K. Taniguchi · career
Kaito Taniguchi
Defensive · Albirex Niigata · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 1 club — 82 appearances, 15 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Albirex Niigata — Season rating 35, 10 goals and 2 assists in 34 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at Albirex Niigata. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (14 → 17). The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | Albirex Niigata | 36 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Albirex Niigata | 42 | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Roasso Kumamoto | 34 | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Grulla Morioka | 32 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Grulla Morioka | 23 | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
J2 League×2J-League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 28 | 1646 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 |
| A-Leagueat Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J-League Cup | 2 | 178 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
28 played15 not in squad· 1646 min, 2g 1a
Also spent part of this season at Central Coast Mariners — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | J1 League | A Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-1 | Played | 83 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 22 | J1 League | A Shimizu S-pulse | 0-2 | Played | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 26 | J1 League | A Kashima | 1-2 | Played | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 2 | J1 League | H Cerezo Osaka | 2-2 | Played | 64 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 8 | J1 League | H Tokyo Verdy | 2-2 | Played | 86 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 15 | J1 League | A Machida Zelvia | 0-1 | Played | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 20 | J-League Cup | A Vanraure Hachinohe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 29 | J1 League | H Gamba Osaka | 3-3 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 2 | J1 League | H Avispa Fukuoka | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | J1 League | A Vissel Kobe | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 9 | J-League Cup | A Matsumoto Yamaga | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 13 | J1 League | H Yokohama FC | 0-0 | Played | 64 | 7.9 | ||
| Apr 19 | J1 League | H Kyoto Sanga | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | J1 League | A Kashiwa Reysol | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 29 | J1 League | A Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | J1 League | H FC Tokyo | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 11 | J1 League | H Urawa | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 18 | J1 League | A Fagiano Okayama | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 21 | J-League Cup | H Tokyo Verdy | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 25 | J1 League | H Shonan Bellmare | 2-1 | Played | 83 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| May 31 | J1 League | A Nagoya Grampus | 0-3 | Played | 83 | 6.7 | ||
| Jun 11 | Emperor Cup | H Fukuyama City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 15 | J1 League | H Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jun 21 | J1 League | A Avispa Fukuoka | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Jun 25 | J1 League | A Kawasaki Frontale | 1-3 | Played | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| Jun 29 | J1 League | H Machida Zelvia | 0-4 | Played | 61 | 6.6 | ||
| Jul 5 | J1 League | A Kyoto Sanga | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Emperor Cup | H Toyo University | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 20 | J1 League | H Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 11 | J1 League | A Cerezo Osaka | 1-3 | Played | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 16 | J1 League | H Kawasaki Frontale | 1-1 | Played | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | J1 League | H Kashima | 1-2 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 31 | J1 League | A Urawa | 0-1 | Played | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 13 | J1 League | H Shimizu S-pulse | 0-1 | Played | 17 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 20 | J1 League | A Yokohama FC | 0-1 | Played | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 23 | J1 League | H Nagoya Grampus | 0-0 | Played | 73 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | J1 League | A Gamba Osaka | 2-4 | Played | 61 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | J1 League | H Fagiano Okayama | 1-1 | Played | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 18 | J1 League | A Tokyo Verdy | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 26 | J1 League | H Vissel Kobe | 2-2 | Played | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 8 | J1 League | A Shonan Bellmare | 2-5 | Played | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 30 | J1 League | H Kashiwa Reysol | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | J1 League | A FC Tokyo | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |