Yoichiro Kakitani

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Yoichiro Kakitani
Personal information
Full name	Yoichiro Kakitani
Date of birth	January 3, 1990 (1990-01-03) (age 18)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Cerezo Osaka
Youth clubs
1994-1999 2000-2001 2002-2004 2005	Cerezo Osaka Kanzaki School Cerezo Osaka U-12 Cerezo Osaka U-15 Cerezo Osaka U-18
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Cerezo Osaka	033 00(2)
National team
2007	Japan U-17	003 00(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 19, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Yoichiro Kakitani (Japanese: 柿谷曜一朗, born January 3, 1990 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Cerezo Osaka. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with the club at 16. He is currently a member of the U-17 Japan national football team and was named Most Valuable Player in AFC U-17 Championship 2006 after he helped Japan win the tournament, scoring 4 goals. ^[1] Kakitani scored two goals at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Against France he scored a spectacular goal from the halfway line.

Contents 1 J-League Firsts 2 Honors 2.1 Individual 2.2 Team 3 References 4 External links

[edit] J-League Firsts

• Appearance: November 26, 2006. Cerezo Osaka 0 vs 2 Omiya Ardija
• Goal: April 28, 2007. Cerezo Osaka 1 vs 0 Thespa Kusatsu

[edit] Honors

[edit] Individual

• AFC U-17 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2006

[edit] Team

• AFC U-17 Championship Winner: 2006

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Perfil de Kakitani (Portuguese)