K. Takai · career
Kota Takai
Center Back · Borussia Mönchengladbach · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Takai is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 1 club — 63 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Kawasaki Frontale — Season rating 21, 2 goals and 0 assists in 22 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 21).
2025/26 was disrupted — 19 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±3 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Borussia MönchengladbachLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 22 |
| 2025/26 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 4 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 11 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | 2024/25 | Olympics Men | 11 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 11 | 0 | |
| Japan U20 | 2023/24 | AFC U20 Asian Cup | 4 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - U20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Japan U19 | 2022/23 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 1 | 0 |
Honours
AFC U23 Asian Cup×2Emperor Cup×2J1 League×2Super Cup×2AFC Champions League Elite×2J1 League×2Super Cup×2UEFA Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Japan | 4 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
8 played5 unused sub3 injured32 not in squad· 357 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Kawasaki Frontale — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | H NEC Nijmegen | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 20 | Friendlies Clubs | H FC Viktoria Köln | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Eintracht Rheine | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Borussia Neunkirchen | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Erzgebirge Aue | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A 1. FC Nürnberg | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Valencia | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Brentford | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | DFB Pokal | A Atlas Delmenhorst | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 14 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 4-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H Preußen Münster | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | H Karlsruher SC | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 13 | Friendlies Clubs | H K. Lierse S.K. | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 28 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | DFB Pokal | H FC St. Pauli | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 5 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 19 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 11 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 4-0 | Played | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-5 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 0-0 | Played | 12 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 25 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 14 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 22 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 6 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 1-4 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Mar 13 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 2-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 3-3 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 19 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 0-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| May 3 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 9 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 4-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — |