| Kento Tachibanada 橘田 健人 | |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Height: | 1.69 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Kokubu Nishi SSS |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Maizuru Junior High School |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Kamimura Gakuen High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2020 |
| College1: | Toin University of Yokohama |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Caps1: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 12 August 2023, 20:12 (WIB) |
is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale.
On 18 January 2023, Tachibanada was appointed as the captain of Kawasaki Frontale for the 2023 season.[2]
On 3 October 2023, Tachibanada scored a goal the 88th minute to win the match against Ulsan Hyundai in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage fixtures.
5 days later on 8 October 2023, he scored another goal, this time in the 53rd minute of the semi-final match of 2023 Emperor's Cup against Avispa Fukuoka in Todoroki Stadium.
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toin University | 2019 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2020 | J1 League | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 61 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 7 | |||