Kota Watanabe

Kota Watanabe
Personal information
Full name	Kota Watanabe
Date of birth	October 18, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Yokohama F. Marinos
Youth career
2014–2016	Tokyo Verdy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Tokyo Verdy
2019–	Yokohama F. Marinos
Honours
Representing Japan
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Kota Watanabe (渡辺皓太, Watanabe Kota, born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese football player.

Biography[change | change source]

Watanabe was born in Kawasaki on October 18, 1998. He joined J2 League club Tokyo Verdy from their youth team in 2016. He played 90 matches for the club in 4 seasons. In August 2019, he moved to J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos. Yokohama won the J1 champions in 2019.

In May 2019, Watanabe was selected the Japan national team for 2019 Copa América, but he did not play in the match.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2016	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	11	0	1	0	-		-		12	0
2017			27	1	0	0	-		-		27	1
2018			36	2	0	0	-		-		36	2
2019			16	1	0	0	-		-		16	1
2019	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	9	0	2	0	0	0	-		11	0
2020			19	2	-		1	0	2	0	22	2
2021
Country	Japan		118	6	3	0	1	0	2	0	124	6
Total			118	6	3	0	1	0	2	0	124	6