Takafumi Akahoshi
Takafumi Akahoshi (赤星 貴文, Akahoshi Takafumi, born 27 May 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Akahoshi with Pogoń Szczecin in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Takafumi Akahoshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Fujieda Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Mito HollyHock (loan) | 41 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 15 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Pogoń Szczecin | 103 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Ufa | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pogoń Szczecin | 53 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Suphanburi | 32 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Foolad | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Arema | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 325 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
In 2010, Akahoshi joined Latvian side Liepājas Metalurgs. Soon after joining the team, he became a vital figure in its starting eleven and made several excellent appearances. He scored his first goal for Liepāja in a 4–2 league victory against FK Ventspils on 22 August 2010. He made 15 appearances in the LMT Virsliga, scored six times and became the fourth top scorer in Metalurgs' team. He also played one domestic cup match, when Metalurgs were beaten by FK Jelgava and one Champions League qualification match, when Metalurgs were once again beaten - this time by Sparta Praha from the Czech Republic. He was also included in the 2010 LMT Virsliga team of the season. The club finished the league in the third place. After that season he was released by Metalurgs, as the club intended that he had to play in a bit higher level the next year. In January 2011, he joined Pogoń Szczecin.[1]
Ufa
In July 2014, Akahoshi signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side FC Ufa,[2] making his debut as a half-time substitute against Zenit St.Petersburg on 16 August 2014.[3] After only three appearances for Ufa, Akahoshi rejoined Pogoń Szczecin on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season in February 2015.[4] On 8 June 2015, Akahoshi left Ufa by mutual consent.[5]
Pogoń Szczecin Again
On termination of his deal with FC Ufa Akahoshi immediately rejoined Pogoń Szczecin.[6]
Arema FC
On August 24, 2019. Arema inaugurated Takafumi Akahoshi as the new player to replace the vacancy in their Asian foreign player slot.[7] He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against PSIS Semarang on 31 August, appearing as a second-half substitute.[8]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | − | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | − | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Mito HollyHock (loan) | J2 League | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 8 | ||
| 2009 | Montedio Yamagata (loan) | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Football League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Liepājas Metalurgs | Latvian Higher League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | Pogoń Szczecin | I liga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | I liga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ufa | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 51 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | |
| Latvia | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Poland | 103 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 15 | ||
| Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 171 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 30 | ||
References
- Bartosz Fabiniak i Takafumi Akahoshi w Pogoni 27.01.2011, 90minut.pl
- "Russian Championship. Takafumi Akahosi strengthened "Ufa"". www.eurosport.ru/ (in Russian). Eurosport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Акахоси: не понял, почему «Зенит» и «Уфа» играли без зрителей. www.championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Футболист "Уфы" Акахоси отдан в аренду в польский клуб "Погонь". rsport.ru/ (in Russian). Rsport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Такафуми Акахоши покидает Уфу. fcufa.pro/ (in Russian). FC Ufa. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Takafumi Akahoshi rejoins Pogoń Szczecin". www.asianfootballersineurope.com//. www.asianfootballersineurope.com/. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- "Resmi, Arema FC datangkan gelandang asal jepang, Takafumi Akahoshi" (in Indonesian). Indosport.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Jalani debut di Arema, Takafumi Akahoshi takjub dengan atmosfer stadion" (in Indonesian). bola.okezone.com. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
External links
- Takafumi Akahoshi at Soccerway
- Takafumi Akahoshi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Takafumi Akahoshi on Instagram
- Takafumi Akahoshi at 90minut.pl (in Polish)