Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yoshiaki Takagi | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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.