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Naohiro Takahara

Naohiro Takahara

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age46
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornJune 4, 1979
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.29
goals / match
Júbilo Iwata
top club · 131 apps

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2007
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 07/08
27
best season · 2002
82 / 34
int'l caps / goals
663Appearances
193Goals
59Assists
36Yellow cards
0Red cards
137Full matches (90′)
Full nameNaohiro Takahara
Name in home country高原 直泰
Date of birth1979-06-04 (46 yrs)
Place of birthMishima, Shizuoka, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-02-01
Contract expires
AgentPRO Profil GmbH
Feb 2024
Transfer: Okinawa SV → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Okinawa SV
26 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Okinawa SV
22 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Okinawa SV
19 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Okinawa SV
8 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Okinawa SV
17 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Okinawa SV
19 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: SC Sagamihara → Okinawa SV
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
2015 — SC Sagamihara
33 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2015
Transfer: Tokyo Verdy → SC Sagamihara
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: SC Sagamihara → Tokyo Verdy
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
2014 — SC Sagamihara
21 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2014
Transfer: Tokyo Verdy → SC Sagamihara
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Tokyo Verdy
41 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2013
Transfer: Shimizu S-Pulse → Tokyo Verdy
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Shimizu S-Pulse
20 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Shimizu S-Pulse
33 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Suwon Bluewings → Shimizu S-Pulse
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Urawa Reds → Suwon Bluewings
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
2010 — Urawa Red Diamonds, Suwon Samsung Bluewings
19 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Urawa Red Diamonds
40 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Urawa Red Diamonds
31 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → Urawa Reds
07/08 · Transfer · €1.50m
Nov 2007
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2007
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Urawa Red Diamonds, Eintracht Frankfurt
14 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Eintracht Frankfurt
39 matches · 17 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Hamburger SV → E. Frankfurt
06/07 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 2005
05/06 — Hamburger SV, Hamburger SV II
34 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Hamburger SV, Hamburger SV II
35 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Hamburger SV
37 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2003
Transfer: Júbilo Iwata → Hamburger SV
02/03 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hamburger SV
16 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
2002 — CA Boca Juniors, Júbilo Iwata
36 matches · 27 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2002
Transfer: Boca Juniors → Júbilo Iwata
01/02 · Return from loan
Aug 2001
Transfer: Júbilo Iwata → Boca Juniors
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
2001 — CA Boca Juniors, Júbilo Iwata
16 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Júbilo Iwata
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
2000 — Júbilo Iwata
27 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
1999 — Júbilo Iwata
27 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Júbilo Iwata
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
1998 — Júbilo Iwata
30 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Feb 1998
Transfer: Shimizu HS → Júbilo Iwata
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.75/90
55
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.75/90
47
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
88
12,302 min
Minutes played by club
Júbilo Iwata 16.2%
Okinawa SV 19.1%
SC Sagamihara 6.1%
Tokyo Verdy 2.4%
Shimizu S-Pulse 9.5%
Urawa Red Diamonds 13.1%
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1.8%
CA Boca Juniors 3.2%
Eintracht Frankfurt 7.4%
Hamburger SV 20.3%
Hamburger SV II 0.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Júbilo Iwata 7 00/01 99/00 131 66 0 1,998
Okinawa SV 6 2018 2023 111 39 27 2,354
SC Sagamihara 2 2014 2015 54 11 11 755
Tokyo Verdy 1 2013 2013 41 11 5 293
Shimizu S-Pulse 2 2011 2012 53 10 5 1,171
Urawa Red Diamonds 4 07/08 2010 80 15 3 1,613
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 09/10 2010 15 4 0 220
CA Boca Juniors 2 2001 2002 7 1 0 395
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 06/07 07/08 49 18 1 915
Hamburger SV 4 02/03 05/06 119 16 7 2,503
Hamburger SV II 2 04/05 05/06 3 2 0 85

