Yoichiro Kakitani
柿谷 曜一朗
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tokushima Vortis
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)
2021–2022 Nagoya Grampus 57 (5)
2023– Tokushima Vortis 0 (0)
International career‡
2005–2007 Japan U17 9 (6)
2007–2009 Japan U20 8 (3)
2013–2014 Japan 18 (5)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
WinnerJ.League Cup2017
WinnerEmperor's Cup2017
Representing  Japan
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023, 21:23 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2014

Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗, Kakitani Yōichirō) (born 3 January 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Tokushima Vortis.

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

On 7 July 2014 FC Basel announced that they had signed Kakitani on a four-year contract.[3] Kakitani joined Basel to the start of the 2014–15 Swiss Super League season.[4] He joined the team on 17 July for their 2014–15 season under head coach Paulo Sousa.[5] Kakitani played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stockhorn Arena on 2 August, coming on as a substitute for Mohamed Elneny as Basel won 3–2 against Thun.[6] He scored his first goal for his new club one week later, on 9 August, in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park as Basel won 4–1 against Zürich.[7] The season 2014–15 was a successful one for Basel. Basel entered the Champions League in the group stage. They reached the knockout phase on 9 December 2014, as they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool.[8] But they were knocked out of the competition by Porto in the round of 16. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Basel won the championship for the sixth time in a row.[9] In the 2014–15 Swiss Cup Basel reached the final. However for the third time in a row they finished as runners-up. However, Kakitani failed to make a lasting impression in this season under trainer Paulo Sousa. Of the 50 competition matches (36 Swiss League fixtures – 6 Swiss Cup and 8 Champions League) that Basel played that season, Kakitani appeared in just 28.

In their following season new head coach was Urs Fischer and under him Kakitani played only in seven games. Being unhappy, he decided to return to Japan. During his 18 months with the club, Kakitani played a total of 41 games for Basel scoring a total of 14 goals. 18 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, six in the Swiss Cup, three in the 2014–15 Champions League and 14 were friendly games. He scored four goals in the domestic league, four in the cup and the other six were scored during the test games.[10]

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.[11] The team has been playing in the J1 League since the 2017 season.

Return to Tokushima Vortis

On 6 January 2023, Kakitani announcement officially return to former club, Tokushima Vortis for upcoming 2023 season, he played for the club on loan in the middle of the 2009 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.[12][13]

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.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start from 3 of November 2023.[15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 Swiss Super League 14334–30207
2015–16 4120–0061
Total 18454–30268
Cerezo Osaka 2016 J2 League 226000000226
2017 J1 League 346511100408
2018 214002031265
2019 233114000284
2020 241004100282
Total 12420621123114425
Nagoya Grampus 2021 J1 League 365405272529
2022 2102061–291
Total 57560113728110
Tokushima Vortis 2023 J2 League 37700–00377
Total 0000000000
Career total 440862034316217530112

International

As of 14 October 2014
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan U17 200510
200654
200732
Total96
Japan U20 200742
200820
200921
Total83
Japan 201394
201491
Total185

Under-17

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kakitani goal.
List of international goals scored by Yoichiro Kakitani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Singapore1–01–12006 AFC U-17 Championship
211 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Iran1–01–12006 AFC U-17 Championship
314 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Syria2–02–02006 AFC U-17 Championship
417 September 2006Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore North Korea1–24–22006 AFC U-17 Championship
519 August 2007Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea Haiti3–13–12007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
625 August 2007Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang, South Korea France1–01–22007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Under-20

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kakitani goal.
List of international goals scored by Yoichiro Kakitani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 November 2007Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar8–08–02008 AFC Youth Championship qualification
214 November 2007Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Laos2–05–02008 AFC Youth Championship qualification
37 December 2009Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong Macau4–05–02009 East Asian Games

Senior team

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kakitani goal.
List of international goals scored by Yoichiro Kakitani[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 July 2013Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea China2–13–32013 EAFF East Asian Cup
228 July 2013Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea South Korea1–02–12013 EAFF East Asian Cup
32–1
416 November 2013King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–13–2Friendly
54 June 2014Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States Costa Rica3–13–1Friendly

Honours

Basel

Cerezo Osaka

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Japan U-17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Yoichiro Kakitani" (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ university correspondence education
  3. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (7 July 2014). "Welcome to FC Basel 1893 Yoichiro Kakitani". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (17 July 2014). "Yoichiro Kakitani ist in Basel angekommen". Yoichiro Kakitani has arrived in Basel (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2 August 2014). "Der FCB siegt in Thun mit 3:2". FCB wins 3-2 in Thun. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (9 August 2014). "FC Basel - FC Zürich 4:1 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ↑ McNulty, Phil (9 December 2014). "Liverpool 1-1 Basel". Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (29 May 2015). "Der Meisterfreitag im bunten Zeitraffer". The championship Friday in a colorful time lapse (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2022). "Yoichiro Kakitani - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kakitani verlässt den FC Basel" [Kakitani leaves FC Basel]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  12. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup archive - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egqjhIbHqRc – YouTube
  14. ↑ 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
  15. ↑ 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)
  16. ↑ 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)
  17. ↑ "Japan - Y. Kakitani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ↑ "Kakitani, Yoichiro". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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