Yoshiaki Takagi

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Yoshiaki Takagi
高木 善朗
Personal information
Full name Yoshiaki Takagi
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club 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 33 (1)
2014–2016 Shimizu S-Pulse 13 (0)
2015–2016 → Tokyo Verdy (loan) 63 (10)
2017 Tokyo Verdy 37 (7)
2018– Albirex Niigata 32 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Japan U17 8 (1)
2010 Japan U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2010

Yoshiaki Takagi (高木 善朗, Takagi Yoshiaki, born 9 December 1992) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Albirex Niigata in J2 League.[1]

Career[]

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.[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]

National team career[]

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[]

He comes from a sports family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and brother Toshiyuki currently plays for Cerezo Osaka.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Updated to end of 2018 season.[3][4][5][6][7]

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
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
Shimizu S-Pulse 2014 9 0 5 3 3 0 – 17 3
2015 4 0 – 4 1 – 8 1
Tokyo Verdy 26 2 2 0 – – 28 2
2016 37 8 2 2 – – 39 10
2017 37 7 0 0 – – 37 7
Albirex Niigata 2018 32 0 0 0 4 1 – 36 1
Career total 221 25 10 5 13 2 1 0 245 32

1Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup.

2Includes UEFA Europa League.

3Includes Eredivisie Playoffs.

International[]

As of 29 June 2010

References[]

  1. ^ "Yoshiaki Takagi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Verdy's teenage midfielder Takagi close to Utrecht switch". Mainichi Shimbun. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "MF　背番号8　高木　善朗". Tokyo Verdy (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "Jリーグ – 東京ヴェルディ 高木　善朗". Yahoo! Japan sports (in Japanese).
  7. ^ "Japan – Yoshiaki Takagi – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.

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