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€875K14€1.8M20€2.6M27€3.5M02/03 — 3 goals (Hamburger SV)02/03 — 1 assists402/0303/04 — 4 goals (Hamburger SV)03/04 — 2 assists603/0404/05 — 9 goals (Hamburger SV)04/05 — 2 assists1104/0505/06 — 2 goals (Hamburger SV)05/06 — 2 assists405/0606/07 — 17 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)06/07 — 1 assists1806/0707/08 — 2 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)207/0809/101998 — 9 goals (Júbilo Iwata)919981999 — 10 goals (Júbilo Iwata)1019992000 — 10 goals (Júbilo Iwata)1020002001 — 10 goals (Júbilo Iwata)1020012002 — 27 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2720022008 — 7 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2008 — 1 assists820082009 — 6 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2009 — 2 assists820092010 — 5 goals (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)520102011 — 9 goals (Shimizu S-Pulse)2011 — 3 assists1220112012 — 1 goals (Shimizu S-Pulse)2012 — 2 assists320122013 — 11 goals (Tokyo Verdy)2013 — 5 assists1620132014 — 5 goals (SC Sagamihara)2014 — 5 assists1020142015 — 6 goals (SC Sagamihara)2015 — 6 assists1220152018 — 12 goals (Okinawa SV)2018 — 7 assists1920182019 — 9 goals (Okinawa SV)2019 — 5 assists1420192020 — 8 goals (Okinawa SV)820202021 — 6 goals (Okinawa SV)2021 — 8 assists1420212022 — 2 goals (Okinawa SV)2022 — 6 assists820222023 — 2 goals (Okinawa SV)2023 — 1 assists3202399/00 — 1 goals (Júbilo Iwata)199/0004/05 — €1.3M05/06 — €2M07/08 — €3.5M09/10 — €1.8MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0102/03: 3302/0303/04: 4403/0404/05: 9904/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 171706/0707/08: 2207/0809/10: 0009/101998: 9919981999: 101019992000: 101020002001: 101020012002: 272720022008: 7720082009: 6620092010: 5520102011: 9920112012: 1120122013: 111120132014: 5520142015: 6620152018: 121220182019: 9920192020: 8820202021: 6620212022: 2220222023: 22202399/00: 1199/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0102/03: 1102/0303/04: 2203/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0809/10: 0009/101998: 0019981999: 0019992000: 0020002001: 0020012002: 0020022008: 1120082009: 2220092010: 0020102011: 3320112012: 2220122013: 5520132014: 5520142015: 6620152018: 7720182019: 5520192020: 0020202021: 8820212022: 6620222023: 11202399/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Asian Club Championship Júbilo Iwata 1 1 0 0 0 120
2023 Japan Football League Okinawa SV 25 2 1 0 0 773
2023 JFL/RL Playoff Okinawa SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Emperor's Cup Okinawa SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Kyushu Soccer League Okinawa SV 13 2 5 1 0 196
2022 RL Champ. League Okinawa SV 6 0 1 0 0 0
2022 Shakaijin Cup Okinawa SV 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Emperor's Cup Okinawa SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Kyushu Soccer League Okinawa SV 15 5 8 0 0 216
2021 RL Champ. League Okinawa SV 3 1 0 0 0 270
2020 Emperor's Cup Okinawa SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Kyushu SL (dis.) Okinawa SV 4 5 0 0 0 67
2020 RL Champ. League Okinawa SV 3 3 0 0 0 83
2019 Emperor's Cup Okinawa SV 2 1 1 0 0 139
2019 Kyushu Soccer League Okinawa SV 11 7 4 0 0 89
2019 RL Champ. League Okinawa SV 3 1 0 0 0 270
2019 Shakaijin Cup Okinawa SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Kyushu Soccer League Okinawa SV 17 11 7 1 0 111
2018 Shakaijin Cup Okinawa SV 2 1 0 0 0 140
2015 J3 League SC Sagamihara 33 6 6 1 0 398
2014 J3 League SC Sagamihara 21 5 5 2 0 357
2013 J.League Div.2 Tokyo Verdy 41 11 5 1 0 293
2012 J. League Cup Shimizu S-Pulse 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012 J.League Div.1 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 1 2 0 0 627
2011 Emperor's Cup Shimizu S-Pulse 4 1 0 1 0 299
2011 J. League Cup Shimizu S-Pulse 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 J.League Div.1 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 8 3 3 0 245
2010 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 0 0 0 28
2010 J.League Div.1 Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 0 0 0 0
2010 K League Classic Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 4 0 1 0 220
2010 Korea Cup Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 8 2 0 1 0 328
2009 J.League Div.1 Urawa Red Diamonds 32 4 2 1 0 428
2008 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 3 1 0 0 0 245
2008 J.League Div.1 Urawa Red Diamonds 27 6 1 1 0 321
2002 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 6 1 0 1 0 395
2002 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 3 0 0 1 0 0
2002 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 13 13 0 2 0 85
2002 J1 - 2nd Stage Júbilo Iwata 14 13 0 3 0 95
2001 Copa Mercosur CA Boca Juniors 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 J. League Cup Júbilo Iwata 2 2 0 0 0 90
2001 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 13 8 0 1 0 156
2000 J. League Cup Júbilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
2000 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 13 4 0 1 0 259
2000 J1 - 2nd Stage Júbilo Iwata 11 6 0 2 0 157
2000 Jap. Super Cup Júbilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 3 1 0 0 0 225
1999 J. League Cup Júbilo Iwata 1 0 0 1 0 0
1999 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 8 2 0 0 0 265
