 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoichiro Kakitani | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006– | Cerezo Osaka | 113 | (33) |
| 2009–2011 | → Tokushima Vortis (loan) | 97 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Japan U17 | 9 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Japan U20 | 8 | (3) |
| 2013– | Japan | 9 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2013 | |||
Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗 Kakitani Yōichirō, born 3 January 1990 in Osaka, Japan) is aJapanese footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for J. League team Cerezo Osaka.
Club career
Kakitani joined Cerezo Osaka's youth team at the age of 4. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with Cerezo at 16 – the club record for the youngest player signed to a professional contract. He played his first J-League game on 26 November 2006. He also trained with the Arsenal F.C. and Inter Milan youth teams.
Kakitani entered the e-School[1] of Human Sciences, Waseda University in 2008.
Kakitani was loaned to Tokushima Vortis on 18 June 2009 and returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2012.
International career
He was named Most Valuable Player in the AFC U-17 Championship 2006 after helping Japan win the tournament, scoring 4 goals.
Kakitani scored two goals at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Against France he scored a spectacular goal from the halfway line.[2][3]
Kakitani Play for the first time with Japan in 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He played first international match against China and he scored first international goal in the 59th minute. against South Korea, He scored two goals. He won top Scorer award with 3 goals and won the tournament
