Gakuji Ota — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

4

clubs played for

2013

debut season

0

goals / match

Kyoto Sanga

top club · 56 apps

Position rank · 2025

#220

goals rank

#248

assists rank

0

season goals

1

season assists

Among 773 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€50k

peak value · 2016

—

top transfer fee

—

best season

—

int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Aaron Ramsey

Midfield - Central Midfield · UNAM Pumas

€600k

Denis Cheryshev

Attack - Left Winger · Without Club

€300k

Alessio Viola

Attack - Centre-Forward · Unknown

Shares 1990-12-26 · 3 players total

89Appearances

0Goals

1Assists

5Yellow cards

0Red cards

89Full matches (90′)

Full name	Gakuji Ota
Name in home country	太田岳志
Date of birth	1990-12-26 (35 yrs)
Place of birth	Kuwana, Mie, Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	190.00 m
Current club	Kyoto Sanga
Joined	2020-01-04
Contract expires	2026-01-31

Jul 2025

2025 — Kyoto Sanga

29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2024

2024 — Kyoto Sanga

10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2023

2023 — Kyoto Sanga

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2022

2022 — Kyoto Sanga

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2021

2021 — Kyoto Sanga

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2020

2020 — Kyoto Sanga

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2020

Transfer: Kataller Toyama → Kyoto Sanga

19/20 · Transfer

Jul 2019

2019 — Kataller Toyama

10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2019

Transfer: Tokyo Verdy → Kataller Toyama

18/19 · Transfer

Jan 2019

Transfer: Kataller Toyama → Tokyo Verdy

18/19 · Return from loan

Jul 2018

2018 — Kataller Toyama

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2018

Transfer: Tokyo Verdy → Kataller Toyama

17/18 · Loan

Jul 2017

2017 — Tokyo Verdy

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2016

2016 — Tokyo Verdy

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2016

Transfer: FC Gifu → Tokyo Verdy

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

2015 — FC Gifu

19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2014

2014 — FC Gifu

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2013

2013 — FC Gifu

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Feb 2013

Transfer: Osaka Gakuin → FC Gifu

12/13 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €50k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 611 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards1 total · 0.03/90

68

Clean sheets9 total · 9.00/90

78

Minutes played by club

Kyoto Sanga 62.4%

Kataller Toyama 12.4%

Tokyo Verdy 0.0%

FC Gifu 25.2%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Kyoto Sanga	6	2020	2025	56	1	4,979
Kataller Toyama	2	2018	2019	11	0	990
Tokyo Verdy	2	2016	2017	0	0	0
FC Gifu	3	2013	2015	22	0	2,010

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
2025	Emperor's Cup	Kyoto Sanga	3	0	0	300
2025	J. League Cup	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2025	J1 League	Kyoto Sanga	26	0	1	2,340
2024	Emperor's Cup	Kyoto Sanga	2	0	0	180
2024	J. League Cup	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2024	J1 League	Kyoto Sanga	8	1	0	661
2023	Emperor's Cup	Kyoto Sanga	1	0	0	58
2023	J. League Cup	Kyoto Sanga	3	0	1	270
2023	J1 League	Kyoto Sanga	12	0	1	1,080
2022	Emperor's Cup	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2022	J. League Cup	Kyoto Sanga	1	0	0	90
2022	J1 League	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2021	Emperor's Cup	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2021	J2 League	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2020	J2 League	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0
2019	Emperor's Cup	Kataller Toyama	3	0	0	270
2019	J3 League	Kataller Toyama	7	0	0	630
2018	Emperor's Cup	Kataller Toyama	1	0	0	90
2018	J3 League	Kataller Toyama	0	0	0	0
2017	Emperor's Cup	Tokyo Verdy	0	0	0	0
2017	J2 League	Tokyo Verdy	0	0	0	0
2016	Emperor's Cup	Tokyo Verdy	0	0	0	0
2016	J2 League	Tokyo Verdy	0	0	0	0
2015	Emperor's Cup	FC Gifu	1	0	0	120
2015	J2 League	FC Gifu	18	0	2	1,620
2014	Emperor's Cup	FC Gifu	1	0	0	90
2014	J.League Div.2	FC Gifu	2	0	0	180
2013	J.League Div.2	FC Gifu	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
12/13	2013-02-01	Osaka Gakuin	FC Gifu	Transfer	0	—
15/16	2016-01-08	FC Gifu	Tokyo Verdy	Transfer	25000	—
17/18	2018-02-01	Tokyo Verdy	Kataller Toyama	Loan	25000	—
18/19	2019-01-31	Kataller Toyama	Tokyo Verdy	Return from loan	0	—
18/19	2019-02-01	Tokyo Verdy	Kataller Toyama	Transfer	0	—
19/20	2020-01-04	Kataller Toyama	Kyoto Sanga	Transfer	0	—

No recorded injuries.

Current€50k

Peak€50k

Low—

Δ since start+€25k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€25k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€25k
Jan 1, 1970	€25k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€25k
Jan 1, 1970	€25k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€25k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Sota Kawasaki	2	0	0
Henik	1	0	0
Daiki Kaneko	2	0	0
Yuta Toyokawa	2	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
18/19	2019-01-31	Kataller Toyama	Tokyo Verdy	Return from loan	—	—
17/18	2018-02-01	Tokyo Verdy	Kataller Toyama	Loan	—	€25k

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
2025	29	2,640	1	0.03
2023	16	1,408	2	0.13
2015	19	1,740	2	0.1

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
2025	29	2,640	9	31%	30	1.02
2024	10	841	6	60%	6	0.64
2023	16	1,408	7	44%	15	0.96
2022	1	90	0	0%	1	1
2019	10	900	4	40%	9	0.9
2018	1	90	1	100%	0	0
2015	19	1,740	2	11%	37	1.91
2014	3	270	0	0%	8	2.67