Kōta Takai
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| Full name | Kōta Takai | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | River FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Kawasaki Frontale | 49 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Kōta Takai (高井 幸大, Takai Kōta, born 4 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.