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Ko Itakura

Japan Ko Itakura Ajax Ajax

  • Age: 28
  • Position: Defender
  • Shirt Number: 4
  • Birthdate: 1997-01-27
  • Birthplace: Yokohama Japan
  • Height / Weight: 188 cm 80 kg

Clubs

Team Seasons
Ajax
2025
Borussia Monchengladbach
2024, 2023, 2022
Manchester City
—
Schalke 04
2021
Groningen
2020, 2019, 2018
Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
—
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
2017, 2016, 2015

Transfers

Date From To Type
2025-08-06
Borussia Monchengladbach
Ajax
Transfer
2022-07-02
Manchester City
Borussia Monchengladbach
€ 5M
2022-07-01
Schalke 04
Manchester City
N/A
2021-08-19
Manchester City
Schalke 04
Loan
2019-01-15
Manchester City
Groningen
Loan
2019-01-14
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Manchester City
€ 1.1M
2018-02-01
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
Loan

Match Stats

Match Rating G A Shoots (On Target) Passes (Accuracy) Duels (Won) /
World Cup
Japan - Sweden 39 7.17 0 0 0 (0) 29 (93.1%) 3 (3) 0/0
World Cup
Tunisia - Japan 90 7.9 0 1 0 (0) 89 (95.5%) 5 (3) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - Utrecht 35 6.5 0 0 0 (0) 15 (93.3%) 1 (1) 0/0
Eredivisie
Heerenveen - Ajax 90 8.2 0 0 0 (0) 56 (92.9%) 5 (5) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - PSV Eindhoven 82 6.2 0 0 0 (0) 31 (90.3%) 7 (2) 0/0
Eredivisie
NAC Breda - Ajax 18 6.9 0 0 0 (0) 7 (85.7%) 2 (1) 1/0
Eredivisie
Heracles Almelo - Ajax 66 6.6 0 0 0 (0) 38 (89.5%) 6 (3) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - Volendam 27 6.6 0 0 0 (0) 17 (88.2%) — 0/0
Champions League
Villarreal - Ajax 44 6.9 0 0 0 (0) 22 (95.5%) 2 (1) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles Deventer 90 6.3 0 0 0 (0) 49 (98%) 4 (—) 0/0
Eredivisie
Telstar - Ajax 98 7.7 0 0 0 (0) 104 (98.1%) 7 (5) 0/0
Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen - Ajax 90 7 0 0 1 (1) 64 (89.1%) 9 (7) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - Feyenoord 90 7.3 0 0 0 (0) 62 (93.5%) 5 (2) 0/0
Champions League
Qarabag - Ajax 65 6.2 0 0 0 (0) 31 (80.6%) 4 (1) 0/0
Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 97 7.6 0 0 1 (0) 81 (95.1%) 9 (7) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - Groningen 90 7.3 0 0 0 (0) 55 (89.1%) 7 (5) 0/0
Champions League
Ajax - Benfica 90 6.7 0 0 0 (0) 79 (91.1%) 9 (5) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - Heerenveen 90 7.3 0 0 0 (0) 71 (93%) 7 (5) 0/0
Eredivisie
FC Twente - Ajax 45 6.7 0 0 1 (1) 34 (85.3%) 1 (1) 0/0
Champions League
Chelsea - Ajax 93 6.2 0 0 0 (0) 26 (92.3%) 5 (4) 0/0
Champions League
Marseille - Ajax 92 5.9 0 0 0 (0) 67 (92.5%) 6 (3) 1/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - NAC Breda 90 6.6 0 0 0 (0) 52 (88.5%) 12 (6) 1/0
Eredivisie
PSV Eindhoven - Ajax 93 6.2 0 0 0 (0) 35 (94.3%) 2 (1) 0/0
Champions League
Ajax - Inter 84 6.5 0 0 0 (0) 64 (90.6%) 12 (4) 0/0
Eredivisie
Ajax - PEC Zwolle 67 7.6 0 0 0 (0) 62 (93.5%) 4 (2) 0/0
Eredivisie
Volendam - Ajax 62 8.7 1 0 3 (1) 54 (94.4%) 7 (5) 0/0

