{{Short description|Japanese footballer (born 1996)}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yohei Takaoka <br> {{nobold|高丘 陽平}} | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|3|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Aoba-ku, Yokohama]], Japan | height = 1.82 m | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]] | clubnumber = 1 | youthyears1 = 2004–2007 | youthclubs1 = Azamino FC | youthyears2 = 2008–2013 | youthclubs2 = [[Yokohama FC]] | years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = [[Yokohama FC]] | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → [[J.League U-22 Selection]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → [[Sagan Tosu]] (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = [[Sagan Tosu]] | caps4 = 40 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2022 | clubs5 = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | caps5 = 71 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]] | caps6 = 113 | goals6 = 0 | club-update = May 22, 2026 }}
{{Nihongo|'''Yohei Takaoka'''|高丘 陽平|Takaoka Yōhei|born 16 March 1996}} is a Japanese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]].
==Career==
=== Youth === Takaoka was born in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Japan.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Takaoka begin his first youth career with Azamino FC from 2004 until 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} He joined Yokohama FC Junior in 2008.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
=== Yokohama FC === Takaoka was promoted to youth in 2011 after playing for [[Yokohama FC]] Junior.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} On 10 May 2013, he registered with the top team as a type 2 register player.<ref>[http://www.yokohamafc.com/news/2013/05/10/fcgk/ 横浜FCユースGK高丘陽平選手トップチーム登録のお知らせ] 横浜FC オフィシャルサイト、2013年5月10日</ref>
From the 2014 season, Takaoka was officially promoted to the first team.<ref>[http://www.yokohamafc.com/news/2013/11/18/fcmfgk/ 横浜FCユースMF石井圭太選手・GK高丘陽平選手トップチーム昇格内定お知らせ] 横浜FC オフィシャルサイト、2013年11月18日</ref> In February of the same year, he was registered as a player in the J League U-22 selection to participate in J3 League.<ref>[http://www.j3league.jp/news/2014/02/24/00000020/ Jリーグ・アンダー22選抜 登録選手決定] J3リーグ公式サイト、2014年2月24日</ref> After the promotion, [[Yuta Minami]] was the regular goalkeeper and [[Tsubasa Shibuya]], who was one year older than him, served as a backup. Takaoka changed his uniform number from 26 to 1, took the regular goalkeeper from Minami and participated in 41 games.
=== Sagan Tosu === On 26 March 2018, Takaoka joined J1 Club, [[Sagan Tosu]] on loan.<ref>[https://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/p/2915/ 高丘陽平選手 横浜FCより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ] サガン鳥栖 オフィシャルサイト、2018年3月26日</ref> After the transfer, he became a backup for [[Shuichi Gonda]] and ended up participating in [[J. League Cup]] three games, but after the season ended, he was officially permanently transferred to Sagan Tosu.<ref>[http://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/p/3612/ 高丘陽平選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ] サガン鳥栖 オフィシャルサイト、2019年1月5日</ref>
In 2019, when Gonda left the team, [[Takuo Ōkubo]], a new member from [[FC Tokyo]], was appointed in the early stages of the game, so he was on the reserve, but when Okubo transferred to [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] in the summer, he became a regular.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} After that, he scored in every game. In 2020, [[Tatsuya Morita]] joined Matsumoto Yamaga FC and the opportunity to participate decreased compared to last season, but he showed good saves in the games he participated in and competed for the position.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
=== Yokohama F. Marinos === On 23 October 2020, Takaoka announced his official permanent transfer to [[Yokohama F. Marinos]].<ref>[https://www.f-marinos.com/news/category=5_id=7350 高丘陽平選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ] 横浜F・マリノス オフィシャルサイト、2020年10月23日</ref><ref>[https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/143100 異例のGKトレード!! J1鳥栖が横浜MのGK朴一圭をレンタルで獲得へ] 中日スポーツ 2020年10月25日</ref> After joining, he became a regular player by suppressing [[Yuji Kajikawa]] and [[Hirotsugu Nakabayashi]], but suffered three consecutive losses, including losing three goals in two consecutive games from the match against [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] in Matchweek 28, which he participated in for the first time after the transfer and returned from rental in subsequent games.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Lost position to [[Powell Obinna Obi]]. Takaoka returned to the starting lineup in Matchweek 30 facing against [[Kawasaki Frontale]] in the battle, he committed a hand outside the penalty area just before the end of the first half and was sent off. Obi was mainly used in the [[2020 AFC Champions League]] and after deciding to advance to the round of 16, he only participated in one game against Sydney FC and the game he participated in after joining ended in a bitter result of not winning.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
In 2021, when his uniform number was changed to 1, Takaoka handed over the starting lineup for the opening of the league to Obi, but was selected as the starting lineup in the [[J. League Cup]] group stage match against [[Vegalta Sendai]]. {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}The game won 1-0, marking his first victory and first shutout since joining. After that, he mainly participated in cup matches, but when he was selected as the starting lineup in the league match against Shonan Bellmare in Section 7, he took the position from Obi and played an active role as a regular.
