:Kota Aoki

{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kota Aoki
青木 孝太

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| fullname = Kota Aoki{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=July 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2013}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|27}}

| birth_place = Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan

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| height = {{Height|m=1.76}}

| position = Forward

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| youthyears1 = 2003–2005

| youthclubs1 = Yasu High School

| years1 = 2006–2011

| clubs1 = JEF United Chiba

| caps1 = 80

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = →Fagiano Okayama (loan)

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = Ventforet Kofu

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Thespakusatsu Gunma

| caps4 = 81

| goals4 = 9

| totalcaps = 205

| totalgoals = 26

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam1 = Japan U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 2

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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|JEF United Chiba}}

{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2006}}

{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-19 Championship}}

{{Medal|S|2006 India|}}

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{{Nihongo|Kota Aoki|青木 孝太|Aoki Kōta|born April 27, 1987}} is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Aoki was born in Omihachiman on April 27, 1987. After graduating from high school, he joined JEF United Chiba in 2006. From 2007, he played many matches. However he lost his opportunity to play in 2009 and he moved to Fagiano Okayama in June 2009. At Okayama, he became a regular player. He returned to JEF United in 2010 and played until 2011. Through Ventforet Kofu in 2012, he moved to Thespakusatsu Gunma in 2013. Although he played many matches in 2 seasons, he retired at the end of the 2014 season.

National team career

In July 2007, Aoki was elected Japan U-20 national team for the 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played all 4 matches.{{FIFA player|268584|Kota Aoki}}

Club statistics

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2006rowspan="4"|JEF United Chibarowspan="4"|J1 League31000031
20071931030233
20081300020150
200900000000
2009Fagiano OkayamaJ2 League31610colspan="2"
|326
2010JEF United ChibaJ2 League
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!66||10||2||0||5||0||73||10

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National team statistics

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Start

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align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}AFC Youth Championship 2006U-192322nd place
align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}2007 FIFA U-20 World CupU-20040Round of 16

References

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