Yoshiaki Takagi
Japanese footballer (born 1992)
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Yoshiaki Takagi (高木 善朗, Takagi Yoshiaki; born 9 December 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club, BG Pathum United.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiaki Takagi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BG Pathum United | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Azamino FC | ||
| 2005–2009 | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Tokyo Verdy | 43 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Utrecht | 34 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 55 | (9) |
| 2017 | Tokyo Verdy | 37 | (7) |
| 2018–2025 | Albirex Niigata | 233 | (25) |
| 2026 | BG Pathum United | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Japan U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 June 2010 | |||
Career
He is noted for being a free-kick specialist[citation needed] and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17.[3] Alongside Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi and FC Bayern Munich forward Takashi Usami, Takagi is considered part of what has been termed by the Japanese media as the "Platinum Generation."[3]
National team career
In October 2009, Takagi was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2009 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Brazil in first match.
Family
He comes from a sports family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and brother Toshiyuki is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2010 | J2 League | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| FC Utrecht | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 6 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2014 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 2015 | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 10 | ||||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2017 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Total | 92 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 19 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2018 | J2 League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 10 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 174 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 53 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in J1/J2 play-off
International
- As of 29 June 2010
