Ko Itakura
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Itakura with Vegalta Sendai in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kō Itakura | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 56 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2022– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 75 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Japan U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Japan U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Japan U23 | 24 | (6) |
| 2019– | Japan | 37 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Kō Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō, born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as centre-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Japan national team.