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Kō Itakura
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Japanese footballer (born 1997)
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Structure of a B-DNA dodecamer: conformation and dynamics.
· 1981 · cited 1,304x
- Minimum prediction residual principle applied to speech recognition
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Key facts
- 2013
- Japan U16
- 2015
- → J. League U-22 (loan)
- 2018
- → Vegalta Sendai (loan)
- 2019
- Japan
- 2025
- Ajax
- Full name
- Kō Itakura
- Date of birth
- ( 1997-01-27 ) 27 January 1997 (age 29)
- Place of birth
- Aoba-ku , Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Positions
- Centre-back defensive midfielder
- Current team
- Ajax
- 2006 2014
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Years
- Team
- 2015 2018
- Kawasaki Frontale
- 2019 2022
- Manchester City
- 2019 2021
- → FC Groningen (loan)
- 2021 2022
- → Schalke 04 (loan)
- 2022 2025
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Ajax
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Japan
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 75
- Official website
- koitakura.jp
- Image
- Kō Itakura - 板倉堰.jpg
- Height
- 186
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- date of birth
- 1997-01-27
- name in kana
- イタクラ コウ
- name in native language
- 板倉 滉
- start of work period
- 2015-00-00
- sport number
- 4
- social media followers
- 19400
- Commons category
- Kō Itakura
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2026
Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō; born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Japan national team.
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