Yojiro Takahagi

Yojiro Takahagi
	Takahagi playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Yojiro Takahagi
Date of birth	August 2, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Youth career
2002–2003	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2014	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2006	→Ehime FC (loan)
2015	Western Sydney Wanderers
2015–2016	FC Seoul
2017–	FC Tokyo
National team
2013–2017	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Yojiro Takahagi (髙萩洋次郎, Takahagi Yojiro, born August 2, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Takahagi was born in Iwaki on August 2, 1986. He joined J2 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima from their youth team in 2003. Although Sanfrecce was promoted to J1 League from 2004, he could hardly play in the match. In 2006, he moved to J2 club Ehime FC on loan and played as regular player. In 2007, he returned to Sanfrecce. Sanfrecce was relegated to J2 end of the 2007 season. In 2008, he became a regular player and Sanfrecce won the champions. Sanfrecce was returned to J1 from 2009 and won the J1 League champions in 2012 and 2013. In January 2015, he moved to A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. In June he moved to K League Classic club FC Seoul. In 2017, he returned to Japan and joined FC Tokyo.

In July 2013, Takahagi was selected the Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against China on July 21. He played 3 games for Japan until 2017.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J2 League	4	0	0	0	-		-		4	0
2004		J1 League	4	1	0	0	0	0	-		4	1
2005		J1 League	0	0	2	0	0	0	-		2	0
2006	Ehime FC	J2 League	44	3	0	0	-		-		44	3
2007	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	3	0	4	0	4	0	-		11	0
2008		J2 League	38	14	4	0	-		-		42	14
2009		J1 League	27	5	2	1	4	0	-		33	6
2010			22	4	1	1	5	1	2	0	30	6
2011			31	2	2	0	2	0	-		35	2
2012			34	4	1	0	5	0	-		40	4
2013			31	3	6	2	2	1	5	0	44	6
2014			32	3	1	0	5	0	7	1	45	4
Australia			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2014/15	Western Sydney Wanderers	A-League	11	2	-		-		6	1	17	3
South Korea			League		Korean FA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2015	FC Seoul	K League Classic	14	2	2	2	-		-		16	4
2016	FC Seoul	K League Classic	32	1	5	0	-		9	0	46	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2017	FC Tokyo	J1 League	30	1	0	0	5	0	-		35	1
2018			34	0	3	1	2	0	-		39	1
2019			33	2	1	0	8	0	-		42	2
2020			26	1	-		2	0	7	0	35	1
2021
Country	Japan		393	43	27	5	44	2	21	0	485	50
	Australia		11	2	-		-		6	1	17	3
	South Korea		46	3	7	2	-		9	0	62	5
Total			450	48	34	7	44	2	36	1	564	58