Takahiro Ko
Takahiro Ko (高 宇洋, Kō Takahiro, born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer.[1] He plays as a central midfielder for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.[2][3][4] He is the son of former Chinese international Gao Sheng.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takahiro Ko | ||
| Date of birth | April 20, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | → Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) | 51 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 53 | (1) |
| 2021– | Albirex Niigata | 80 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 2 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
After graduating from Funabashi High School in Chiba, Ko signed his first professional contract with Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2017 season.[6] He didn't feature for Gamba's senior side during his debut campaign, but played 28 times in J3 for Gamba U-23.
2018 was a more productive year and he started off captaining Gamba U-23, playing a total of 20 games and scoring 3 times. However, he spent most of the latter half of the year with Gamba's J1 side following the promotion of Gamba U-23 head coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto. He made his J1 League debut in Miyamoto's first match as manager, a 1-1 draw at home to Kashima Antlers on July 28 and made a total of 12 league appearances that year.[7] In addition he also played once in the J.League Cup in the quarter-final tie against Yokohama F. Marinos.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) | 2017 | J3 League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 2019 | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2021 | J2 League | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 43 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 211 | 6 | ||
References
- Takahiro Ko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- "高 宇洋：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 2 December 2022.
- "Takahiro Ko Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Takahiro Ko Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "＜サッカー＞元中国代表の息子がJリーグへ！中国ネット「中国に帰ろうなんて考えないように」「どこでサッカーしても構わないが…」". Recordchina. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- "Gamba Osaka News – Ko and Bae signings". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers 28 July 2018". J.League English Site. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Takahiro Ko Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- "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.