Ko Itakura

is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.
Biography.
Itakura was born in Yokohama on January 27, 1997. He joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale from their youth team in 2015. However he could not play many matches. In 2018, he moved to Vegalta Sendai. He played as regular player and Sendai won the 2nd place at the Emperor's Cup. In January 2019, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen.
In 2017, Itakura was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as defensive midfielder. In May 2019, he was selected the Japan national team for 2019 Copa América. At this tournament, he debuted against Uruguay on June 17.
Statistics.
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