is a Japanese

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who plays for J2 League club

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, on loan from FC Tokyo. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Takahagi started his professional career at

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the co ...

, a club he previously played with at youth levels. In 2006, Takahagi played a full season on loan with

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, before returning to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2007.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 14 January 2015, Takahagi signed with

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for their

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campaign. He was released by the Wanderers on 6 June 2015.

FC Seoul

On 16 June 2015, Takahagi joined South Korean side FC Seoul in

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Club statistics

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and FIFA Club World Cup.

National team statistics

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Honours

Club

;Sanfrecce Hiroshima * J1 League:

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* J2 League:

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;FC Seoul *

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: 2015 ;FC Tokyo *

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Japan

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Individual

* J.League Cup New Hero Award: 2010 *

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* Korean FA Cup MVP Award: 2015

References

External links

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Yojiro Takahagi
at the Japan National Football Team * 1986 births Living people Association football people from Fukushima Prefecture Japanese footballers Men's association football midfielders Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players A-League Men players K League 1 players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Ehime FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players FC Seoul players FC Tokyo players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in South Korea Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub