Maki Kitahara
{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 2009)}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Maki Kitahara
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2009|7|7}}
| birth_place = Suginami, Tokyo, Japan{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctokyo.co.jp/en/news/15925|title=News | FC Tokyo Official Website|website=www.fctokyo.co.jp}}
| height = 1.74m{{Cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/player/?65700-65700-jp|title=北原槙|website=ゲキサカ}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = FC Tokyo
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
| youthclubs1 = JACPA Tokyo FC
| youthyears2 = 2022–
| youthclubs2 = FC Tokyo
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = FC Tokyo
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Japan U15
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 14:27, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 14:27, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Maki Kitahara ({{langx|ja|北原 槙}}, Kitahara Maki; born 7 July 2009) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Club career
A youth product of JACPA Tokyo FC, Kitahara undergoes his development with FC Tokyo. In June 2024, he was promoted to FC Tokyo's U-18 squad despite being a third-grade junior high schooler at the time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerdigestweb.com/news/detail/id=170408|title=FC東京の超新星“15歳”北原槙をどう育てていくか。過度な期待は禁物。U-18指揮官は「大人たちが大事なところを担うことになる」 | サッカーダイジェストWeb|website=www.soccerdigestweb.com}} On 14 February 2025, he was registered with FC Tokyo's senior team as a Type 2 player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctokyo.co.jp/news/16928|title=ニュース｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ|website=www.fctokyo.co.jp}} He made his senior and professional debut with FC Tokyo as a substitute in a 2–0 J1 League loss to Kashima Antlers on 1 March 2025. Aged 15 years, 7 months, and 22 days, he was the youngest ever debutant in the history of the J1 League, taking the record from Takayuki Morimoto.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20250301/1993123.html|title=J1史上最年少デビューMF北原槙「素直に楽しかった」 中学3年で“光栄”な初出場も「満足せずに高いところを目指す」|first=livedoor|last=Co.,Ltd|date=1 March 2025|website=サッカーキング}}
International career
In May 2024, Kitahara was called up to the Japan U15s for a set of friendlies at the age of 14.{{Cite web|url=https://www.football-zone.net/archives/576178|title=元日本代表を驚かせた「中学3年生の子」 14歳でU-18デビュー…キャンプ参加の超逸材|date=15 January 2025|website=www.football-zone.net}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|maki-kitahara/970805}}
{{FC Tokyo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitahara, Maki}}
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japan men's youth international footballers