Kosuke Ota (太田 宏介, Ōta Kōsuke; born July 23, 1987) is a Japanese former football player who played as a defender.[2]
Club career
Ota began his footballing career with Yokohama FC in 2006, before a move to J1 League side Shimizu S-Pulse in 2009.[3] After making 85 league appearances and scoring two goals, Ota joined FC Tokyo in 2012.[3] He remained in Tokyo for three years before leaving Japanese football for the first time as he completed a transfer to Eredivisie team Vitesse, based in Arnhem.[3] He played in 28 matches in all competitions during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons before returning to FC Tokyo, having struggled to adapt to life in the Netherlands.[4]
He would subsequently play for FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus before joining Perth Glory FC in Australia. Ota’s debut for Perth Glory in 2021 was as a substitute against Brisbane Roar, in which he contributed two assists.[5] On 18 July 2022, Ota signed to J2 club, Machida Zelvia for during mid 2022 season.[6] On 3 October 2023, Ota officially announced his retirement from football at the end of this season after getting minimal game time at Machida Zelvia.[7][8]
International career
In July 2007, Ota was selected as a member for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2007 U-20 World Cup. At the tournament, he played 1 match as a left-back against Nigeria.
He made his full international debut for Japan on January 6, 2010, in a 2011 Asian Cup qualification match against Yemen. He would make 7 appearances for the Samurai Blue over a five year span, with his last one coming in 2015.
Career statistics
Club
- As of the end 2023 season.[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor’s Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 2006 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | J2 League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | FC Tokyo | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 2015 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Vitesse | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Japan | League | Emperor’s Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 2017 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Australia | League | FFA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Perth Glory | A-League | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor’s Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 2022 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 401 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 484 | 17 | ||
1Includes Japanese Super Cup.
International
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
- ^ “FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players” (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ “Stats Centre: Kosuke Ota Facts”. Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ a b c d “Kosuke Ota profile”. Soccerway. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ “Ota terug naar FC Tokyo”. SBV Vitesse. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ “Castro at the double as Glory down Brisbane”. Perth Glory FC. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ 太田宏介選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ FC町田ゼルビア 2022年7月18日
- ^ “太田宏介選手 現役引退のお知らせ” (Press release). FC町田ゼルビア. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ “元日本代表DF太田宏介、清水で一緒にプレーした小野伸二に「引退します」と報告すると「俺も」”. 日刊スポーツ. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
External links
- Kosuke Ota – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kosuke Ota at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kosuke Ota at Soccerway
- Kosuke Ota at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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