Niko Takahashi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Niko Takahashi Cendagorta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Cornellà, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Almere City (on loan from Cerezo Osaka) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FCB Peñas | |||
| San Cugat | |||
| Cornellà | |||
| 2019–2024 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Almere City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Japan U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Japan U20 | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Japan U22 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025[4] | |||
Niko Takahashi Cendagorta[5] (高橋 仁胡, Takahashi Niko; born 17 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City on loan from Cerezo Osaka. Born in Spain, he is a Japan youth international.
Early career
Born in the Barcelona metropolitan area to a Japanese mother and Argentine father, Takahashi played futsal at a young age, before joining his first club FCB Peñas in La Floresta.[6][7]
He joined local side San Cugat before moving to Cornellà, where he attracted the attention of Espanyol, Girona and Barcelona.[6] He chose to sign with Barcelona, as he had supported the Catalan club since he was young, and joined in 2019.[8][9]
He signed a contract extension in September 2021.[9] A year later, in September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[10]
Cerezo Osaka
Takahashi started his senior career in early 2025 with Cerezo Osaka.
On 3 January 2026, Takahashi was loaned by Almere City in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie until 30 June 2026.[11]
