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Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō, born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as center-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Japan national team.[2]
 Itakura with Vegalta Sendai in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ko Itakura | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U-16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Japan U-20 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Japan U-23 | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Yokohama, Ko Itakura joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2015, with which he won the 2017 Japanese championship.
He was loaned to Vegalta Sendai in 2018.
In January 2019, he joined Premier League club Manchester City and was immediately loaned to Eredivisie club Groningen, until the summer of 2020.[3] On 24 July 2020, his stay with Groningen was extended with one more year after both clubs agreed.[4]
On 19 August 2021, Itakura signed a season-long loan deal with 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 with an option to make the move permanent for £5 million.[5] At the end of the season, he was promoted to the Bundesliga with Schalke, but the club did not activate the option due to financial reasons.[6]
On 2 July 2022, he returned to Germany and signed permanently with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a €5,000,000 transfer fee.
International career
In May 2017, Itakura was called up to the Japan U-20 national team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as defensive midfielder.
He was selected for the senior Japan national football team for 2019 Copa América and made his debut on 20 June 2019 in the game against Uruguay, as a starter.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2015 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 2018 | J1 League | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 3 | ||
| Manchester City | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Groningen (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||||
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 9 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League
- Includes J1 League Championship and Eredivisie play-offs
International
- As of match played 14 June 2022.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 May 2021 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Myanmar | 10–0 | 10–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
- J1 League: 2017[11]
Vegalta Sendai
- Emperor's Cup: 2018
Schalke 04
- 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22[14]
Individual
- TAG Heuer YOUNG GUNS AWARD: 2018
- Groningen player of the year: 2020/21 [15]
References
- "Ko Itakura". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Ko Itakura". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- "Akkoord FC Groningen met Manchester City over Japanner Itakura". FC Groningen (in Dutch). 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "Het nieuws uit Groningen - RTV Noord".
- "Ko Itakura joins Schalke on loan with an option to buy". FC Schalke 04. 19 August 2021.
- "Great person and player – Schalke 04 bid farewell to Ko Itakura". FC Schalke 04. 31 May 2022.
- "Uruguay v Japan game report". CONMEBOL. 20 June 2019.
- 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. 96 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. 28 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. 55 out of 289)
- Ko Itakura at Soccerway
- Ko Itakura at WorldFootball.net
- Ko Itakura at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Schalke crowned 2021/22 Bundesliga 2 champions". 15 May 2022.
- "Football ITAKURA Kou - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
External links
- Ko Itakura – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ko Itakura at J.League (in Japanese)
- Ko Itakura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Vegalta Sendai
- Profile at Kawasaki Frontale
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На других языках
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[es] Ko Itakura
Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Ko?, Kanagawa, 27 de enero de 1997) es un futbolista japonés que juega como defensa en el F. C. Schalke 04 de la 2. Bundesliga cedido por el Manchester City.[1][2][fr] Ko Itakura
Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Ko?), né le 27 janvier 1997 à Yokohama au Japon, est un footballeur international japonais. Il évolue au poste de défenseur central à Schalke 04 prêté par le Manchester City.[it] Kō Itakura
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