Yoichiro Kakitani

Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗, Kakitani Yōichirō) (born 3 January 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nagoya Grampus.

Yoichiro Kakitani
柿谷 曜一朗
Personal information
Full name Yoichiro Kakitani
Date of birth (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cerezo Osaka
Number 8
Youth career
1994–2005 Cerezo Osaka Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Cerezo Osaka 129 (37)
2009–2011 → Tokushima Vortis (loan) 97 (14)
2014–2015 FC Basel 18 (4)
2016–2021 Cerezo Osaka 124 (20)
2021- Nagoya Grampus 0 (0)
National team‡
2005–2007 Japan U17 9 (6)
2007–2009 Japan U20 8 (3)
2013–2014 Japan 18 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2014

Club career

Cerezo Osaka

Born in Osaka, Kakitani joined Cerezo Osaka's youth team at the age of 4. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with Cerezo at 16 – the club record for the youngest player signed to a professional contract. He played his first J-League game on 26 November 2006. He also trained with the Arsenal F.C. and Inter Milan youth teams.

Kakitani entered the e-School[2] of Human Sciences, Waseda University in 2008. Kakitani was loaned to Tokushima Vortis on 18 June 2009 and returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2012.

Basel

Kakitani joined FC Basel to the start of the 2014–15 Swiss Super League season.[3] He made his debut for Basel on 2 August 2014 being substituted in during the 3–2 away win against Thun.[4] The season 2014–15 was a successful one for Basel: the club won the championship (for the sixth time in a row that season[5]), reached the cup final and entered the Champions League in the group stage reaching the knockout phase on 9 December 2014 as they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool.[6] However, Kakitani failed to make a lasting impression in this season under trainer Paulo Sousa. Of the 65 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures – 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches) Basel played that season, Kakitani appeared in just 28 – 14 League, 3 Cup, 3 Champions League and 8 test games – scoring a total of 11 goals.[7]

Return to Cerezo Osaka

Unable to establish himself at Basel in the first half of the 2015–2016 season, Kakitani left the club in early January 2016 returning to his home club Cerezo Osaka which had been relegated to the J2 League during his absence.[8] The team has been playing in the J1 League since the 2017 season.

International career

He was named Most Valuable Player in the AFC U-17 Championship 2006 after helping Japan win the tournament, scoring 4 goals.

Kakitani scored two goals at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Against France he scored a spectacular goal from the halfway line.[9][10]

Kakitani debuted for the Japan senior team at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He played his first international match against China, scoring his first international goal in the 59th minute. He then scored twice against South Korea in a 2–1 win. His three goals from three matches made him top goalscorer as Japan won the tournament.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 January 2021.[12][13][14]
Club Season League League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerezo Osaka 2006 J1 League 1000000010
2007 J2 League 21210-00222
2008 24000-00240
2009 62--0062
Total 524100000534
Tokushima Vortis 2009 J2 League 27410-00284
2010 34420-00364
2011 36610-00376
Total 971440-0010114
Cerezo Osaka 2012 J1 League 30113175004017
2013 34210083004224
2014 141000084225
Total 7833311588410446
FC Basel 2014–15 RSL 14334-30207
2015–16 4120-0061
Total 18454-30268
Cerezo Osaka 2016 J2 League 226000000226
2017 J1 League 346511100408
2018 J1 League 214002031265
2019 J1 League 233114000284
2020 J1 League 241004100282
Total 12420621123114425
Career total 36976197261013442897

International
As of 14 October 2014
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan U-17
200510
200654
200732
Total96
Japan U-20
200742
200820
200921
Total83
Japan
201394
201491
Total185

International goals
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-17
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Singapore
1–0
1–1
2006 AFC U-17 Championship
2.11 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Iran
1–0
1–1
2006 AFC U-17 Championship
3.14 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Syria
2–0
2–0
2006 AFC U-17 Championship
4.17 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore North Korea
1–2
4–2
2006 AFC U-17 Championship
5.19 August 2007Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea Haiti
3–1
3–1
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
6.25 August 2007Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea France
1–0
1–2
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Under-20
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 November 2007Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar
8–0
8–0
2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification
2.14 November 2007Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Laos
2–0
5–0
2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification
3.7 December 2009Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong Macau
4–0
5–0
2009 East Asian Games

Senior team
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[15]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 July 2013Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea China PR
2–1
3–3
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2.28 July 2013Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea South Korea
1–0
2–1
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
3.
2–1
4.16 November 2013King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium
1–1
3–2
Friendly
5.4 June 2014Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States Costa Rica
3–1
3–1
Friendly

Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team record
Start Sub
Japan2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualificationU-15100Qualified
Japan2006 AFC U-17 ChampionshipU-16414Champions
Japan2007 FIFA U-17 World CupU-17122Round 1
Japan2008 AFC Youth Championship qualificationU-18402Qualified
Japan2008 AFC U-19 ChampionshipU-19110Quarterfinal
Japan2013 EAFF East Asian CupSenior203Champions

Honours

Club

Basel

Cerezo Osaka

Japan

Japan

Japan U-17

Individual

References
  1. "National Team Japan". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. university correspondence education
  3. "柿谷 スイスのバーゼル移籍決定 ("Kakitani - Moving to Switzerland's Basel")" (in Japanese). NHK. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. Herklotz, Guido (2014). "Der FCB siegt in Thun mit 3:2" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. Marti, Caspar (2015). "Der Meisterfreitag im bunten Zeitraffer" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. "Liverpool 1 Basel 1". BBC Sport. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. Zindel, Josef (2015). Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4.
  8. "Kakitani verlässt den FC Basel" [Kakitani leaves FC Basel]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup archive - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egqjhIbHqRc – YouTube
  11. EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 Final Competition Score Sheet http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m2.pdf http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m6.pdf
  12. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 24 out of 289)
  13. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 273 out of 289)
  14. "Japan - Y. Kakitani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  15. "Kakitani, Yoichiro". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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