The 2022 season is the only team to participate in all games in the league match. He showed a performance in which he conceded 35 goals, the lowest tie in the league and contributed to the team's fifth league championship in three years. {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}He was selected in the Best Eleven. It was the first time in 29 years since [[Shigetatsu Matsunaga]] (currently Yokohama F. Marinos Goalkeeper coach) was established in 1993 that a Goalkeeper belonging to Yokohama F. Marinos was selected as the best eleven.<ref>[https://the-ans.jp/column/279754/ 横浜FM29年ぶりの快挙 GK高丘陽平が見据えるさらなる高み「もっと突き詰めていきたい」] THE ANSWER 2022年11月10日</ref>
=== Vancouver Whitecaps FC === On 18 February 2023, Takaoka officially announced his transfer to a [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] ahead of the 2023 season.<ref>[https://www.f-marinos.com/news/team/5158 高丘 陽平選手 バンクーバー・ホワイトキャップスFCへ完全移籍のお知らせ] 2023年2月18日 横浜F・マリノス</ref> two seasons later, he was selected along with three of his teammates to be part of the 26-man roster for the [[2025 MLS All-Star Game]], set for July 23rd, as a result of his club’s recent success.<ref>[https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/vwfc-four-2025-all-star]25/6/25</ref><ref> [https://www.mlssoccer.com/allstar/2025/news/2025-mls-all-star-team-roster]25/6/25</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|6 December 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan - Y. Takaoka - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yohei-takaoka/322857/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Emperor's Cup]], [[Canadian Championship]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[J.League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Yokohama FC]] |[[2014 J. League Division 2|2014]] |rowspan="5"|[[J2 League]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2015 J2 League|2015]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2016 J2 League|2016]] |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[[2017 J2 League|2017]] |41||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||0 |- |[[2018 J2 League|2018]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!42!!0 |- |[[Sagan Tosu]] (loan)||[[2018 J1 League|2018]] |[[J1 League]] |0||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Sagan Tosu |[[2019 J1 League|2019]] |rowspan="2"|J1 League ||24||0||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- |[[2020 J1 League|2020]] |16||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!0!!2!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!49!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |[[2020 J1 League|2020]] |rowspan="3"|J1 League||4||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=ACL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |[[2021 J1 League|2021]] ||33||0||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||0 |- |[[2022 J1 League|2022]] ||34||0||0||0||7||0||7{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||48||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !71!!0!!1!!0!!12!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!92!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] |[[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023]] |rowspan="3"|[[Major League Soccer]] |33||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=CCC|Appearances in [[CONCACAF Champions League]]}}||0||4{{efn|name=PO|Appearances in [[MLS Cup playoffs]]}}||0||42||0 |- |[[2024 Major League Soccer season|2024]] |33||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=CCC}}||0||4{{efn|name=PO}}||0||39||0 |- |[[2025 Major League Soccer season|2025]] |34||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=CCC}}||0||5{{efn|name=PO}}||0||46||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !100!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!11!!0!!13!!0!!127!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !252!!0!!7!!0!!22!!0!!19!!0!!13!!0!!313!!0 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Yokohama F. Marinos''' *[[J1 League]]: [[2022 J1 League|2022]]<ref name=ja2022/>
'''Vancouver Whitecaps''' *[[Canadian Championship]]: [[2023 Canadian Championship|2023]],[[2024 Canadian Championship|2024]],[[2025 Canadian Championship|2025]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/three-peat-vancouver-whitecaps-top-toronto-fc-to-win-canadian-championship|title=Three-peat! Vancouver Whitecaps top Toronto FC to win Canadian Championship|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[2025 MLS All-Star Game|2025]] *[[J.League Best XI]]: 2022<ref name=ja2022>{{cite web |url= https://www.footballchannel.jp/2022/11/07/post481868/|title= 2022 Jリーグアウォーズ受賞者一覧|access-date= November 7, 2022|work= Football Channel|date= 7 November 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.f-marinos.com/team/player/player-detail/1 Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos] *[http://www.yokohamafc.com/team/member/26 Profile at Yokohama FC] *[https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/yohei-takaoka/ Profile at Vancouver Whitecaps] *{{J.League player|11449}} *{{Soccerway|yohei-takaoka/322857}}
{{Vancouver Whitecaps FC squad}} {{2022 J.League Team of the Year}}
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