{{Short description|Japanese football player (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Takeshi Aoki<br/>青木 剛 |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Takeshi Aoki |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|9|28|df=yes}} |birth_place=Takasaki, Gunma, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.83}} |position=Defender, Midfielder |currentclub=Nankatsu SC |clubnumber=15 |youthyears1=1998–2000|youthclubs1=Maebashi Ikuei High School |years1=2001–2016|clubs1=Kashima Antlers|caps1=376|goals1=8 |years2=2016–2017|clubs2=Sagan Tosu|caps2=24|goals2=0 |years3=2018|clubs3=Roasso Kumamoto|caps3=26|goals3=0 |years4=2019–|clubs4=Nankatsu SC|caps4=|goals4= |totalcaps=426|totalgoals=8 |nationalyears1=2001|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=3|nationalgoals1=0 |nationalyears2=2008–2009|nationalteam2=Japan|nationalcaps2=2|nationalgoals2=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|Kashima Antlers}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2001}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2007}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2008}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2009}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2016}} {{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2002}} {{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2011}} {{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2012}} {{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2015}} {{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2003}} {{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2006}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2007}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2010}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2016}} {{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|2002}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}} {{Medal|S|2002 Busan|Team}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-19 Championship}} {{Medal|S|2000 Iran|}} |club-update=end of 2018 season |nationalteam-update= }} {{Nihongo|'''Takeshi Aoki'''|青木 剛|Aoki Takeshi|born 28 September 1982}} is a Japanese football player.<ref>{{J.League player}}</ref> He played for Japan national team.

==Club career== Aoki was born in Takasaki on 28 September 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2001. He played as defensive midfielder from first season and Antlers won the champions in 2001 J1 League and 2002 J.League Cup. He became a regular player from 2003 season and played many matches for a long time. In 2007, Antlers won the champions in J1 League for the first time in 6 years and Emperor's Cup. Antlers won the champions in J1 League for 3 years in a row (2007-2009).

From 2010 season, although his opportunity to play as starting member decreased, Antlers won the champions 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011 and 2012 J.League Cup. From 2012, he played many matches as center back. Antlers won the champions in 2015 J.League Cup. However he could hardly play in the match in 2016.

In July 2016, Aoki moved to Sagan Tosu.<ref>[http://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/p/1339/ Sagan Tosu]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> He played for the club in 2 seasons. In 2018, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto.<ref>[http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=3828 Roasso Kumamoto]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> In 2019, he moved to Prefectural Leagues club Nankatsu SC.<ref>[http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=4577 Roasso Kumamoto]{{in lang|ja}}</ref>

==National team career== In June 2001, Aoki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full time in all 3 matches as defensive midfielder.

He made his international debut for Japan on 20 August 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay at Sapporo Dome.

==Club statistics== {{Updated|end of 2018 season}}<ref>[http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=4577 Roasso Kumamoto]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! 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 | AFC ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2001||rowspan="16"|Kashima Antlers||rowspan="16"|J1 League||8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0 |- |2002||13||0||4||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0 |- |2003||27||1||4||1||4||0||3||1||38||3 |- |2004||20||0||3||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||29||0 |- |2005||32||0||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||40||0 |- |2006||31||2||4||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||41||2 |- |2007||30||0||5||0||10||0||colspan="2"|-||45||0 |- |2008||34||2||2||0||2||0||8||0||46||2 |- |2009||33||0||3||0||2||0||6||2||44||2 |- |2010||23||0||5||0||2||0||6||0||36||0 |- |2011||23||0||3||0||3||0||7||0||36||0 |- |2012||28||0||5||1||9||0||colspan="2"|-||42||1 |- |2013||34||2||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||43||2 |- |2014||18||1||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||21||1 |- |2015||21||0||1||0||3||0||1||0||26||0 |- |2016||1||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- !colspan="3"|Total||376||8||44||2||73||0||31||3||524||13 |- |2016||rowspan="2"|Sagan Tosu||rowspan="2"|J1 League||7||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- |2017||17||0||2||1||5||0||colspan="2"|–||24||1 |- !colspan="3"|Total||24||0||4||1||5||0||colspan="2"|–||33||1 |- |2018||Roasso Kumamoto||J2 League||26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||0 |- !colspan="3"|Total||26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !426||8||48||3||78||0||31||3||583||14 |}

==National team statistics== <ref>{{NFT player|id=10763|accessdate=}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Japan national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2008||1||0 |- |2009||1||0 |- !Total||2||0 |}

=== 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}}||align="left"|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification||Senior||1||0||0||Qualified |}

==Team honors== *A3 Champions Cup – 2003 *J1 League – 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009 *Emperor's Cup – 2007 *J.League Cup – 2002 *Japanese Super Cup – 2009

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{FIFA player|180938}} * {{NFT}} * [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/aoki_takeshi.html Japan National Football Team Database] * {{J.League player}} * {{Soccerway|takeshi-aoki/5640}} *[http://roasso-k.com/top_team/photo18/18_15.htm Profile at Roasso Kumamoto]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aoki, Takeshi}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Gunma Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Japan men's youth international footballers Category:Japan men's international footballers Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:Kashima Antlers players Category:Sagan Tosu players Category:Roasso Kumamoto players Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Men's association football defenders Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen Category:Asian Games silver medalists in football

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