Takahiro Ko

Ko's current-season form is level with last season (Season 43→43), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	FC Tokyo · 5th	7	1	0	6.97	42	43
2026/27	FC Tokyo	9	0	0	6.64	—	—
2025/26	FC Tokyo · 11th	33	2	4	7.07	42	43
2024/25	FC Tokyo · 7th	35	3	2	6.93	49	41
2023/24	FC Tokyo	32	1	0	7.02	—	—
2023/24	Albirex Niigata · 10th	31	1	0	7.02	52	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U22	3	0

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

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

T. Ko is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Tokyo, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 43. On long-term scout potential he's rated 41.6. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (81.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ko.

On the season, Ko graded 43 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 4 assists and 3.806 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 43 → 43). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 28 Ko is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

41.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

42.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

81.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.81

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Tokyo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 81.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.6 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %81.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.065

Assists / 900.129

Goal contribution / 900.194

Defensive actions / 903.806

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.032

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 (~19), then tapers with age. At 28, Ko sits on 11.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ko's projected Rating — 41.6 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 defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles71

Interceptions37

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC TokyoJan 2024 – now

Albirex NiigataJan 2021 – Jan 2024Free

Gamba Osaka(back from loan)Dec 2020 – Jan 2021

Renofa Yamaguchi(on loan)Aug 2019 – Dec 2020

Gamba Osakauntil Aug 2019

About T. Ko

Takahiro Ko is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for FC Tokyo, born on April 20, 1998 in Kawasaki, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Japan. FC Tokyo currently sit 5th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, T. Ko has made 7 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 586 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

T. Ko's next match is on September 19, 2026, when FC Tokyo face Nagoya Grampus at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Ko at 41.6 with a Season form score of 42.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the J2 League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, T. Ko has totalled 321 club appearances with 14 goals and 7 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 41 appearances for Renofa Yamaguchi.

T. Ko's career has also included time at Albirex Niigata, Gamba Osaka and Renofa Yamaguchi.

On the international stage, T. Ko has represented Japan U22 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Tokyo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points