Kota Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta, born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese football player.[1] He plays for Yokohama F. Marinos.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kota Watanabe | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 18, 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Tokyo Verdy | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Tokyo Verdy | 90 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2019– | Yokohama F. Marinos | 121 | (5) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U23 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Career
Kota Watanabe joined J2 League club Tokyo Verdy in 2016.
International career
On May 24, 2019, Watanabe has been called by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América played in Brazil.[2] He's the only J2 League player to be called up for this competition.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2016 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 2 | |||||
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 19 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 211 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 11 | ||
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
References
External links
- Profile at Tokyo Verdy
- Kota Watanabe at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kota Watanabe at Soccerway