Kota Takai is a professional footballer who plays in the CB position. Currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur. Career honours include J. League's Youth Player of the Year, Japanese Super Cup winner, AFC U23 Championship Winner, Japanese cup winner. Kota Takai is 21 years old.

Kota Takai

Age 21
J. League's Youth Player of the Year 1
Japanese Super Cup winner 1
AFC U23 Championship Winner 1
Japanese cup winner 1
Japan flag Japan
CB
5.0 M €
04 September 2004 (21)
192 cm
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Performance
Average Rating
6.76
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
-
-
-
-
6.6
6.6
-
6.8
-
-
7.4
6.4
September
-
October
-
November
-
December
-
January
6.6
February
6.6
March
-
April
6.8
May
-
June
-
July
7.4
August
6.4

Player Attributes Overview

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Attack
34
Technical
40
Tactical
55
Defense
73
Creativity
37

Player Information

Market Value
5M € Market value increase
04 September 2004
21 Age
Nationality
Japan
Height / Weight
192 cm / 90 kg
Contract Until
6/29/2030
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back
Other
Strong Foot
CB

Club Career

Kota Takai career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season Team M 11 Goals A Yellow card Red card
25/26 8 3 0 0 1 0
8 3 0 0 1 0
2025 22 21 2 0 3 0
22 21 2 0 3 0
2024 34 31 2 1 5 0
9 9 0 0 0 0
24 21 2 1 5 0
1 1 0 0 0 0
2023 21 16 0 0 4 0
3 1 0 0 1 0
14 13 0 0 3 0
4 2 0 0 0 0
2022 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 86 71 4 1 13 0

National Team Career

Kota Takai career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season Team M 11 Goals A Yellow card Red card
2025 4 2 0 0 0 0
4 2 0 0 0 0
Total 4 2 0 0 0 0
National Youth Team Career
Kota Takai career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season Team M 11 Goals A Yellow card Red card
2024 3 3 0 0 1 0
3 3 0 0 1 0
2024 6 6 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 0
5 5 0 0 0 0
2023 7 5 0 0 2 0
4 2 0 0 1 0
3 3 0 0 1 0
Total 16 14 0 0 3 0
Club Career Summary
Club Career Summary
Season Team M 11 Goals A
2025-Today 8 3 0 0
2022-2025 78 68 4 1
National Team Career Summary
National Team Career Summary
Season Team M 11 Goals A
2025 4 2 0 0
National Youth Team Career Summary
National Youth Team Career Summary
Season Team M 11 Goals A
2024 3 3 0 0
2024 6 6 0 0
2023 7 5 0 0

General Statistics — 25/26 Bundesliga

- Goals
- Assists
6.7 Avg. Pts
8 Matches
3 Starting XI
339 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.27
On-target Shots
2 0.53
Total Shots Taken
Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating
6.76
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
-
-
-
-
6.6
6.6
-
6.8
-
-
7.4
6.4
September
-
October
-
November
-
December
-
January
6.6
February
6.6
March
-
April
6.8
May
-
June
-
July
7.4
August
6.4

Season Performance

Bundesliga logo 25/26 · Bundesliga
J.League logo 2025 · J.League
AFC Champions League Elite logo 2024 · AFC Champions League Elite
J.League logo 2024 · J.League
Super Cup logo 2024 · Super Cup
AFC Champions League Elite logo 2023 · AFC Champions League Elite
J.League logo 2023 · J.League
Emperor Cup logo 2023 · Emperor Cup
AFC Champions League Elite logo 2022 · AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026 logo 2025 · AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026
Season Performance — 25/26 Bundesliga
Statistic Total
Rank
The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst.

The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals-
%28
Assists-
%34
Goal Contribution-
%22
Expected Goals (xG)0.22
%31
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)0.37
%47
Big Chances Created-
%30
Big Chances Missed1
%37
Penalty-
%48
Free-kick Goal-
%50
Shots
Total Shots3
%33
Shots on Target2
%55
Shots off Target1
%72
Blocked Shots-
%81
Passes
Pass Accuracy %88%
%63
Passes259
%22
Accurate Passes228
%23
Key Passes2
%39
Passes in Final Third25
%24
Chances Created2
%42
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %57.9%
%94
Long Balls19
%21
Accurate Long Balls11
%26
Cross Accuracy %-
Crosses-
%10
Accurate Crosses-
%24
Defense
Clearances20
%21
Interceptions5
%23
Tackles11
%31
Individual
Touches320
%25
Dribbles1
%20
Successful Dribbles-
%11
Successful Dribble %0%
%5
Duels46
%31
Duels Won %58.7%
%52
Duels Won27
%31
Possession Lost39
%77
Dispossessed2
%53
Offsides-
%67
Fouls Won3
%29
Free Kicks Taken3
%29
Discipline
Fouls3
%82
Yellow Cards1
%68
Red Cards-
%57

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date
From Transfer in
To Transfer out
Transfer Fee
29.06.26 Loan Return
01.01.26 Kiralık 200k €
07.07.25 5.8M €
Club Honors
Club Honors
Success Count Team Seasons
J. League's Youth Player of the Year J. League's Youth Player of the Year
1
2024
Japanese Super Cup winner Japanese Super Cup winner
1
Japanese cup winner Japanese cup winner
1
National Team Honors
National Team Honors
Success Count Team Seasons
AFC U23 Championship Winner AFC U23 Championship Winner
1