Takafumi Akahoshi (赤星 貴文, Akahoshi Takafumi, born 27 May 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Takafumi Akahoshi
赤星 貴文
Akahoshi with Pogoń Szczecin in 2016
Personal information
Full name Takafumi Akahoshi
Date of birth (1986-05-27) 27 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2004 Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 (0)
2008Mito HollyHock (loan) 41 (8)
2009Montedio Yamagata (loan) 8 (0)
2010 Zweigen Kanazawa 15 (1)
2010 Liepājas Metalurgs 15 (6)
2011–2014 Pogoń Szczecin 103 (15)
2014–2015 Ufa 2 (0)
2015–2016 Pogoń Szczecin 53 (5)
2015–2016 Pogoń Szczecin II 6 (0)
2016–2017 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 29 (3)
2017–2018 Suphanburi 32 (2)
2018–2019 Foolad 12 (1)
2019–2020 Arema 13 (0)
2021–2023 Gakunan F Mosuperio
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2007
Winner J1 League 2006
Runner-up J1 League 2005
Runner-up J1 League 2007
Winner Emperor's Cup 2005
Winner Emperor's Cup 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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In 2010, Akahoshi joined Latvian side Liepājas Metalurgs. Soon after joining the team, he became a vital figure in its starting eleven and made several excellent appearances. He scored his first goal for Liepāja in a 4–2 league victory against FK Ventspils on 22 August 2010. He made 15 appearances in the LMT Virsliga, scored six times and became the fourth top scorer in Metalurgs' team. He also played one domestic cup match, when Metalurgs were beaten by FK Jelgava and one Champions League qualification match, when Metalurgs were once again beaten - this time by Sparta Praha from the Czech Republic. He was also included in the 2010 LMT Virsliga team of the season. The club finished the league in the third place. After that season he was released by Metalurgs, as the club intended that he had to play in a bit higher level the next year. In January 2011, he joined Pogoń Szczecin.[1]

In July 2014, Akahoshi signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side FC Ufa,[2] making his debut as a half-time substitute against Zenit St.Petersburg on 16 August 2014.[3] After only three appearances for Ufa, Akahoshi rejoined Pogoń Szczecin on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season in February 2015.[4] On 8 June 2015, Akahoshi left Ufa by mutual consent.[5]

Pogoń Szczecin Again

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On termination of his deal with FC Ufa Akahoshi immediately rejoined Pogoń Szczecin.[6]

Arema FC

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On August 24, 2019. Arema inaugurated Takafumi Akahoshi as the new player to replace the vacancy in their Asian foreign player slot.[7] He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against PSIS Semarang on 31 August, appearing as a second-half substitute.[8]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2005 Urawa Red Diamonds J1 League 2 0 3 0 1 0 6 0
2006 J1 League 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
2007 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 J1 League 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2008 Mito HollyHock (loan) J2 League 41 8 2 0 43 8
2009 Montedio Yamagata (loan) J1 League 8 0 1 1 0 0 9 1
2010 Zweigen Kanazawa Football League 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
2010 Liepājas Metalurgs Latvian Higher League 15 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 6
2010–11 Pogoń Szczecin I liga 13 3 0 0 13 3
2011–12 I liga 28 3 1 0 29 3
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 27 2 1 0 27 2
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 35 7 1 0 35 7
2014–15 Ufa Russian Premier League 2 0 1 0 3 0
Country Japan 51 8 6 1 8 0 0 0 65 9
Latvia 15 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 6
Poland 103 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 106 15
Russia 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 171 29 11 1 8 0 3 0 193 30

Honours

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Urawa Red Diamonds

References

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  1. ^ Bartosz Fabiniak i Takafumi Akahoshi w Pogoni 27.01.2011, 90minut.pl
  2. ^ "Russian Championship. Takafumi Akahosi strengthened "Ufa"". www.eurosport.ru/ (in Russian). Eurosport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ Акахоси: не понял, почему «Зенит» и «Уфа» играли без зрителей. www.championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ^ Футболист "Уфы" Акахоси отдан в аренду в польский клуб "Погонь". rsport.ru/ (in Russian). Rsport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ Такафуми Акахоши покидает Уфу. fcufa.pro/ (in Russian). FC Ufa. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Takafumi Akahoshi rejoins Pogoń Szczecin". www.asianfootballersineurope.com//. www.asianfootballersineurope.com/. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Resmi, Arema FC datangkan gelandang asal jepang, Takafumi Akahoshi" (in Indonesian). Indosport.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Jalani debut di Arema, Takafumi Akahoshi takjub dengan atmosfer stadion" (in Indonesian). bola.okezone.com. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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