Player profile

AjaxCentre BackJapan29 yrsAgent · CAA Base Ltd
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Ko Itakura · #270 overall
Quiet · Heat 21 · Defenders
Fan totals + per-90 · Erediv · cups & major leagues included
Tackles
18
1.17 /90
Interceptions
19
1.24 /90
Clearances
102
6.65 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankInjury & sideline log · current status + two-year history
Currently sidelined
Unknown Injury · injury
Since May 2026 · return TBD
Unknown Injury
Status clears when return date has passed or the daily injury sync marks the player fit · not medical advice.
Estimated market value over time
€8.0M
+15900% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (12 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Borussia Mönchengladbach→Ajax Amsterdam U19
Aug 2025 · 25/26
Man City→Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jul 2022 · 22/23
Club not on file→Man City
Jun 2022 · 21/22
Man City→Club not on file
Aug 2021 · 21/22
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
1st
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
32nd
League · Eredivisie
Players in Eredivisie
14th
National team · Japan
Players from Japan
204th
Position
Players in this role
108th
Birth year cohort · 1997
Players born 1997
Position distribution (career apps)
15G · 6A
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
24 May 26 · 35'
17 May 26 · 90'
Itakura is the kind of defender who wins games in the margins — not with last-ditch tackles, but with the quiet authority of a man who rarely puts the ball in the wrong place. His 93.3% pass accuracy sits in the top 5% of Eredivisie defenders, which tells you this isn't a player just lumping it clear; he's building from the back with genuine precision. His aerial and ground duel win rates both land in the top 20%, making him a reliably dominant physical presence. The counterintuitive read here: his below-average press intensity isn't laziness — it likely reflects a positional discipline that keeps him from chasing shadows.
Based on 1,089 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
FC Groningen→Man City
Jun 2021 · 20/21
Man City→FC Groningen
Jul 2020 · 20/21
FC Groningen→Man City
Jun 2020 · 19/20
Man City→FC Groningen
Jan 2019 · 18/19
Club not on file→Man City
Jan 2019 · 18/19
Club not on file→Club not on file
Dec 2018 · 18/19
Club not on file→Club not on file
Feb 2018 · 17/18
Club not on file→Club not on file
Feb 2015 · 14/15
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
2G · 2A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
2 May 26 · 82'
25 Apr 26 · 18'
11 Apr 26 · 66'
24 Jan 26 · 27'
20 Jan 26 · 36'
17 Jan 26 · 90'
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.