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Ko Itakura
Japan#4Defender

KO ITAKURA

Defender ยท Ajax ยท Eredivisie

29Age
188cm
80kg
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GoalPost verdict

The read
68
Useful

โ†‘ model form signal

GoalPost read

K. Itakura profiles as a defender with current-season production, role fit, and tournament context tracked by GoalPost.

Current-season outputRole reliabilityAvailability signal
Output2Influence48System75Trajectory68Resil.59Workrate27

6 GPS components

GoalPost value

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What GoalPost values him at

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range pending ยท wider band

Peak proximity โ–ฒOutput โ–ฒTrajectory โ–ผ
โ‚ฌ68.6MLowHighโ‚ฌ218M

What heโ€™s worth on the pitch today โ€” our number, not the marketโ€™s. K. Itakura's value is driven by position-adjusted output, age curve, availability, and role scarcity.

GoalPost percentile โ†’Pending

GPS / value trend

Logged snapshots
GPSValue

Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.

Value trajectory

High confidence
GoalPost value by season ยท model-estimated

Value trajectory appears once GoalPost has a current FMV and dated season ratings.

20232026

Dashed line is reconstructed from season ratings, age, role, and today's GoalPost value. Logged-live value points will appear here once history accrues.

Scouting report

โ†—DefenderRole Fit: 72%Data Coverage: 28 matches

GoalPost confidence

68%

Last Updated

Model updated

After latest GoalPost refresh

GP

GoalPost verdict

K. Itakura is tracked as a defender with value concentrated in current-season output and role reliability. The GoalPost watch-out is direct threat, so the read is strongest when that limitation is priced into the role.

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Impact

Useful

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Form Trend

Tracked

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Peak Age

26-28

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Potential

Role fit

Overall profile

Shooting86Finishing57Passing43Dribbling86Duels43Defense29
Percentile vs. Defenders

Attacking DNA

Direct threat24Combination87Wide play67Movement24Creation24Counter attacks24
Percentile vs. Defenders

Elite strengths

Current-season output

17

Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers

Role reliability

67

Reliable plus trait in current sample

Availability signal

7

Repeatable action profile in this role

Tournament context

82

Positive contributor in team context

Watch-outs

Direct threat

Movement

Creation

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Per-90 breakdown

Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers

โšฝGoals

0.04

โŒShots

0.26

per 90

โ—‰Shots on Target

0.13

โ—ŽConversion

17%

โ†ŸDribbles

67%

โŒKey Passes

0.22

โœฃPressures

2.3

Key metrics

Current-season rates

Goals / 90

0.04

season rate

Shots / 90

0.26

shot volume

Shot accuracy

50%

3/6 on target

Conversion

17%

goals per shot

Dribbles / 90

0.67

success rate proxy

Key passes / 90

0.22

chance creation

Player intelligence

Our scouted analysis

Workrate

27/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

35/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting impact sample

Playing style

Starts from defender areas with production, availability, and role fit tracked by GoalPost.

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World Cup 2026 outlook

K. Itakura is tracked against current squad role, national-team context, and upcoming fixtures.

View projection โ†’

GoalPost combines model score, role profile, value, and availability into the current player read. View the full model โ†’

Analysis overview

GoalPost Intelligence Report

K. Itakura profiles as a defender whose read is driven by current-season role execution, especially high-value actions in role and reliable season sample. The current view is grounded in 2 recent match-form rows; the clearest watch-out is tight-space creation sample.

Primary roleTransition valueHigh impact

Player impact

Pending

awaiting on-pitch impact sample

Style profile

How he plays

Direct threat24Combination87Wide play67Movement24Creation24Counter attacks24

Shot profile

shooting rates

Shots / 90

0.26

SoT / 90

0.13

Accuracy

50%

Conversion

17%

Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.

Source context

What is actually powering this tab

Role read

Defender

Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.

Availability

Managed

Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.

Coverage

2 recent matches

Recent match-form rows are loaded for performance and trend surfaces.

Player intelligence

GoalPost proprietary evaluation

Workrate

27/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

35/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample

Ball carrying impact

67Strong

Drives progress through pace and close control.

