is a

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who plays for

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Gamba'' comes from the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to st ...

in the

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. His regular playing position is a

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Career

After graduating from

Kwansei Gakuin University , colloquially known as , is a private, non-denominational Christian coeducational university in Japan. The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to around 25,000 students in almost 40 different disciplines across 11 u ...

, Takao signed for

ahead of the 2019 season. He started his first campaign with the men in blue and black playing for their Under-23 side in

J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...

, debuting in week 1 of the 2019 campaign, a home 2-2 draw with

Vanraure Hachinohe is a football club based in Hachinohe, a city in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture in Japan. They currently play in the J3 League. The name Vanraure comes from the combination of two Italian words: ''derivante'', meaning "origin"; and ' ...

on 10 March.

Career statistics

Last update: ''11 March 2019''

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 11 March 2019

References

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* 1996 births Living people Association football people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J3 League players Gamba Osaka players Gamba Osaka U-23 players Men's association football defenders Kwansei Gakuin University alumni {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub