player · data as of 2026-07-15 21:35 UTC
Kou Itakura
Be the first in the standsDefenderage 296' 2"
Japancurrently Ajax Amsterdam
Japancurrently Ajax AmsterdamLeague goals, career
17
club 15 · country 2 — every listed spell, youth years included where sources record them; cups in The Record
Career appearances
239
across 7 listed spells and the national team — youth years included where sources record them
World Cup 2026
0g 1a
counted live from our own match timelines
Team trophies
3
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from Wikidata (community-updated); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
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. — Wikipedia
Honours
3 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
2. Bundesliga
2021–22
The full cabinet, by club & country
Kawasaki Frontale1
J1 League 2017
Vegalta Sendai1
Emperor's Cup 2018
Individual awards & honours — 5 more
Tag Heuer Young Guns AwardGroningen Player of the YearBorussia's Player of the Month2022, 2023, 2024IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year
The Record
season by season · 33 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 284 | 18 | 5 | 121 | 41 |
| 2026 | FIFA World Cup | Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Friendlies | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Champions League | Ajax Amsterdam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | Friendlies | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Ned Cup | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | DFB-Pokal | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | AFC Asian Cup | Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 20 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 0 |
| 2018–2018 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 3 |
| 2019–now | Japan | 39 | 2 |
| 2019–2021 | FC Groningen | 56 | 1 |
| 2019–2022 | Manchester City F.C. | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–2022 | FC Schalke 04 | 31 | 4 |
| 2022–2025 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 75 | 6 |
| 2025–now | AFC Ajax | 7 | 1 |
The Stands
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