K. Takai · career
Kota Takai
Center Back · St. Truiden · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Takai is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 1 club — 63 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Kawasaki Frontale — Season rating 21, 2 goals and 0 assists in 22 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 21).
2025/26 was disrupted — 19 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±3 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Borussia MönchengladbachLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 11 |
| 2025/26 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 4 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 11 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | 2024/25 | Olympics Men | 11 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 11 | 0 | |
| Japan U20 | 2023/24 | AFC U20 Asian Cup | 4 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - U20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Japan U19 | 2022/23 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 1 | 0 |
Honours
AFC U23 Asian Cup×2Emperor Cup×2J1 League×2Super Cup×2AFC Champions League Elite×2J1 League×2Super Cup×2UEFA Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Japan | 4 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played1 unused sub5 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Borussia Mönchengladbach — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | Jupiler Pro League | H Lommel United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | Jupiler Pro League | A Cercle Brugge | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Jupiler Pro League | A Antwerp | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | Jupiler Pro League | H Union St. Gilloise | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Jupiler Pro League | H RAAL La Louvière | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Jupiler Pro League | A SK Beveren | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — |