Keisuke Ota (footballer, born 1979)

Keisuke Ota (太田 恵介, Ōta Keisuke, born April 24, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.[1]

For other footballer, see Keisuke Ota.
Keisuke Ota
太田 恵介
Personal information
Full name Keisuke Ota
Date of birth (1979-04-24) April 24, 1979
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1997 Shimizu Commercial High School
1998–2001 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Avispa Fukuoka 63 (8)
2006 Thespa Kusatsu 38 (4)
2007 Minnesota Thunder 19 (2)
2008 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 (0)
Total 121 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ota was educated at and played for Shimizu Commercial High School and Fukuoka University.

After graduating from the university in 2002, Ota joined J2 League side Avispa Fukuoka. His first appearance in J2 League came on September 11, 2002 against Mito HollyHock.[2][3] He scored his first professional goal on July 26, 2003 against Albirex Niigata.[4][5] In April 2004, he crashed into the goal post and damaged his spleen as he scored against Omiya Ardija. Because of this injury, he was sidelined for more than three months. Although he was instrumental in Avispa's promotion in the 2005 season by playing 22 games and scoring 2 goals, he was released from the club. He played the 2006 season with fellow J2 side Thespa Kusatsu. The Minnesota Thunder signed him in February 2007, but he returned to Japan with V-Varen Nagasaki in 2008.[6] He retired from the game at the end of the 2008 season.

National team career

Ota represented Japan for the 2001 Summer Universiade held in Beijing where the team won the title beating Ukraine in the final. He played 5 matches in the tournament.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup Total
2002Avispa FukuokaJ2 League410041
200311210122
200424522267
200524200242
2006Thespa KusatsuJ2 League38410394
United States League Open Cup Total
2007Minnesota ThunderUSL First Division192192
Japan League Emperor's Cup Total
2008V-Varen NagasakiRegional Leagues10-10
CountryJapan 102144210616
United States 192192
Total 121164212518

References
  1. Keisuke Ota at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Keisuke Ota at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. J.League
  4. Keisuke Ota at J.League (in Japanese)
  5. J.League
  6. Minnesota Thunder Official Web Site, Thunder Signs 6-4 Japanese Forward Keisuke Ota, article retrieved February 6, 2008.


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