| Yoshiaki Takagi 高木 善朗 | |
| Fullname: | Yoshiaki Takagi |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet) |
| Currentclub: | Albirex Niigata |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Azamino FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Tokyo Verdy (loan) |
| Caps4: | 55 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2018– |
| Caps6: | 198 |
| Goals6: | 24 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23:09, 27 November 2022 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 29 June 2010 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Albirex Niigata.[1] [2]
He is noted for being a free-kick specialist and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17.[3] Alongside Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi and FC Bayern Munich forward Takashi Usami, Takagi is considered part of what has been termed by the Japanese media as the "Platinum Generation."[3]
In October 2009, Takagi was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2009 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Brazil in first match.
He comes from a sports family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and brother Toshiyuki is also a professional footballer.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2010 | J2 League | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
| FC Utrecht | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | colspan="2" | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 6 | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2014 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 2015 | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 10 | |||||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2017 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |||
| Total | 92 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 19 | |||
| Albirex Niigata | 2018 | J2 League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| 2020 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 10 | |||||
| 2022 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 174 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 23 | |||
| Career total | 356 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 53 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U17 | |||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
| Japan U19 | |||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition | |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 5 October | 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 | |||||
| 7 October | 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 | |||||
| 12 October | 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 | |||||
| 15 October | 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 | |||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 19 June | Friendly[10] / Japan U17 | |||||
| 24 October | 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 | |||||
| 27 October | 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 | |||||
| 30 October | 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 | |||||
| 2010 | ||||||
| 20 June | Friendly[11] / Japan U19 | |||||
| 27 June | Friendly[12] / Japan U19 | |||||
| 29 June | Friendly[13] / Japan U19 | |||||
2022[14]