Past Seasons

Season Team League Apps Min G A / Rating
2026
Japan
World Cup - Qualification Asia
World
11 891 1 0 0/0 7.3
2025
Eredivisie
Netherlands
11 881 1 0 1/0 7.1
Japan
Friendlies
World
2 150 0 0 1/0 6.9
KNVB Beker
Netherlands
0 — 0 0 0/0 —
UEFA Champions League
World
5 419 0 0 1/0 6.3
2024
Bundesliga
Germany
31 2790 3 0 5/0 6.9
DFB Pokal
Germany
2 180 1 0 0/0 7.3
Japan
Friendlies
World
0 0 0 — 0/0 —
2023
Japan
Asian Cup
World
4 360 — — 1/0 6.6
Bundesliga
Germany
20 1599 3 0 9/0 7.0
DFB Pokal
Germany
2 136 0 — 0/0 6.9
Japan
Friendlies
World
6 522 0 — 1/0 7.0
2022
Bundesliga
Germany
24 1981 0 2 1/2 7.0
DFB Pokal
Germany
1 90 0 — 0/0 7.0
Japan
Friendlies
World
3 201 0 — 0/0 —
Friendlies Clubs
World
0 0 0 — 0/0 —
Japan
Kirin Cup
World
2 134 0 — 0/0 —
Japan
World Cup
World
3 270 0 1 2/0 7.0
Japan
World Cup - Qualification Asia
World
4 360 1 — 1/0 —
2021
2. Bundesliga
Germany
31 2670 4 — 3/0 7.1
DFB Pokal
Germany
1 90 0 — 0/0 7.3
2020
Eredivisie
Netherlands
35 3150 1 — 4/0 7.1
Japan
Friendlies
World
1 90 0 — 0/0 —
KNVB Beker
Netherlands
1 90 0 — 0/0 6.7
Japan U23
Olympics Men
World
6 367 0 — 0/0 —
2019
Japan
Copa America
World
2 178 0 — 0/0 7.0
Eredivisie
Netherlands
22 1666 0 — 4/0 7.0
Japan
Friendlies
World
1 14 0 — 0/0 —
KNVB Beker
Netherlands
1 90 0 — 0/0 —
2018
Japan U23
AFC U23 Asian Cup
 2 180 2 — 0/0 —
Japan U23
Asian Games
World
5 415 0 — 3/0 —
Vegalta Sendai
Emperor Cup
Japan
3 300 0 — 1/0 —
Eredivisie
Netherlands
0 0 0 — 0/0 —
Vegalta Sendai
J-League Cup
Japan
4 218 0 — 0/1 —
Vegalta Sendai
J1 League
Japan
24 1969 3 — 5/0 6.9
Japan U21
Tournoi Maurice Revello
 4 272 0 — 0/0 —
2017
Kawasaki Frontale
AFC Champions League
World
3 162 1 — 0/0 7.0
Kawasaki Frontale
Emperor Cup
Japan
1 90 0 — 0/0 —
Kawasaki Frontale
J-League Cup
Japan
4 250 0 — 0/0 —
Kawasaki Frontale
J1 League
Japan
5 71 0 — 0/0 6.6
Japan U20
World Cup - U20
World
2 134 0 — 1/0 —
2016
Kawasaki Frontale
Emperor Cup
Japan
2 127 0 — 1/0 —
Kawasaki Frontale
J-League Cup
Japan
1 90 0 — 0/0 —
Kawasaki Frontale
J1 League
Japan
3 98 0 — 1/0 6.8
2015
Kawasaki Frontale
J-League Cup
Japan
0 0 0 — 0/0 —
Kawasaki Frontale
J1 League
Japan
0 0 0 — 0/0 —

Trophies

  • 2. Bundesliga (Germany)
    Winner 2021/2022
  • J1 League (Japan)
    Winner 2017
  • AFC U19 Championship (Asia)
    Winner 2016 Bahrain