Koken Kato (加藤 弘堅, Katō Kōken, born 3 April 1989 in Chiba) is a Japanese football player who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koken Kato | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | AC Nagano Parceiro | ||||||||||
| Number | 47 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Funabashi High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Kataller Toyama | 31 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 72 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 148 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Tokyo Verdy | 71 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023– | AC Nagano Parceiro | 12 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 30 October 2023 | |||||||||||
Early life edit
Koken was born in Chiba. He went to Funabashi High School.
Career edit
Koken made his debut for Kyoto on 4 April 2009.[2] He scored his first goal for Kyoto on 29 April 2009, scoring in the 89th minute.[3]
Koken made his debut for Kataller on 4 March 2012 against Fagiano Okayama.[4] He scored his first goal for Kataller against 27 May 2012, scoring the only goal in the 55th minute in a 1–0 win.[5]
Koken made his debut for ThespaKusatsu on 3 March 2013 against Mito HollyHock.[6] He scored his first goal for Thespa against Roasso Kumamoto on 18 August 2013, scoring the only goal in the 65th minute in a 1–0 win.[7]
Koken made his debut for Giravanz Kitakyushu on 1 April 2015 against Tokyo Verdy.[8] He scored his first goal for them on 17 March 2019, scoring in the 57th minute.[9]
Koken made his debut for Tokyo on 28 February 2021 against Ehime FC.[10] He scored his first goal on 11 July 2021, scoring the winner in the 77th minute.[11]
Koken made his debut for Nagano against Sagamihara on 29 July 2023, also scoring his debut goal for the club in the 63rd minute.[12]
Club career statistics edit
Updated to 19 July 2022.[13][14]
| 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 | ||||||
| 2008 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Kataller Toyama | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | J3 League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | J2 League | 36 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Tokyo Verdy | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 343 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 366 | 11 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Stats Centre: Koken Kato Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Kashima Antlers vs Kyoto Sanga - 4 April 2009". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga - 29 April 2009". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Fagiano Okayama vs Kataller Toyama - 4 March 2012". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ehime FC vs Kataller Toyama - 27 May 2012". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Mito Hollyhock vs ThespaKusatsu - 3 March 2013". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ThespaKusatsu vs Roasso Kumamoto - 3rd of March 2013". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Tokyo Verdy vs Giravanz Kitakyushu - 01 April 2015". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Gainare Tottori vs Giravanz Kitakyushu - 17 March 2019". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Tokyo Verdy vs Ehime FC - 28 February 2021". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ThespaKusatsu vs Tokyo Verdy - 11 July 2021". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Nagano Parceiro vs Sagamihara - 29 July 2023". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ 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. 263 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. 184 out of 289)
External links edit
- Profile at Giravanz Kitakyushu
- Koken Kato at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kyoto Sanga Archived 21 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine