1
Total 53 1 0 0 0 0 53 1
Albirex Niigata 2021 J2 League 41 1 2 0 – 43 1
2022 J2 League 39 1 0 0 – 39 1
2023 J1 League 31 1 2 0 2 0 35 1
Total 111 3 4 0 2 0 117 3
FC Tokyo 2024 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 233 7 4 0 9 0 246 7

Honours

Albirex Niigata
Individual

References

  1. ^ Takahiro Ko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "高 宇洋：アルビレックス新潟：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Takahiro Ko Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Takahiro Ko Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ "＜サッカー＞元中国代表の息子がJリーグへ！中国ネット「中国に帰ろうなんて考えないように」「どこでサッカーしても構わないが…」". Recordchina. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  6. ^ "Gamba Osaka News – Ko and Bae signings". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers 28 July 2018". J.League English Site. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Takahiro Ko Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. ^ "最優秀選手賞（Ｊ２）は小川 航基選手（横浜ＦＣ）が初受賞！得点王（Ｊ２）とのＷ受賞に！！～優勝クラブのアルビレックス新潟からは6名がベストイレブン（Ｊ２）に選出～【Ｊ２リーグアウォーズ】：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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