Yoichiro Kakitani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoichiro Kakitani | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2014 | Cerezo Osaka | 129 | (37) |
| 2009–2011 | → Tokushima Vortis (loan) | 97 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Basel | 18 | (4) |
| 2016– | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Japan U17 | 9 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Japan U20 | 8 | (3) |
| 2013– | Japan | 14 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014 |
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Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗 Kakitani Yōichirō?) (born 3 January 1990 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cerezo Osaka.
Kakitani joined Cerezo Osaka's youth team at the age of 4. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with Cerezo at 16 – the club record for the youngest player signed to a professional contract. He played his first J-League game on 26 November 2006. He also trained with the Arsenal F.C. and Inter Milan youth teams.
Kakitani entered the e-School of Human Sciences, Waseda University in 2008. Kakitani was loaned to Tokushima Vortis on 18 June 2009 and returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2012.
Kakitani joined FC Basel to the start of the 2014–15 Swiss Super League season. He made his debut for Basel on 2 August 2014 being substituted in during the 3–2 away win against Thun. The season 2014–15 was a successful one for Basel: the club won the championship (for the sixth time in a row that season), reached the cup final and entered the Champions League in the group stage reaching the knockout phase on 9 December 2014 as they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool. However, Kakitani failed to make a lasting impression in this season under trainer Paulo Sousa. Of the 65 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures – 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches) Basel played that season, Kakitani appeared in just 28 – 14 League, 3 Cup, 3 Champions League and 8 test games – scoring a total of 11 goals.
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