Kota Watanabe (field hockey)

Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta, born 30 October 1996)[1] is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team.[2]

Kota Watanabe
Personal information
Born (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996
Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide Fire
Senior career
Years Team
2019–present Adelaide Fire
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Japan U21 11 (1)
2016–present Japan 74 (8)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeam
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Personal life

Kota Watanabe studies in the College of Business Administration at Ritsumeikan University.[2]

Career

Under–21

In 2015, Watanabe made his debut for the Japan under–21 side at the Junior Asia Cup. The team finished fourth, qualifying for the Junior World Cup.[3]

Following the Junior Asia Cup, Watanabe represented the side again at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished in thirteenth place.[4]

Senior national team

Kota Watanabe made his senior international debut in 2016 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, where the team came last.[5]

Following his debut in 2016, Watanabe has been a regular inclusion in the Japanese team. His most prominent performance came in the 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta.[4] At the tournament, the team won a gold medal, qualifying directly to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6]

Adelaide Fire

In 2019, Watanabe was signed to the Adelaide Fire hockey team to compete in the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition.[7]

References
  1. "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "The Asian Games：Ritsumeikan Students and Alumni excel". en.ritsumei.ac.jp. Ritsumeikan University. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "Men's Junior Asia Cup 2015". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "WATANABE Kota". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Australia thrash India 4-0 to win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "Asian Games hockey: Japan win a dramatic final against Malaysia to clinch first gold". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. "Adelaide Fire – Men's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 9 October 2019.


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