Ko Itakura

Current team: Ajax
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Japan
Date of birth: 27 January, 1997 (29 years)
Place of birth: Yokohama, Japan
Weight: 176.4 lb
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €8M

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TV and streaming coverage by competition

Ko Itakura plays as a defender for Ajax and represents Japan internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.

By Network By Competition

CBS Sports

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Conference League

Available on: CBS, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo

ESPN

Eredivisie

Available on: ESPN Select, ESPN App

Fox Sports

World Cup

Available on: FOX Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX 4K, FOX One, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, Tubi

NBC Sports

World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Conference League

Available on: Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes Ahora

TelevisaUnivision

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Conference League

Available on: TUDN USA, Univision, UniMás, TUDN App, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, ViX

Futbol de Primera Radio

World Cup

SiriusXM FC

World Cup

TyC Sports Internacional USA

World Cup

DAZN USA

UEFA Champions League

fuboTV

UEFA Champions League

Eredivisie

ESPN

UEFA Champions League

CBS Sports, NBC Sports, TelevisaUnivision, DAZN USA, fuboTV

More info: How to watch UEFA Champions League in the United States

KNVB Beker

Club Friendly

Dutch Super Cup

UEFA Conference League

CBS Sports, NBC Sports, TelevisaUnivision

More info: How to watch UEFA Conference League in the United States

World Sevens Football

World Cup

Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Futbol de Primera Radio, SiriusXM FC, TyC Sports Internacional USA

More info: How to watch World Cup in the United States

Statistics

Ko Itakura Statistics

Domestic Leagues

Season	Team	Competition
2025/26	Ajax	Eredivisie	1379	19	17	2	1	2	0
2024/25	B. Monchengladbach	Bundesliga	2790	31	31	0	3	5	0
2023/24	B. Monchengladbach	Bundesliga	1598	20	19	1	3	9	0
2022/23	B. Monchengladbach	Bundesliga	1982	24	23	1		1	2
2021/22	Schalke	Bundesliga 2	2671	31	31	0	4	3	0
2020/21	Groningen	Eredivisie	2880	32	32	0	1	3	0
2019/20	Groningen U21	Reserve League		1			0	0	0
2019/20	Groningen	Eredivisie	450	5	5	0		2	0
2018	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	1969	24	22	2	3	5	0
2017	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	72	5	0	5		0	0
2016	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	77	1	1	0		0	0

Domestic Cups

Season	Team	Competition
2025/26	Ajax	KNVB Beker		1			0	0	0
2024/25	B. Monchengladbach	DFB Pokal	180	2	2	0	1	0	0
2023/24	B. Monchengladbach	DFB Pokal	135	2	2	0		0	0
2022/23	B. Monchengladbach	DFB Pokal	90	1	1	0		0	0
2021/22	Schalke	DFB Pokal	90	1	1	0		0	0
2020/21	Groningen	KNVB Beker	90	1	1	0		0	0
2019/20	Groningen	KNVB Beker		1			0	0	0
2018	Vegalta Sendai	Emperor's Cup		3			0	1	0
2018	Vegalta Sendai	J. League Cup		2			0	0	1
2017	Kawasaki Frontale	J. League Cup		4			0	0	0
2016	Kawasaki Frontale	Emperor's Cup		2			0	1	0

International Cups

Season	Team	Competition
2025/26	Ajax	UEFA Champions League	455	6	6	0				1		0
2017	Kawasaki Frontale	AFC Champions League Elite	161	3	3	0			1	0		0

National Team

Season	Team	Competition
2026	Japan	World Cup	129	2	2	0		0
2026	Japan	Friendly		1			0	0
2026	Japan	World Cup	129	2	2	0		0
2025	Japan	Friendly	90	1	1	0		1
2024	Japan	Friendly		1			1	0
2023	Japan	AFC Asian Cup	360	4	4	0		1
2023	Japan	Friendly	252	3	3	0		0
2022	Japan	World Cup	270	3	3	0		2
2022	Japan	Kirin Cup (Japan)		2			0	0
2022	Japan	Friendly		3			0	0
2022	Japan	World Cup	270	3	3	0		2
2021	Japan U23	Friendly		4			2	0
2020	Japan Ol.	Olympic Soccer - Men		6			0	0
2020	Japan	Friendly		1			0	0
2020	Japan U23	AFC U-23 Asian Cup		2			2	0
2019	Japan	Friendly		1			0	0
2019	Japan	Copa América	178	2	2	0		0
2018	Japan U23	AFC U-23 Asian Cup		2			2	0
2017	Japan U20	FIFA U-20 World Cup		2			0	1

Trophies

Ko Itakura Trophies

Competition	Position	Titles	Seasons
Japan - Emperor Cup	2nd Place	2	2018, 2016/2017
Japan - J1 League	Winner	1	2017
Japan - J-League Cup	2nd Place	1	2017
Germany - Bundesliga 2	Winner	1	2021/2022
Asia - Asian Games	2nd Place	1	2018
World - Kirin Cup	2nd Place	1	2022

Transfers

Ko Itakura Transfers

Date	From	To	Fee
08.08.2025	B. Monchengladbach	Ajax	Transfer
02.07.2022	Manchester City	B. Monchengladbach	Transfer
30.06.2022	Schalke	Manchester City	Return from loan
19.08.2021	Manchester City	Schalke	Loan
30.06.2021	Groningen	Manchester City	Return from loan
27.07.2020	Manchester City	Groningen	Loan
30.06.2020	Groningen	Manchester City	Return from loan
15.01.2019	Manchester City	Groningen	Loan
14.01.2019	Kawasaki Frontale	Manchester City	Transfer
31.12.2018	Vegalta Sendai	Kawasaki Frontale	Return from loan
01.02.2018	Kawasaki Frontale	Vegalta Sendai	Loan

Sidelined

Ko Itakura Injuries

Type	From	To
Ankle Injury	08.09.2025	09.09.2025
Calf Injury	18.08.2025	28.08.2025
Back Injury	10.05.2025	13.05.2025
Ankle Injury	29.04.2025	01.05.2025
Virus	22.01.2025	29.01.2025
Ankle Injury	18.10.2023	21.12.2023
LCL Knee Injury	12.09.2022	10.11.2022
Knock	04.04.2021	10.04.2021
Knock	20.01.2020	25.01.2020