Takahiro Kunimoto
Takahiro Kunimoto (邦本 宜裕, Kunimoto Takahiro, born October 8, 1997), known as Kuni, is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club, Johor Darul Ta'zim.
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| Full name | Takahiro Kunimoto | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 8, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2014 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Gyeongnam FC | 63 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 64 | (10) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Casa Pia | 24 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | (2) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023 | |||||||||||
Club career
Avispa Fukuoka
On 12 January 2015, Kunimoto joined J2 League club, Avispa Fukuoka. He helped the club to a third place finished which see them qualified to the 2016 J1 League.
Gyeongnam FC
On 4 January 2018, Kunimoto joined K League 1 side, Gyeongnam FC ahead of the 2018 season. In his first season with the Korean club, he helped them to finished the season as league runner-ups.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
On 9 January 2020, Kunimoto joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[1] On 8 May, he made his first appearance against Suwon Samsung Bluewings. On 28 June 2020, he scored his first goal against Ulsan Hyunda. He would than go on to win the 2020 K League 1 league title and 2020 Korean FA Cup in his first season at the club. Kunimoto went on to win another league title in the 2022 K League 1 and also for his contribution in the 2022 Korean FA Cup, he won the Korean FA Cup medal. On 13 July 2023, he left Jeonbuk Hyundai and make 83 appearances scoring 13 goals and contributing 10 assist in all competitions with the clubhouse.
Casa Pia
On 27 July 2023, Kunimoto moved to Portugal to signed for Primeira Liga outfit, Casa Pia. He make his debut on 7 August 2022 against Santa Clara. On 29 August 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Vitória Guimarães. Kunimoto decided to leave the club after 1 season in which he make 26 appearances in all competition during his time with the Portuguese club.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kunimoto signed a contract with Giant Malaysia Super League club, Johor Darul Ta'zim on 2 August 2023 replacing the foreign player slot with Leandro Velázquez who is out with an injury till the end of the year.
Career statistics
Updated to 6 July 2022.[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | J1 League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Korea | League | FA Cup | League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||||
| 2018 | Gyeongnam FC | K League Classic | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | K League 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 63 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 9 | ||
| 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 64 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 187 | 25 | ||
Honours
Notes
References
- "News: Takahiro Kunimoto joins Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors". K League United. 9 January 2020.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 151 out of 289)
External links
- Takahiro Kunimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Avispa Fukuoka
- Takahiro Kunimoto – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)