Koto Abe
Japanese footballer
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Koto Abe (阿部 航斗, Abe Kōto; born 1 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Júbilo Iwata.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kameda, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Júbilo Iwata | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Kameda FC | ||
| 2010–2015 | Albirex Niigata | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | University of Tsukuba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Albirex Niigata | 41 | (0) |
| 2025– | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Japan U16 | |||
| 2013 | Japan U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Japan U18 | 3 | (0) |
| Japan U21 | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 27 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
On 4 June 2019, Abe was announced at Albirex Niigata from the 2020 season.[2] It was announced that he would wear the number 21 on his jersey.[3]
Abe made his debut for Albirex Niigata against Giravanz Kitakyushu on the 27th February 2021.[4]
In December 2024, it was announced that Abe would be moving to Júbilo Iwata.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Tsukuba Excaliburs | 2016 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2020 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J2 League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2022 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
