Field Insider
58.8
10.7%
Ratingi
25.4
82.7%
Seasoni
13
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKota Takai
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age21
Date of birth4 Sept 2004
BirthplaceYokohama
Height192 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubTottenham
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Centre-back

Season stats

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22
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1907
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kawasaki Frontale.

Also this season

On loan at Borussia Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 357 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Tottenham; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

K. Takai is a 21-year-old central defender at Kawasaki Frontale, rated 52.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, 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 53. At 21 Takai is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13 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
311th-highest potential U-23 tracked
52.7
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

22
Apps
4.01
Def. / 90
39
Tackles
23
Interceptions
4
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 21 — 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 52.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles39
Interceptions23
Blocks23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.