Yoichiro Kakitani

Football player infobox| playername= Yoichiro Kakitani


fullname = Yoichiro Kakitani


nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|1|3
cityofbirth = Osaka
countryofbirth = Japan
height = Height|m=1.76
currentclub = Cerezo Osaka
position = Forward, Midfielder
youthyears = 1994-1999
2000-2001
2002-2004
2005
youthclubs = Cerezo Osaka Kanzaki School
Cerezo Osaka U-12
Cerezo Osaka U-15
Cerezo Osaka U-18
years = 2006-
clubs = Cerezo Osaka
caps(goals) = 044 00(2)
nationalyears = 2007
nationalteam = Japan U-17
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 00(2)
pcupdate = August 28 2008
ntupdate =

Yoichiro Kakitani ( _ja. 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. [http://www.fifa.com/en/print/article/0,4039,122220,00.html] 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.

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

Honors

Individual

*AFC U-17 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2006

Team

*AFC U-17 Championship Winner: 2006

References

External links

* [http://pontapenaatmosfera.com/Esperanca-Futuras/geral/Yoichiro-Kakitani.html Perfil de Kakitani] languageicon|pt|Portuguese
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=tGB0UZsWnQ0 Kakitani video]