Kosuke Ota

Kosuke Ota (太田 宏介, Ōta Kōsuke, born July 23, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for Australian club Perth Glory in the A-League.[1]

For footballer, born 1982, see Kosuke Ota (footballer, born 1982).
Kosuke Ota
Personal information
Full name Kosuke Ota
Date of birth (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 8
Youth career
1994–1999 Tsukusino
2000–2002 Machida Zelvia
2002–2005 Azabu University High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Yokohama FC 49 (0)
2009–2011 Shimizu S-Pulse 85 (2)
2012–2015 FC Tokyo 112 (7)
2016–2017 Vitesse 26 (0)
2017–2019 FC Tokyo 61 (2)
2019–2020 Nagoya Grampus 9 (0)
2020– Perth Glory
National team
2007 Japan U20 1 (0)
2010–2015 Japan 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:47, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ota began his footballing career with Yokohama FC in 2006, before a move to J1 League side Shimizu S-Pulse in 2009.[2] 85 league appearances and two goals later, Ota joined FC Tokyo in 2012.[2] He remained in Tokyo for three years before leaving Japanese football for the first time as he completed a transfer to Eredivisie team Vitesse.[2] He participated in 28 matches in all competitions during 2015–16 and 2016–17 prior to returning to FC Tokyo and Japan after struggling to adapt to life in the Netherlands.[3]

National team career

In July 2007, Ota was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 1 match as left side back against Nigeria.

He made his full international debut for Japan on January 6, 2010, in a 2011 Asian Cup qualification against Yemen.

Career statistics

Club

Last update: 25 February 2019.[2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2006Yokohama FCJ2 League1010---20
2007J1 League1700030--200
2008J2 League31010---320
2009Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League2305040--320
20102815090--421
20113413030--401
2012FC Tokyo14000004010190
20133431050--403
20143412151--413
20153035010--363
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
2015–16VitesseEredivisie16000---160
2016–1710020---120
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2017FC TokyoJ1 League3210010--331
20182512020--291
Career total 32911271331401039413

1Includes Japanese Super Cup.

International
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201010
201100
201200
201300
201430
201530
Total70

References
  1. "Stats Centre: Kosuke Ota Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  2. "Kosuke Ota profile". Soccerway. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. "Ota terug naar FC Tokyo". SBV Vitesse. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.


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