1999 J1 - 2nd Stage Júbilo Iwata 13 7 0 0 0 164
1999 Suntory Cup Júbilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
1998 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
1998 J. League Championship Júbilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
1998 J. League Cup Júbilo Iwata 6 4 0 0 0 90
1998 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 10 2 0 0 0 211
1998 J1 - 2nd Stage Júbilo Iwata 10 3 0 0 0 81
1998 Jap. Super Cup Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 AFC Champions League Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds 4 1 0 0 0 263
07/08 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 8 1 0 1 0 445
07/08 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 30 11 1 1 0 213
06/07 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 4 4 0 1 0 89
06/07 UEFA Cup Eintracht Frankfurt 5 2 0 0 0 168
05/06 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 21 1 1 1 0 667
05/06 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 2 1 1 0 0 117
05/06 Regionalliga Nord Hamburger SV II 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Hamburger SV 7 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UI Cup Hamburger SV 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 31 7 2 0 0 284
04/05 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Regionalliga Nord Hamburger SV II 2 2 0 0 0 85
04/05 UI Cup Hamburger SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 29 2 2 3 0 817
03/04 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 3 1 0 0 0 137
03/04 Ligapokal Hamburger SV 3 1 0 0 0 189
03/04 UEFA Cup Hamburger SV 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 16 3 1 2 0 292
00/01 Asian Club Championship Júbilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1998-02-01 Shimizu HS Júbilo Iwata Transfer 0
01/02 2001-08-06 Júbilo Iwata Boca Juniors Loan 0
01/02 2002-02-03 Boca Juniors Júbilo Iwata Return from loan 0
02/03 2003-01-01 Júbilo Iwata Hamburger SV Transfer 0 €200k
06/07 2006-07-01 Hamburger SV E. Frankfurt Transfer 1500000 €750k
07/08 2008-01-11 E. Frankfurt Urawa Reds Transfer 3000000 €1.50m
10/11 2010-07-22 Urawa Reds Suwon Bluewings Transfer 800000
10/11 2011-01-01 Suwon Bluewings Shimizu S-Pulse Transfer 800000
12/13 2013-01-14 Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy Transfer 600000
13/14 2014-03-21 Tokyo Verdy SC Sagamihara Loan 400000
14/15 2015-01-31 SC Sagamihara Tokyo Verdy Return from loan 400000
14/15 2015-02-01 Tokyo Verdy SC Sagamihara Transfer 400000
15/16 2016-02-01 SC Sagamihara Okinawa SV Transfer 0
23/24 2024-02-01 Okinawa SV Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Torn ankle ligaments 2007-09-26 2007-10-20 25 6
07/08 flu 2007-11-29 2007-12-05 7 1
Current
Peak€3.50m
Low
Δ since start−€1.25m
€875k€1.75m€2.63m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53813 4 3 former national player
Team #28642 11 4 former national player
Team #25507 3 1 former national player
Team #22360 7 3 former national player
Team #3435 #9 57 23 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kazuki Akimoto 2 4 0
Yuto Oshiro 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2002 J1 - 2nd Stage Júbilo Iwata 13 14
2002 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 13 13
06/07 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 11 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2021 Kyushu Soccer League Okinawa SV 8 15
2018 Kyushu Soccer League Okinawa SV 7 17
2015 J3 League SC Sagamihara 6 33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-01-31 SC Sagamihara Tokyo Verdy Return from loan €400k
13/14 2014-03-21 Tokyo Verdy SC Sagamihara Loan €400k
01/02 2002-02-03 Boca Juniors Júbilo Iwata Return from loan
01/02 2001-08-06 Júbilo Iwata Boca Juniors Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
1999 Goal #50 (career)
2002 Goal #100 (career)
2015 Goal #150 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2022 22 196 1 0 0 0.46
2018 19 251 1 0 0 0.36
2015 33 398 1 0 0 0.23
2014 21 357 2 0 0 0.5
2013 41 293 1 1 0 0.61
2011 33 544 4 0 0 0.66
2010 19 248 1 0 0 0.36
2009 40 756 2 0 0 0.24
2008 31 566 1 0 0 0.16
2002 36 575 7 0 0 1.1
2001 16 246 1 0 0 0.37
2000 27 416 3 0 0 0.65
1999 27 654 1 0 0 0.14
07/08 14 708 1 0 0 0.13
06/07 39 470 2 0 0 0.38
05/06 34 784 2 0 0 0.23
03/04 37 1,143 3 0 0 0.24
02/03 16 292 2 0 0 0.62

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Kyushu Soccer League
60 apps
30 G
24 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
48 apps
29 G
0 A
J1 - 1st Stage
57 apps
29 G
0 A
Bundesliga
135 apps
25 G
7 A
J.League Div.1
109 apps
19 G
8 A
J3 League
54 apps
11 G
11 A
J.League Div.2
41 apps
11 G
5 A
J. League Cup
26 apps
10 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
12 apps
6 G
1 A
RL Champ. League
15 apps
5 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Naohiro Takahara

Who is Naohiro Takahara?

Naohiro Takahara is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Naohiro Takahara?

Naohiro Takahara is 46 years old. He was born on June 4, 1979 in Mishima, Shizuoka.

What position does Naohiro Takahara play?

Naohiro Takahara plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Naohiro Takahara play for?

Naohiro Takahara currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Naohiro Takahara scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Naohiro Takahara has scored 193 goals in 663 appearances.