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Full nameKota Takai
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age21
Date of birth4 Sept 2004
BirthplaceYokohama
Height192 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubBorussia Mönchengladbach
Centre-back
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
357
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Injury-affected season

Missed 19 of Borussia Mönchengladbach's ~34 games this season through 19 injury absences (foot, muscle). He still appeared 8 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League: 22 apps, 2g 0a, 1907 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Borussia Mönchengladbach; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 Leagueat Kawasaki Frontale222019077.1
Bundesliga8003576.54

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

K. Takai is a 21-year-old central defender at Borussia Mönchengladbach, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Takai.

On the season, Takai graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.286 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 22). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69. At 21 Takai is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 37.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Takai missed 19 games through injury (foot, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 8 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Takai is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
69
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
22.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.3%
Minutes
limited game time
4.29
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Borussia Mönchengladbach finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

4.29
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 69 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions5
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.