Kō Itakura

Japan · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team
Japan
Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter · #4
Position rank
#1
Intl caps
39
Intl goals
2
Intl assists
1
0.84(model rating, 0–1)
0.6%

See Kō Itakura on the full Japan scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2024/25 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.78 vs 4.46).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20223291010.230272444
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.24
66
Interceptions / 90
1.24
62
Ball recoveries / 90
1.86
9
Blocks / 90
1.24
23
Clearances / 90
4.02
81
Pressures / 90
9.90
53

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
8.35
18
Key passes / 90
0.00
21
Prog. carries / 90
7.42
44
Pass completion %
91.9%
90

Possession

Carries / 90
26.29
14
Dribbles / 90
0.00
23

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Kō Itakura has 39 caps and 2 international goals for Japan, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Japan →Japan squad & model →

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