Kōta Takai
Updated: 12/11/2025, 3:30:01 PM Wikipedia source
Kōta Takai (高井 幸大, Takai Kōta; born 4 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Tottenham Hotspur and the Japan national team.
Infobox
2019
Japan U15
Full name
Kōta Takai
Date of birth
(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position
Centre-back
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number
25
2009–2011
River FC
2011–2022
Kawasaki Frontale
Years
Team
2022–2025
Kawasaki Frontale
2025–
Tottenham Hotspur
2022–2023
Japan U20
2023–2024
Japan U23
2024–
Japan
Tables
· Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Club
Kawasaki Frontale
Season
2022
League
J1 League
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
1
Other
0
2023
2023
Club
2023
Season
14
League
0
League
4
League
0
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
23
Other
0
2024
2024
Club
2024
Season
24
League
2
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
4
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
29
Other
2
2025
2025
Club
2025
Season
22
League
2
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
6
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
28
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
60
League
4
League
4
League
0
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
13
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
81
Other
4
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2025–26
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
0
Total
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
60
League
4
League
4
League
0
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
13
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
81
Other
4
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 4 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Japan
Japan
National team
Japan
Year
2024
Apps
1
Goals
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
3
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
4
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- Includes Emperor's Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 Squad List: Japan (JPN)"https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
- note.comhttps://note.com/reona32/n/ndf0711fab783
- Yahoo Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20220418165149/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d62b268166a57720131b1cb3c0f3005d974a1a75
- Tottenham Hotspur F.Chttps://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/july/kota-takai-deal-agreed/
- "Every word Thomas Frank said on transfers, Takai problem, Mikey Moore, Son future and Gibbs-White"https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/every-word-thomas-frank-said-32155245
- "When Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Takai and Dragusin will be back from injury for Tottenham"https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/dejan-kulusevski-dominic-solanke-takai-32400719
- U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024https://jfa.jp/news/00033820/
- "Football: Japan thump China 7–0 to open final-round World Cup qualifiers"https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/49989
- Kōta Takai at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/kota-takai/787606/
- J.Leaguehttps://www.jleague.jp/match/supercup/2024/021701/live/
- Football Channelhttps://www.footballchannel.jp/2023/12/09/post523537/
- Soccer Kinghttps://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20241209/1963278.html