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Yoshiaki Takagi

Yoshiaki Takagi
Personal information
Full name Yoshiaki Takagi
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 24)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Tokyo Verdy
Number 10
Youth career
–2005 Azamino FC
2005–2009 Tokyo Verdy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Tokyo Verdy 43 (6)
2011–2013 FC Utrecht 33 (1)
2014–2016 Shimizu S-Pulse 13 (0)
2015–2016 Tokyo Verdy (loan) 55 (9)
2017– Tokyo Verdy
National team
2008–2009 Japan U17 8 (1)
2010 Japan U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2013.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2010

Yoshiaki Takagi (高木 善朗 Takagi Yoshiaki?, born 9 December 1992) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Tokyo Verdy in the Japanese J-League.

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. 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."

He comes from a sporting family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and brother Toshiyuki currently a regular at Urawa Red Diamonds.

1Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup.

2Includes UEFA Europa League.

3Includes Eredivisie Playoffs.


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