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Kō Itakura
Ko Itakura is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and captains the Japan national team.
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sports · Japanese footballer (born 1997) · association football player · also Kō Itakura, Ko Itakura, Kou Itakura, Itakura Kō, Itakura Ko, Itakura Kou
Born 27 January 1997 · Q20038711
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2026· 6 entries
Yahoo Sports: Itakura set for Gladbach return
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Yahoo Life Singapore: Haruna Kawaguchi and Ko Itakura confirm marriage and are expecting first child
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Public attention spiked: 5,817 Wikipedia readers in one day, 19.2× the usual 303, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 8,252 Wikipedia readers in one day, 27.3× the usual 303, with 1 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 6,761 Wikipedia readers in one day, 22.4× the usual 303, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: 2026 World Cup Roster Announcement.
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2025· 10 entries
Published video “堂安トークの続編！？【KCP in 兵庫・本編】”.
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Published video “板倉滉が日本代表メンバーを招集！？【予告編】”.
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Published video “板倉滉が清水寺でイベント！？【本編】”.
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Published video “板倉滉が京都・清水寺でイベント！【予告編】”.
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Published video “俺は一人じゃない。共に歩むことを忘れない。”.
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Yahoo! Sports: Borussia Mönchengladbach stand firm on €10m asking price for Ajax target Ko Itakura
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Yahoo Canada Sports: Ko Itakura’s Borussia Mönchengladbach release clause expires amid declining interest
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조선일보: Bayern Munich targets Ko Itakura, raises stakes for Kim Min-jae's future
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Became the first Japanese player in history to sign for Ajax
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Played for AFC Ajax (2025) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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2024· 4 entries
Published video “KCPが能登半島地震の被災地へ。”.
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Won award: IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year (2024).
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Won award: Japan Pro-Footballers Association Best XI (2024).
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Tribal Football: Ko Itakura latest - Football player news, transfer news & rumours, contract updates
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2023· 6 entries
Published video “仙台の子供たちとサッカーでガチバトル！【KCP】”.
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Published video “ファンに歓迎されながら入場する板倉滉 #kcp #板倉滉”.
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Published video “子どもの得点を賞賛する板倉滉”.
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Published video “出店の方との交流も忘れない板倉滉”.
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Won award: Borussia's Player of the Month (August 2023).
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Won award: Japan Pro-Footballers Association Best XI (2023).
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2022· 4 entries
ESPN: Ko Itakura's remarkable recovery from treatment table to pivotal role in Japan's win over Germany
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Won award: Japan Pro-Footballers Association Best XI (2022).
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Won: 2. Bundesliga with Schalke 04 (2021–22).
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Played for Borussia Mönchengladbach (2022–2025) — 75 appearances, 6 goals.
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2021· 2 entries
Won award: Groningen Player of the Year (2020–21).
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Played for Schalke 04 (2021–2022) — 31 appearances, 4 goals.
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2019· 5 entries
Joined FC Groningen in 2019.
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Joined Manchester City in 2019.
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Played for FC Groningen (2019–2021) — 56 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Manchester City F.C. (2019–2022) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Japan men's national football team (2019) — 39 appearances, 2 goals.
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2018· 4 entries
Won: Emperor's Cup with Vegalta Sendai (2018).
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Won award: Tag Heuer Young Guns Award (2018).
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Joined Vegalta Sendai in 2018.
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Played for Vegalta Sendai (2018–2018) — 24 appearances, 3 goals.
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2017· 2 entries
Won the Japanese J-League 1 with Kawasaki Frontale (2017).
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Won: J1 League with Kawasaki Frontale (2017).
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2015· 2 entries
Joined Kawasaki Frontale in 2015.
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Played for Kawasaki Frontale (2015–2018) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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2006· 1 entry
Joined Kawasaki Frontale in 2006.
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1997· 1 entry
Born 1997-01-27.
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