| Takahiro Kunimoto | |
| Fullname: | Takahiro Kunimoto |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kitakyushu, Japan |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Liaoning Tieren |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC NEO |
| Youthyears2: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Avispa Fukuoka |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Gyeongnam FC |
| Caps2: | 63 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Caps3: | 64 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Casa Pia |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Liaoning Tieren |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 23 November 2023 |
, known as Kuni, is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for China League One club Liaoning Tieren.
On 12 January 2015, Kunimoto joined J2 League club, Avispa Fukuoka. He helped the club to a third place finished which see them qualified to the 2016 J1 League.
On 4 January 2018, Kunimoto joined K League 1 side, Gyeongnam FC ahead of the 2018 season. In his first season with the Korean club, he helped them to finished the season as league runner-ups.
On 9 January 2020, Kunimoto joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[1] On 8 May, he made his first appearance against Suwon Samsung Bluewings. On 28 June 2020, he scored his first goal against Ulsan Hyunda. He would than go on to win the 2020 K League 1 league title and 2020 Korean FA Cup in his first season at the club. Kunimoto went on to win another league title in the 2022 K League 1 and also for his contribution in the 2022 Korean FA Cup, he won the Korean FA Cup medal. However Kunimoto contract was terminated on 13 July after a drunk-driving incident. He left Jeonbuk Hyundai and make 83 appearances scoring 13 goals and contributing 10 assist in all competitions with the clubhouse.
On 27 July 2023, Kunimoto moved to Portugal to signed for Primeira Liga outfit, Casa Pia. He make his debut on 7 August 2022 against Santa Clara. On 29 August 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Vitória Guimarães. Kunimoto decided to leave the club after 1 season in which he make 26 appearances in all competition during his time with the Portuguese club.
Kunimoto signed a contract with Malaysia Super League giants, Johor Darul Ta'zim on 2 August 2023 replacing the foreign player slot with Leandro Velázquez who is out with an injury till the end of the year. He scored 2 goals and get 1 assist on his club debut in the 2023 Malaysia Cup match against Kelantan in a 10–0 thrashing victory. He won the 2023 Malaysia Super League title and the 2023 Malaysia Cup at the end of the season.
On 10 February 2024, Kunimoto joined China League One club Liaoning Tieren on a free transfer.[2] On 9 March 2024, he make his debut for the club in a league match against Chongqing Tonglianglong playing the full match. On 9 June, Kunimoto scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Guangzhou.
Kunimoto is also eligible to play for the South Korea national team through his grandfather, who was born in South Korea.
Updated to 6 July 2022.[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | J1 League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Korea | League | FA Cup | League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||||
| 2018 | Gyeongnam FC | K League Classic | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | K League 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 63 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 9 | ||
| 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 187 | 25 | ||