Kota Tawaratsumida

Kota Tawaratsumida
俵積田晃太
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-14) 14 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2016 Arte Hachioji FC
2017–2022 FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– FC Tokyo 43 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Kota Tawaratsumida (俵積田晃太, Tawaratsumida Kota, born 14 May 2004) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo.[1]

Youth career

Tawaratsumida started playing football at five years old influenced by his older brother.[2] At elementary school, he played for ARTE Hachioji FC Junior and later moved on to FC Tokyo U-15s as a junior. For FC Tokyo U-15s, he helped them finish third in the U-15 Japan Club Youth Cup.[3]

He moved up to the U-18s in 2020 and was part of the team that were beaten finalists in the U-18 Japan Club Youth Championship, losing 3–2 to Sagan Tosu U-18s, although Tawaratsumida himself only made a series of late cameos throughout the competition.[4]

In the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he had more play time consistency in the Prince Takamado U-18 Football League, playing 27 times and scoring three goals.[5][6]

Club career

In February 2022, it was announced Tawaratsumida would be joining up with FC Tokyo's first team squad as a Type 2 registered player, meaning he could continue to represent their U-18s as well as being registered with the first team.[7] In August 2022, it was decided that he would fully join the top team for the 2023 season.[3]

At the start of the 2023 season, Tawaratsumida was identified as a player that could have a breakout rookie season.[8] On 23 February 2023, he made his debut in a J1 League match against Kashiwa Reysol where he appeared as an 80th-minute substitite for Koki Tsukagawa.[9][10] In matchweek 4 of the 2023 season, Tawaratsumida was named in the starting XI for the first time in a 3–1 win over Yokohama FC and made an impact with his ability to dribble into the opponent's box.[11] His dribbling ability was on display in October, when Tawaratsumida won the J1 League Goal of the Month award for his solo effort in a 3–0 win over Gamba Osaka.[12] At the end of his debut season, Tawaratsumida played 35 games for FC Tokyo in all competitions, scoring two goals.

In the 2024 season, Tawaratsumida won the Young Player of the Month award for May after contributing a goal and an assist.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 June 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
FC Tokyo 2023 J1 League 27 2 3 0 5 0 35 2
2024 J1 League 16 1 0 0 3 0 19 1
Career total 43 3 3 0 8 0 54 3

References

  1. ^ "俵積田 晃太：ＦＣ東京：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "FC東京オフィシャルホームページｌF.C.TOKYO". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "ニュース｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "ＦＣ東京U-18 vs サガン鳥栖U-18 試合情報｜第44回日本クラブユースサッカー選手権（U-18）大会｜JFA.jp". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Kota Tawaratsumida Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kota Tawaratsumida Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "ニュース｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ "【番記者推奨！FC東京のブレイク候補】アダイウトンが途中交代、その時、ベンチに俵積田晃太がいれば…。技巧派ドリブラーが出世頭に！ | サッカーダイジェストWeb". www.soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Kashiwa Reysol vs. Tokyo - 26 February 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. ^ "FC東京U-18出身のルーキー俵積田晃太がデビュー「このチームで出続ける」". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  11. ^ "FC東京に現れた18歳ドリブラー俵積田晃太。鮮烈パフォーマンスも「自分のプレーを選ばないと生き残れない」 | Goal.com 日本". www.goal.com (in Japanese). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Tawaratsumida's spectacular solo effort wins Konami Goal of the Month for October | News". J.LEAGUE. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Tawaratsumida named Young Player of the Month for outstanding May | News". J.LEAGUE. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Kota Tawaratsumida Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 March 2023.