Kōta Kudō
Japanese footballer
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Kōta Kudō (工藤 孝太, Kudō Kōta; born 13 August 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Fagiano Okayama, on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kōta Kudō | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Wakayama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fagiano Okayama (on loan from Urawa Reds) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nanki JSC | |||
| –2021 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Fujieda MYFC (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Japan U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Japan U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:55, 22 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Kudō is a native of Tanabe, Wakayama, and played for the youth teams of Urawa Reds.[2] On 5 March 2021, Kudō was registered as a type-2 player with the Urawa Reds first team.[3] He made his professional debut against Yokohama FC in the J.League Cup on 21 April 2021.[4] On 14 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Urawa Reds.[5] Kudō was promoted to the first team from the 2022 season.[6] Kudō was part of the team who won the 2022 AFC Champions League.[7]
On 23 December 2022, Kudō was announced at Fujieda MYFC on a one year developmental loan.[8]
On 8 January 2024, Kudō was announced at Giravanz Kitakyushu on a one year developmental loan.[9] He made his league debut against SC Sagamihara on 24 February 2024.[10] He scored his first professional league goal against FC Gifu on 21 September 2024, scoring in the 5th minute.[11] During his season at Giravanz Kitakyushu, he was nominated for the J3 League Best XI, but did not make the final team.[12]
On 5 January 2025, Kudō was announced at Fagiano Okayama on a one year developmental loan.[13]
International career
On November 10 2021, Kudō was called up to the Japan U18 for a camp.[14]
Personal life
Kudō's sister is model and talent Naoyuki Kudo.[15]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | 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 | |||||||
| Urawa Reds | 2021 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fujieda MYFC (loan) | 2023 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
Honours
Club
Urawa Red Diamonds
