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Born |
Fukui Prefecture, Japan | 30 October 1996||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current club | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Japan U21 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–present | Japan | 74 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 24 July 2021 |
Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta, born 30 October 1996) [1] is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team. [2]
Kota Watanabe studies in the College of Business Administration at Ritsumeikan University. [2]
In 2015, Watanabe made his debut for the Japan under–21 side at the Junior Asia Cup. The team finished fourth, qualifying for the Junior World Cup. [3]
Following the Junior Asia Cup, Watanabe represented the side again at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished in thirteenth place. [4]
Kota Watanabe made his senior international debut in 2016 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, where the team came last. [5]
Following his debut in 2016, Watanabe has been a regular inclusion in the Japanese team. His most prominent performance came in the 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta. [4] At the tournament, the team won a gold medal, qualifying directly to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [6]
In 2019, Watanabe was signed to the Adelaide Fire hockey team to compete in the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition. [7]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Fukui Prefecture, Japan | 30 October 1996||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current club | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Japan U21 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–present | Japan | 74 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 24 July 2021 |
Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta, born 30 October 1996) [1] is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team. [2]
Kota Watanabe studies in the College of Business Administration at Ritsumeikan University. [2]
In 2015, Watanabe made his debut for the Japan under–21 side at the Junior Asia Cup. The team finished fourth, qualifying for the Junior World Cup. [3]
Following the Junior Asia Cup, Watanabe represented the side again at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished in thirteenth place. [4]
Kota Watanabe made his senior international debut in 2016 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, where the team came last. [5]
Following his debut in 2016, Watanabe has been a regular inclusion in the Japanese team. His most prominent performance came in the 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta. [4] At the tournament, the team won a gold medal, qualifying directly to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [6]
In 2019, Watanabe was signed to the Adelaide Fire hockey team to compete in the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition. [7]