Kota Takai

Sint-TruidenDefender

Japan22 years (Sep 4, 2004)192 cm#4

€4.3MMarket Value#6 Sint-Truiden

Market Value#6 Sint-Truiden

€4.3M6.5% squad

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 3
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Goal Contributions: 1
Mins/game: 90
Avg Rating: 6.17

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.41

6.1

6.6

–

6.7

6.8

6.0

6.3

6.5

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
Nov 1	OH Leuven	1-2	45'	–	–	6.5
Oct 25	Club Brugge	2-3	90'	–	1	6.3
Oct 18	Lommel SK	4-1	90'	–	–	6.3
Oct 11	Mechelen	3-4	90'	–	–	6.0
Jul 26	Auckland	2-0	87'	–	–	6.8
Jul 22	Milton Keynes Dons	1-0	46'	–	–	6.7
Apr 25	VfL Wolfsburg	0-0	1'	–	–	—
Apr 19	FSV Mainz 05	1-1	3'	–	–	—
Feb 22	SC Freiburg	1-2	90'	–	–	6.6
Feb 14	Eintracht Frankfurt	0-3	90'	–	–	6.1

All matches

Season 26/27 · all comps

Attack

Goals: 0

Passing

Assists: 1
Key passes: 0
Passes: 241
Crosses (accurate): 0 (0)

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 7

Duels

Total: 30
Won: 16
Dribbles: 0

Minutes

Started: 3
Off the bench: 0
Total: 270'
Minutes per match: 90'

Discipline

Yellow: 1
Red: 0
Fouls (drawn): 0 (0)

Duels won16 of 30 · 53%

Pass accuracy99%

Form · 14 matches

Avg 6.44High 7.0Low 6.0

4 W3 D7 L

Appearances 2026/2027

3 started0 sub

Position

Defender

Market value & valuation

Sint-Truiden · 6.5% of €66M

Estimated market value

€4.3M

Sint-Truiden#6of 24

Japan#39

Most valuable · Sint-Truiden

#1
Arbnor Muja€6M
#2
Kaito Matsuzawa€6M
#3
Abdoulaye Sissako€6M
#4
Ryan Merlen€5.5M
#6
Kota Takai€4.3M

Share of €66M squad6.5%

Contract & transfers

Contract until: Jun 30, 2027
Highest fee paid: €5.8M2025 · Tottenham Hotspur
Latest move: Loan09/2026 · Sint-Truiden

Career · goals by team

Team	Apps	Goals	A	G/App	Rating
Kawasaki Frontale20/21–2025	80	4	1	0.05	7.04
Borussia Mönchengladbach25/26	8	0	0	0.00	6.43
Sint-Truiden26/27	3	0	1	0.00	6.17
Japan2026–	6	0	0	0.00	7.00

Club career

91
Apps: 4
Goals: 2
Assists: 0.04
G/App

League · 5 seasons

best 2025 7.13

20232024202525/2626/27

Bars: goals · line: average rating

Honours & transfers

2 titles

1× AFC Championship U23
1× Super Cup

Transfers

06/2027End of loan
Sint-Truiden → Tottenham Hotspur
09/2026Loan
Tottenham Hotspur → Sint-Truiden
06/2026End of loan
Borussia Mönchengladbach → Tottenham Hotspur
01/2026Loan
Tottenham Hotspur → Borussia Mönchengladbach
07/2025€6M
Kawasaki Frontale → Tottenham Hotspur

All matches

Last 14 matches

Nov 1, 2025 — Nov 1, 2026

Date	Opponent	Result	Mins	G	A	YC	RC	Rating
Nov 1	OH Leuven	1 - 2	45'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Oct 25	Club Brugge	2 - 3	90'	-	1	-	-	6.3
Oct 18	Lommel SK	4 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.3
Oct 11	Mechelen	3 - 4	90'	-	-	1	-	6.0
Jul 26	Auckland	2 - 0	87'	-	-	-	-	6.8
Jul 22	Milton Keynes Dons	1 - 0	46'	-	-	-	-	6.7
Apr 25	VfL Wolfsburg	0 - 0	1'	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 19	FSV Mainz 05	1 - 1	3'	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 22	SC Freiburg	1 - 2	90'	-	-	1	-	6.6
Feb 14	Eintracht Frankfurt	0 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	6.1
Jan 25	VfB Stuttgart	0 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	7.0
Jan 17	Hamburger SV	0 - 0	2'	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	TSG Hoffenheim	1 - 5	44'	-	-	-	-	6.4
Jan 11	FC Augsburg	4 - 0	17'	-	-	-	-	6.2

6 months • 14 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Kawasaki Frontale

2020/2021 - 2025

80410.056,5247.04

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Total

91420.047,041

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Japan

2026 - now

6000.002207.00

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Japan U23

2024/2025

10000.009307.04

Japan U20

2023/2024

3000.002707.18

Japan U19

2022/2023

1000.0090-

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Sint-Truiden

26/27

3012700.331—6.17

Borussia Mönchengladbach

25/26

8002470.00——6.43

Kawasaki Frontale

2025

31202,7460.073—7.18

Kawasaki Frontale

2024

27212,0530.137—7.05

Kawasaki Frontale

2023

21001,6930.003—6.85

Kawasaki Frontale

2022

10032———6.73

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Japan

2026

6002200.00——7.00

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Japan U23

2024

10009300.002—7.04

Japan U20

2023

3002700.002—7.18

Japan U19

2022

100900.00——-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2023	J1 League	14	1222	0	0	0	6.85
2024	J1 League	24	1872	2	1	0.14	7.05
2025	J1 League	22	1906	2	0	0.09	7.13
2025/2026	Bundesliga	8	247	0	0	0	6.43

Kota Takai: career in numbers

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2025 · 7.13J1 League
Lowest-rated season: 2025/2026 · 6.43Bundesliga
Rating trend: -0.17last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.09 G+A per 904 goals + 1 assist across 4 league seasons (per-90 from 5247 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 4 (2023–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 4

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 86thrating 7.13 vs 148 rated peers
Goals rank: #15 of 1482 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 59th0.09 per 90

Cohort: 148 J1 League defenders, 2025, min. 450 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A	YC
TSG Hoffenheim	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Albirex Niigata	3	1	1	1	0	0	1
Ulsan HD	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
FC Augsburg	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kashiwa Reysol	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sagan Tosu	2	1	0	1	1	0	0
Shonan Bellmare	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Consadole Sapporo	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Yokohama F. Marinos	2	0	1	1	0	0	2
Avispa Fukuoka	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
FC Tokyo	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Vissel Kobe	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Júbilo Iwata	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Nagoya Grampus	2	1	0	1	0	1	1
Machida Zelvia	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Shanghai Shenhua	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Gamba Osaka	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Crystal Palace	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Getafe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

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Trophies & Awards

2 titles won

Championships

AFC Championship U23

1x Winner(2024)

Super Cup

1x Winner(2024)