Kota Takai

Takai's current-season form is up 50% on last season (Season 14→21), while his Rating held around 52. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Borussia MönchengladbachLoan · 12th	8	0	0	6.54	65	11
2025/26	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	22	2	0	7.1	52	21
2024/25	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	24	2	1	6.94	53	14
2023/24	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	17	0	0	6.7	51	20
2022/23	Kawasaki Frontale	1	0	0	6.7	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	15	0
Japan U23	22	0
Japan U20	7	0
Japan U19	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

K. Takai is a 22-year-old central defender at Kawasaki Frontale, rated 51.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (55.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Takai.

On the season, Takai graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 4.012 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 21). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 22 Takai is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Takai is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

162nd-highest potential U-23 tracked

51.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

21.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

55.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.01

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.01

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 51.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %55.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.094

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.094

Defensive actions / 904.012

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.142

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~16), then tapers with age. At 22, Takai sits on 13.5, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Takai's projected Rating — 51.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles39

Interceptions23

Blocks23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Tottenham(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Borussia Mönchengladbach(on loan)until Jun 2026

St. Truiden(on loan)Aug 2026 – Jun 2026

BB. Monchengladbach(on loan)Jan 2026 – Aug 2026

Borussia Mönchengladbach(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

TottenhamJul 2025 – Jan 2026

Kawasaki Frontaleuntil Jul 2025

About K. Takai

Kota Takai is a 21-year-old centre-back who plays for St. Truiden, born on September 4, 2004 in Yokohama, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Japan. St. Truiden currently sit 10th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, K. Takai has made 22 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 1,907 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

K. Takai's next match is on September 20, 2026, when St. Truiden face KVC Westerlo at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Takai at 51.8 with a Season form score of 21.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the AFC U23 Asian Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, K. Takai has totalled 72 club appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 24 appearances for Kawasaki Frontale.

K. Takai's career has also included time at Tottenham, Borussia Mönchengladbach, BB. Monchengladbach and Kawasaki Frontale.

On the international stage, K. Takai has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U20, Japan U19 — 45 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points