Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Ehime, Japan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Nagoya Grampus | ||
2016–2019 | Meiji University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2021 | Ehime FC | 4 | (0) |
2021 | → Gamba Osaka (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 22 July 2023 (UTC) |
Taichi Kato (加藤 大智, Kato Taichi, born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Ehime FC and Gamba Osaka before retiring at the end of the 2022 season aged 25. [1] [2]
Kato began his career at Nagoya Grampus, appearing for both their U-15 and U-18 academies. [3] He then went on to study at Meiji University between 2016 and 2019 – helping them win the 2019 Japan College Prime Ministers Cup in a 2–1 victory over Hosei University. [4] In November 2019, it was announced that Kato would be joining J2 League team Ehime FC for the 2020 season. [5] [6] He made his professional debut in September 2020 in a league victory over Tokyo Verdy, keeping a clean sheet in their 1–0 win. [7] He went on to play a further three times in the 2020 season.
In April 2021, he moved on loan to J1 League club Gamba Osaka, [8] before completing a permanent transfer to the club in December 2021. [9] He made five appearances for the club throughout the 2022 season.
Kato was released by Gamba Osaka at the end of the 2022 season. [10] He took part in the J.League tryouts to help out of contract players find a new club, however the tryout was unsuccessful. [11] After making only four league appearances in his career, decided to retire from professional football in February 2023. [1] In March 2023, Kato was appointed as a coach at Nagoya Grampus' soccer school – the club where he began his career. [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
Meiji University | 2019 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Ehime FC | 2020 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
Gamba Osaka (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gamba Osaka | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 14 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Ehime, Japan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Nagoya Grampus | ||
2016–2019 | Meiji University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2021 | Ehime FC | 4 | (0) |
2021 | → Gamba Osaka (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 22 July 2023 (UTC) |
Taichi Kato (加藤 大智, Kato Taichi, born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Ehime FC and Gamba Osaka before retiring at the end of the 2022 season aged 25. [1] [2]
Kato began his career at Nagoya Grampus, appearing for both their U-15 and U-18 academies. [3] He then went on to study at Meiji University between 2016 and 2019 – helping them win the 2019 Japan College Prime Ministers Cup in a 2–1 victory over Hosei University. [4] In November 2019, it was announced that Kato would be joining J2 League team Ehime FC for the 2020 season. [5] [6] He made his professional debut in September 2020 in a league victory over Tokyo Verdy, keeping a clean sheet in their 1–0 win. [7] He went on to play a further three times in the 2020 season.
In April 2021, he moved on loan to J1 League club Gamba Osaka, [8] before completing a permanent transfer to the club in December 2021. [9] He made five appearances for the club throughout the 2022 season.
Kato was released by Gamba Osaka at the end of the 2022 season. [10] He took part in the J.League tryouts to help out of contract players find a new club, however the tryout was unsuccessful. [11] After making only four league appearances in his career, decided to retire from professional football in February 2023. [1] In March 2023, Kato was appointed as a coach at Nagoya Grampus' soccer school – the club where he began his career. [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
Meiji University | 2019 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Ehime FC | 2020 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
Gamba Osaka (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gamba Osaka | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |