{{no significant coverage (sports)|date=June 2025}} {{short description|Japanese footballer (born 1987)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kota Aoki<br/>青木 孝太 | image = | fullname = Kota Aoki<ref name="FIFA">{{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}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|27}} | birth_place = Omihachiman, Japan | height = {{Height|m=1.76}} | position = Forward | currentclub = | 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 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | 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|}} }} {{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.<ref>{{FIFA player|268584|Kota Aoki}}</ref>
==Club statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season ! Club ! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 |Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2006||rowspan="4"|JEF United Chiba||rowspan="4"|J1 League||3||1||0||0||0||0||3||1 |- |2007||19||3||1||0||3||0||23||3 |- |2008||13||0||0||0||2||0||15||0 |- |2009||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2009||Fagiano Okayama||J2 League||31||6||1||0||colspan="2"|-||32||6 |- |2010||JEF United Chiba||J2 League|||||||||||||||| |- !rowspan=1| Country !!colspan=2| Japan !66||10||2||0||5||0||73||10 |- !colspan=3|Total !66||10||2||0||5||0||73||10 |}
==National team statistics== ===Appearances in major competitions=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Competition !rowspan="2"|Category !colspan="2"|Appearances !rowspan="2"|Goals !rowspan="2"|Team record |- !Start !Sub |- |align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||AFC Youth Championship 2006||U-19||2||3||2||2nd place |- |align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup||U-20||0||4||0||Round of 16 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIFA player|268584}} *{{J.League player|8625}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aoki, Kota}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Shiga Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Japan men's youth international footballers Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:JEF United Chiba players Category:Fagiano Okayama players Category:Ventforet Kofu players Category:Thespa Gunma players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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