Taichi Hara
Japanese footballer (born 1999)
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Taichi Hara (原 大智, Hara Taichi; born 5 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club St. Pauli and the Japan national team.[2]
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| Full name | Taichi Hara[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hino, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | St. Pauli | |||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Tamadaira SC | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | FC Tokyo | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | → FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) | 72 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Istra 1961 | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Alavés | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 28 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Kyoto Sanga | 84 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | St. Pauli | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U19 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Japan | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
FC Tokyo
Taichi Hara joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2017. On 24 September 2017, it was announced that Hara would be promoted to the first team from the 2018 season.[3] He made his league debut against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 22 July 2020.[4] Hara scored his first league goal against Sagan Tosu on 1 August 2020, scoring in the 86th minute.[5]
During the 2019 season, as he was playing for FC Tokyo U-23, Hara was crowned the top goalscorer in the J3 League with 19 goals.[6]
Istra 1961
Hara signed with Croatian club NK Istra 1961 on 7 February 2021.[7] Hara appeared in that year's Croatian Cup final, scoring twice as Istra lost 6–3 to Dinamo Zagreb.[8]
Alavés
In July 2021 Hara moved to La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.[9]
First loan spell at Sint-Truiden
On 23 August 2021, however, he was loaned to Belgian side Sint-Truiden for one year.[10]
Second loan spell at Sint-Truidense
On 23 January 2023, after spending the first half of the season with Alavés, Hara returned to STVV, also on loan.[11] He made his league debut against OH Leuven on 28 January 2023.[12]
Kyoto Sanga
On 3 July 2023, Hara signed with Kyoto Sanga.[13] He made his league debut against Kashiwa Reysol on 6 August 2023.[14]
St. Pauli
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2017 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 26 | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2020–21 | Croatian First Football League | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 18 | 8 | ||
| Alavés | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||
| Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2023 | J1 League | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 10 | |||
| 2025 | J1 League | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| Total | 84 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 91 | 20 | |||
| St. Pauli | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 186 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 45 | ||
International
- As of match played 15 July 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
