Takahiro Kunimoto
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| Full name | Takahiro Kunimoto | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1997 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kitakyushu, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Liaoning Tieren | ||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| FC NEO | |||||||||||
| –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 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Liaoning Tieren | 17 | (3) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 | |||||||||||
Takahiro Kunimoto (邦本 宜裕, Kunimoto Takahiro, born 8 October 1997), known as Kuni, is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for China League One club Liaoning Tieren.
Club career
[edit]Avispa Fukuoka
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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. However Kunimoto contract was terminated on 13 July after a drunk-driving incident. He left Jeonbuk Hyundai and make 83 appearances scoring 13 goals and contributing 10 assist in all competitions with the clubhouse.
Casa Pia
[edit]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
[edit]Kunimoto signed a contract with Malaysia Super League giants, 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. He scored 2 goals and get 1 assist on his club debut in the 2023 Malaysia Cup match against Kelantan in a 10–0 thrashing victory. He won the 2023 Malaysia Super League title and the 2023 Malaysia Cup at the end of the season.
Liaoning Tieren
[edit]On 10 February 2024, Kunimoto joined China League One club Liaoning Tieren on a free transfer.[2] On 9 March 2024, he make his debut for the club in a league match against Chongqing Tonglianglong playing the full match. On 9 June, Kunimoto scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Guangzhou.
Personal life
[edit]Kunimoto is also eligible to play for the South Korea national team through his grandfather, who was born in South Korea.
Career statistics
[edit]Updated to 6 July 2022.[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 187 | 25 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- K League 1 (2): 2020, 2021
- Korean FA Cup (2): 2020, 2022
- Johor Darul Ta'zim
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "News: Takahiro Kunimoto joins Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors". K League United. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "官方：26岁日本籍前腰邦本宜裕加盟辽宁铁人" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Takahiro Kunimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Avispa Fukuoka
- Takahiro Kunimoto – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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