Junki Koike
Japanese football player (born 1987)
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Junki Koike (小池 純輝, Koike Junki; born May 11, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Criacao Shinjuku.
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| Full name | Junki Koike | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 11, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ranzan, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Criacao Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Urawa Red Diamonds Youth | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Thespa Kusatsu | 49 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Mito HollyHock | 67 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Tokyo Verdy | 59 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Yokohama FC | 77 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | JEF United Chiba | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ehime FC | 36 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Tokyo Verdy | 218 | (51) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Criacao Shinjuku | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2024 @ 16:58(AEST) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Koike has over 400 J2 League appearances. He has served as vice-chairman of the Japan Professional Footballers' Association.[1]
His all time favourite player is Kazuyoshi Miura - who he assisted to help Miura claim the record for oldest goalscorer in the J League.
Career
On 9 January 2012, Koike was announced at Tokyo Verdy on a permanent transfer.[2]
On 12 January 2014, Koike was announced at Yokohama FC on a permanent transfer.[3]
On 30 December 2015, Koike was announced at JEF United Chiba on a permanent transfer.[4]
On 29 December 2016, Koike was announced at Ehime FC on a one year loan deal.[5]
On 19 December 2017, Koike was announced at Ehime FC on a permanent transfer.[6]
On 27 December 2018, Koike was announced at Tokyo Verdy on a permanent transfer.[7] On 7 November 2020, Koike played his 400th J2 League match against Tokushima Vortis.[8] At the beginning of the 2021 season, he was appointed as one of five vice captains.[9] On 25 December 2021, he renewed his contract with the club for the 2022 season.[10] On 7 December 2023, the club announced it would not be renewing Koike's contract for the 2024 season.[11]
On 5 January 2024, Koike was announced at Criacao Shinjuku on a permanent transfer.[12]
Charity work
In 2015, he and his Tokyo Verdy teammate Ryota Kajikawa set up "F-connect", which supports children in orphanages.[13]
Personal life
Koike's favourite football player is Kazuyoshi Miura. The two ended up playing together when Koike joined Yokohama FC.[14] He later ended up assisting Miura against Júbilo Iwata to give Miura the record of oldest goalscorer in J League history.[15]
Club statistics
Updated to 19 July 2022.[16][17]
| 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 |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Thespa Kusatsu | J2 League | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 6 | ||
| 2010 | Mito HollyHock | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2011 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 6 | ||||
| 2012 | Tokyo Verdy | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | Yokohama FC | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 5 | ||||
| 2016 | JEF United Chiba | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Ehime FC | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | Tokyo Verdy | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 16 | |||
| 2020 | 41 | 7 | – | – | – | 41 | 7 | |||||
| 2021 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 17 | ||||
| 2022 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 474 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 77 | ||