, often known mononymously as Kyogo, is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a

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for Scottish Premiership club

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and the Japan national team.

Club career

FC Gifu

Kyogo Furuhashi joined

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club

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in 2017.

Vissel Kobe

On 1 August 2018, it was confirmed that Furuhashi would join the

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club Vissel Kobe for the rest of the 2018 season In the club's

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semi-final match against

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on 21 December 2019, Furuhashi scored Vissel's third goal to seal a 3–1 victory and a spot in their first ever major cup final. Vissel would go on to defeat

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in the final on 1 January 2020. Furuhashi scored Vissel Kobe's second goal in their

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victory over Yokohama F. Marinos on 8 February 2020. Four days later in Vissel Kobe's first ever match in a continental competition against Malaysia Super League champions JDT, Furuhashi scored again in a 5–1 victory. Furuhashi netted the lone goal in the second group stage match against

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on 19 February.

Celtic

2021–22 season

On 16 July 2021, Furuhashi joined Scottish Premiership side

for £4.5 million, signing a four-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Jablonec in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on 5 August 2021. Three days later, Furuhashi scored his first Scottish Premiership goals, netting a 67-minute hat-trick in a 6–0 win against

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. He followed up his excellent run of form by scoring against Hearts, and again in the UEFA Europa League against AZ Alkmaar. Furuhashi picked up an injury while on international duty with Japan in September, but returned after five games, scoring on 3 October in a 2–1 victory against Aberdeen and netting the only goal of the game in a home league win against Hearts on 2 December. On 19 December 2021, Furuhashi scored twice against Hibernian in the final of the Scottish League Cup. The game ended 2–1, winning Furuhashi his first trophy with Celtic.

2022–23 season

On 28 August 2022, Furuhashi scored a hat-trick in a 9–0 away win against Dundee United. A month later, Furuhashi made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 3–0 home defeat against

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. On 2 January 2023, Furuhashi scored his first Glasgow derby goal against

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to salvage a 2–2 away draw. On 26 February, Furuhashi scored a second consecutive League Cup finals double, now against Rangers in the 2023 Scottish League Cup Final. On 7 May, Furuhashi scored his 50th goal for Celtic in all competitions in a 2–0 away win against Heart of Midlothian. On 2 June, Furuhashi won the Scottish Premiership Golden Boot award, after scoring 27 goals for Celtic over the course of the season. He also won the league's

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. On 6 July 2023, Kyogo has signed a new four-year contract with Celtic, keeping him at Celtic until 2027.

International career

Furuhashi earned his first

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cap in against Venezuela on 19 November 2019 in the 2019 edition of the Kirin Cup. The result was a 1–4 home loss at the

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. Despite his form at Celtic, Furuhashi was not included in the Japan squad for the

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in Qatar. This came as a surprise to many supporters and media outlets at the time, where Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu justified his decision by saying: "We selected players who will be on the same wavelength as a team, who will be able to move and link up together, who through their organisation will be able to make use of their individual strengths".

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furuhashi goal.''

Honours

Vissel Kobe *

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* Japanese Super Cup:

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Celtic * Scottish Premiership: 2021–22,

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* Scottish Cup:

* Scottish League Cup: 2021–22,

Individual * PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2021–22,

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* SFWA Footballer of the Year: 2022–23 * Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)

References

External links

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Profile at FC Gifu
(archived 25 June 2018) {{DEFAULTSORT:Furuhashi, Kyogo 1995 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Nara Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Scottish Professional Football League players FC Gifu players Vissel Kobe players Celtic F.C. players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Scottish league football top scorers