Ko Itakura

Japanese Association Football Player

Ko Itakura was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 27th, 1997 and is the Japanese Association Football Player. At the age of 27, Ko Itakura biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
January 27, 1997
Nationality
Japan
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Age
27 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Profession
Association Football Player
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Ko Itakura Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 27 years old, Ko Itakura has this physical status:

Height
188cm
Weight
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Hair Color
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Ko Itakura Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Ko Itakura Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Ko Itakura Career

Born in Yokohama, Ko Itakura joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2015, with which he won the 2017 Japanese championship.

He was loaned to Vegalta Sendai in 2018.

In January 2019, he joined Premier League club Manchester City and was immediately loaned to Eredivisie club Groningen, until the summer of 2020. On 24 July 2020, his stay with Groningen was extended with one more year after both clubs agreed.

On 19 August 2021, Itakura signed a season-long loan deal with 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 with an option to make the move permanent for £5 million. At the end of the season, he was promoted to the Bundesliga with Schalke, but the club did not activate the option due to financial reasons.

On 2 July 2022, he returned to Germany and signed permanently with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a €5,000,000 transfer fee.

International career

In May 2017, Itakura was called up to the Japan U-20 national team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as defensive midfielder.

He was selected for the senior Japan national football team for 2019 Copa América and made his debut on 20 June 2019 in the game against Uruguay, as a starter.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

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Is this goal of the season already? Granit Xhaka delivers outrageous strike and Florian Wirtz hits late winner, as Bayer Leverkusen start Bundesliga defence with 3-2 win against Borussia Monchengladbach

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2024
Granit Xhaka scored an excellent goal and Florian Wirtz netted a late winner as  champions Bayer Leverkusen secured a 3-2 win away to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday, extending their unbeaten league run into the new campaign. Leverkusen were awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time for Ko Itakura's foul on substitute Amine Adli and Wirtz scored on a rebound to earn the visitors the three points. Xhaka opened the scoring for Leverkusen in the 12th minute with a powerful strike from outside the box before Wirtz doubled their lead in the 38th on a rebound.

How Schalke went from Bundesliga high-flyers to being relegated to another

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 4, 2023
Schalke 04 is unquestionably part of not only the furniture, but also the country's upper echelons. The Royal Blues have played in Europe every season from 1991-2002 through 2018-19. In seven of those 16 seasons, and even reached the semi-finals in 2010-11, they reached the Champions League proper, before losing to Manchester United. Bayern Munich has monopoly on the game, winning the Bundesliga for ten years in a row, but Schalke - who sees themselves among Borussia Dortmund's top of the rest' - is often close to challenging the Bavarian giants.

Team news, kick-off time, TV network, stream, head-to-head, 2022: Japan vs. Croatia in 2022 - Team news, kick-off time, TV channel, stream, head-to-head

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 3, 2022
As Japan takes on Croatia in the last-16 on Monday, they will attempt to make history by making the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time. Japan appeared to have their work cut out to reach the knockout stages after being placed in a consortium with Spain and Germany, but they did win both European giants, despite losing to Costa Rica in between. It's been far from simple for Japan to progress to this round, and the two nations will be desperate for their fairytale run to continue.
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