Finishing impact

17Efficient

Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.

Creative impact

8Strong

Creates chances through runs and combinations.

Defensive impact

23Above avg.

Presses and recovers possession effectively.

Clutch factor

72Elite

Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.

Scouting summary

K. Itakura is tracked as a defender with value concentrated in high-value actions in role and reliable season sample. The GoalPost watch-out is tight-space creation sample, so the read is strongest when that limitation is priced into the role.

Report generated from current-season profileGoalPost Intelligence Model v4.2

Performance overview

Current season
28
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
2,065
Mins

2024/25 season by competition

CompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsMinsRating
Friendlies crestFriendlies2001506.9
KNVB Beker crestKNVB Beker100815.9
Eredivisie crestEredivisie19101,3796.99
UEFA Champions League crestUEFA Champions League6004556.4
Total28102,0656.55

Form (last 2 matches)

6.81 average rating
7.87.0
View match form analysis โ†’

Each dot is one match rating.

Advanced performance

per 90

Goals

0.04

Shots

0.26

per 90

Shots on target

0.11

Conversion %

17%

Dribbles

67%

Key passes

0.22

Pass accuracy

87%

Fouls won

0.48

per 90

Def actions

2.27

pressure work

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Match-by-match breakdown

DateOpponentCompetitionResultMinsGoalsAssistsRating
Jun 25Sweden crestSwedenWorld CupD1-139007
Jun 21Tunisia crestTunisiaWorld CupW0-495017.8

Minutes played

2,065

Total minutes

Eredivisie crestEredivisie1,379 (67%)
UEFA Champions League crestUEFA Champions League455 (22%)
Friendlies crestFriendlies150 (7%)
KNVB Beker crestKNVB Beker81 (4%)

Career timeline

Career stats by season

SeasonClubCompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsG/A per 90Avg rating
2026/27Club crestJapanWorld Cup - Qualification Asia12100.087.32
2025/26Club crestAjaxEredivisie28100.046.81
2024/25Club crestBorussia MรถnchengladbachBundesliga33400.126.89
2023/24Club crestBorussia MรถnchengladbachBundesliga32300.096.91
2022/23Club crestBorussia MรถnchengladbachBundesliga37130.117.01

Career highlights

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1

2. Bundesliga

2021/2022

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1

J1 League

2017

Career timeline detail

Ajax

2025 โ€“ Present

Apps

28

Goals

1

Assists

0

Minutes

2,065

Competition breakdown

Eredivisie28 app1 g6.81

Goal timeline

1 goals in selected spell

Career milestones

2025 Joined Ajax
2022 Joined Manchester City
2022 Joined Borussia Mรถnchengladbach
2021 Joined FC Schalke 04 on loan
2019 Joined Manchester City
2019 Joined Groningen on loan

International career

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Japan

WC trophies

0

Avg rating

6.81

Major tournaments

World CupTracked
Nations Leagueโ€”
Continental Cupsโ€”
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World Cup 2026

United States ยท Canada ยท Mexico

Jun 11 โ€“ Jul 19, 2026

0

days to go

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Japan

Group context

Tournament overview

Japan enter World Cup 2026 with K. Itakura tracked as one of their key role players in the GoalPost model.

Appearances

8

Best finish

Round

FIFA rank

18

Titles

0

Japan ยท group

NetherlandsJun 14
TunisiaJun 21
SwedenJun 25

Current GoalPost form

GPS

68

Avg rating

6.81

Minutes

2,065

G/A 90

0.04

Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.

Tournament role

DefenderJapanAjaxWC 2026

Current GoalPost signals

Goals / 900.04
Shots / 900.26
Key passes / 900.22
Def actions / 902.27

Tournament history coverage

Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.

Japan ยท fixtures

DateOpponentVenueTime
Jun 14NetherlandsAT&T Stadium8:00 PM
Jun 21TunisiaEstadio BBVA4:00 AM
Jun 25SwedenAT&T Stadium11:00 PM

K. Itakura ยท projection status

Awaiting forecast/awards feed

Player-level tournament projection will appear when the forecast or awards stack provides a sourced probability.

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