Yoshiaki Takagi (高木 善朗, Takagi Yoshiaki, born 9 December 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiaki Takagi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Azamino FC | ||
| 2005–2010 | Tokyo Verdy Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Tokyo Verdy | 43 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Utrecht | 34 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 55 | (9) |
| 2017 | Tokyo Verdy | 37 | (7) |
| 2018– | Albirex Niigata | 198 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Japan U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 27 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2010 | |||
Career edit
He is noted for being a free-kick specialist[citation needed] and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17.[3] 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."[3]
National team career edit
In October 2009, Takagi was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2009 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Brazil in first match.
Family edit
He comes from a sports family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and brother Toshiyuki is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2010 | J2 League | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| FC Utrecht | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 6 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2014 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 2015 | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 10 | ||||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2017 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Total | 92 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 19 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2018 | J2 League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 10 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 174 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 53 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in J1/J2 play-off
International edit
- As of 29 June 2010
Honours edit
- Albirex Niigata
- Individual
References edit
- ^ "Yoshiaki Takagi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "高木 善朗：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 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Verdy's teenage midfielder Takagi close to Utrecht switch". Mainichi Shimbun. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ 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. 161 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 223 out of 289)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yoshiaki Takagi Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Profile at Albirex Niigata
- Yoshiaki Takagi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yoshiaki Takagi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)