Ko Itakura – Japan | World Cup 2026 Player Profile
Ko Itakura
Date of BirthJanuary 27, 1997 (age 29)
Place of BirthYokohama, Japan
Height / Weight188 / 80
PositionDefender
Current ClubAjax
73
Career
Appearances
6
Career
Goals
2025-26 Season
| Competition | MP | Gls | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| World Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| UEFA Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| All Competitions | 73 | 6 | 1 |
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Caps
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Int'l
Goals
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Standard stats — all competitions
| Season | Age | Squad | Country | Comp | MP | Starts | Min | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | Japan | World | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 11 | 10 | 891 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 29 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 1 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 29 | Japan | World | World Cup | 2 | 2 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 2 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | Ajax | Netherlands | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 19 | 16 | 1,379 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | Ajax | World | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 5 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | Bundesliga | 31 | 31 | 2,790 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | DFB Pokal | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | Bundesliga | 20 | 18 | 1,599 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | DFB Pokal | 2 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | Japan | World | Asian Cup | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 6 | 6 | 522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | Bundesliga | 24 | 22 | 1,981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | DFB Pokal | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Manchester City | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Japan | World | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 4 | 4 | 360 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 3 | 2 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Japan | World | Kirin Cup | 2 | 1 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Japan | World | World Cup | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 24 | FC Schalke 04 | Germany | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 30 | 2,670 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 24 | FC Schalke 04 | Germany | DFB Pokal | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Groningen | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 35 | 35 | 3,150 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Groningen | Netherlands | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Japan U23 | World | Olympics Men | 6 | 3 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | — | 7 Clubs | — | — | 219 | 204 | 18,238 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 2 |
Shooting stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 0.20 | 1.00 |
| 2026 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Ajax | KNVB Beker | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 0.17 | 0.33 |
| 2025 | Ajax | UEFA Champions League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 3 | 15 | 7 | 46.7% | 0.20 | 0.43 |
| 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB Pokal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 2024 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 3 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% | 0.18 | 0.43 |
| 2023-24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB Pokal | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Asian Cup | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 0 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB Pokal | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Manchester City | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Kirin Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2021-22 | FC Schalke 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 14 | 6 | 42.9% | 0.29 | 0.67 |
| 2021-22 | FC Schalke 04 | DFB Pokal | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 1 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 0.11 | 0.50 |
| 2020-21 | Groningen | KNVB Beker | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Japan U23 | Olympics Men | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 7 Clubs | — | 15 | 83 | 36 | 43.4% | 0.18 | 0.42 |
Discipline & miscellaneous stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 2026 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Japan | Friendlies | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | Ajax | KNVB Beker | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 15.3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
| 2025 | Ajax | UEFA Champions League | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 31.0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 40 |
| 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB Pokal | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 17.8 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB Pokal | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Asian Cup | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Friendlies | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 22.0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 29 |
| 2022-23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB Pokal | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Manchester City | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Friendlies | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Kirin Cup | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — | 4 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | FC Schalke 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 29.7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 44 |
| 2021-22 | FC Schalke 04 | DFB Pokal | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 35.0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 69 | 47 |
| 2020-21 | Groningen | KNVB Beker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Japan U23 | Olympics Men | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Japan | Friendlies | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 7 Clubs | — | 202.6 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
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