Takahiro Akimoto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takahiro Akimoto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yanase FC | |||
| Tochigi SC | |||
| –2019 | Kokushikan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Tochigi | 40 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Urawa Reds | 89 | (7) |
| 2024 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | OH Leuven | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||
Takahiro Akimoto (明本 考浩, Akimoto Takahiro, born 31 January 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven.
Early life
[edit]Takahiro was born in Utsunomiya. He played for Yanase FC, Tochigi SC and Kokushikan University.
Career
[edit]Takahiro made his debut for Tochigi against V-Varen Nagasaki on 23 February 2020.[2] He scored his first goal for the club against Fagiano Okayama on 12 August 2020, scoring in the 27th minute.[3]
Takahiro made his debut for Urawa against FC Tokyo on 27 February 2021.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Kashima Antlers on 3 April 2021, scoring in the 37rd minute.[5]
On 20 January 2024, Akimoto was announced at OH Leuven, where he was loaned from Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the 2023–24 season, with buy clause.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 01 April 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tochigi SC | 2020 | J2 League | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
| Total | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||
| Urawa Reds | 2021 | J1 League | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| 2022 | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 70 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 16 | ||
- Notes
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Urawa Red Diamonds
- Emperor's Cup: 2021
- Japanese Super Cup: 2022
- AFC Champions League: 2022[8][9]
- J.League Cup: 2023 (runners-up)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Tochigi - 23 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Tochigi vs Fagiano Okayama - 12 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Urawa Reds vs Tokyo - 27 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Urawa Reds vs Kashima Antlers - 3 April 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Takahiro Akimoto tekent voor OH Leuven".
- ^ Takahiro Akimoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Takahiro Akimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Tochigi Prefecture
- Kokushikan University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Men's association football midfielders
- J2 League players
- J1 League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Tochigi SC players
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- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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