Yoichiro Kakitani
Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗, Kakitani Yoichiro, born January 3, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Yoichiro Kakitani | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 3, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Cerezo Osaka | 130 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | →Tokushima Vortis (loan) | 97 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Basel | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Cerezo Osaka | 122 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Cerezo Osaka U-23 (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Japan | 18 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Kakitani was born in Osaka on January 3, 1990. He joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka from their youth team in 2006. However Cerezo was relegated to J2 League end of the 2006 season. He played many matches from 2007. In June 2009, he moved to Tokushima Vortis on loan. He played as regular player until the 2011 season. In 2012, he returned to Cerezo which playing in J1. In 2013, he scored 21 goals and was selected Best Eleven award. In July 2014, he moved to Swiss Super League club Basel. In January 2016, he returned to Cerezo which playing in J2. Cerezo was promoted to J1 from 2017. In 2017, Cerezo won the champions in the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. In 2021, he moved to Nagoya Grampus.
In July 2013, Kakitani was selected the Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted and scored a goal against China on July 21. In 2014, he also played at 2014 World Cup. He played 18 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2014.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | J2 League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2009 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 2012 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | 40 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - | 42 | 24 | |||
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Switzerland | League | Schweizer Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014/15 | Basel | Super League | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 42 | 8 | ||
| 2018 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | 24 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | J3 League | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | ||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 350 | 70 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 407 | 88 | |
| Switzerland | 18 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 368 | 74 | 24 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 436 | 96 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 5 |
References
- Yoichiro Kakitani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yoichiro Kakitani at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Yoichiro Kakitani at FIFA
- Yoichiro Kakitani at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yoichiro Kakitani at National Football Teams.com
- Yoichiro Kakitani at Soccerway.com
- Yoichiro Kakitani at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Yoichiro Kakitani at FootballDatabase.eu
- Yoichiro Kakitani at WorldFootball.net
- Yoichiro Kakitani at Transfermarkt (player)
- Yoichiro Kakitani at TheFinalBall.com
- Yoichiro Kakitani at AS.com (in Spanish)