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Club season 2025/26 Eredivisie, UEFA Champions League
26
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
International
40
Caps
2
Goals
Club career totals
253
Career apps
19
Career goals
Form
First Japanese player to feature for Ajax first team; caps updated to 40 per Wikipedia
Date of birth1997-01-27 (age 29) NationalityJapan ClubAjax · Netherlands LeagueEredivisie PositionDF · Centre-back · #4 Height188 cm Preferred footright Market value—
Ko Itakura came through the Kawasaki Frontale academy and moved to Manchester City in 2019, spending loan spells in the Netherlands before establishing himself in the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach. A composed, left-footed centre-back, he later joined Ajax, becoming the first Japanese player to feature for the Amsterdam club's first team. He is a defensive cornerstone for Japan with both club Champions League experience and over 40 caps.
- First Japanese player to feature for the Ajax first team
- Owned by Manchester City early in his European career
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