Market value
€400k
Attacking Midfield Midfield
At a glance
Nagoya Grampus hubNagoya Grampus resultsLatest
Wed, Oct 21 · J1 League
Nagoya Grampus1 - 1FTCerezo Osaka Sat, Oct 17 · J1 League
Kashiwa Reysol1 - 3FTNagoya Grampus Sun, Oct 11 · J1 League
Kawasaki Frontale1 - 2FTNagoya Grampus Sat, Sep 19 · J1 League
Tokyo1 - 0FTNagoya Grampus Sat, Sep 12 · J1 League
V-Varen Nagasaki2 - 0FTNagoya Grampus Position rank2025
#301Goals rank
#150Assists rank
5Season goals
12Season assists
Among 467 Midfield - Attacking Midfields with 200+ minutes
Career snapshot
4Clubs played for
2018Debut season
0.04Goals per match
Sagan TosuTop club · 94 apps
Career highs
€600kPeak value · 2024
-Top transfer fee
2Best season · 2025
-Caps / int'l goals
134Appearances
5Goals
12Assists
4Yellow cards
0Red cards
14Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Taichi Kikuchi |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 菊地 泰智 |
| Date of birth | 1999-05-07 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Saitama, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 160.00 m |
| Current club | Nagoya Grampus |
| Joined | 2024-07-22 |
| Contract expires | 2026-01-31 |
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2025
2025 - Nagoya Grampus
18 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sagan Tosu → Nagoya Grampus
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 - Sagan Tosu, Nagoya Grampus
42 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 - Sagan Tosu
37 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 - Sagan Tosu
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2022
Transfer: RKU → Sagan Tosu
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 - Ryutsu Keizai University
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 - Ryutsu Keizai University
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 - Ryutsu Keizai University FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2018
Transfer: RKU FC → RKU
17/18 · Transfer
Apr 2018
Transfer: RKU → RKU FC
17/18 · Transfer
Apr 2018
Transfer: RKU Kashiwa HS → RKU
17/18 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 235 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better, inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.46/90
Assists3 total · 0.69/90
G+A5 total · 1.15/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Nagoya Grampus
70.8%
Sagan Tosu
0.0%
Ryutsu Keizai University
13.0%
Ryutsu Keizai University FC
16.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 917 |
| Sagan Tosu | 3 | 2022 | 2024 | 94 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryutsu Keizai University | 2 | 2019 | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 168 |
| Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210 |
Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 527 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J. League Cup | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J. League Cup | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Ryutsu Keizai University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Ryutsu Keizai University | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 2018 | Kanto Soccer League (Div.1) | Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-04-01 | RKU Kashiwa HS | RKU | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 17/18 | 2018-04-02 | RKU | RKU FC | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-01 | RKU FC | RKU | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | RKU | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-22 | Sagan Tosu | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | 600000 | - |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Knee medial ligament tear | 2025-08-01 | 43 | 6 |
Current€400k
Peak€600k
Low€250k
Δ since start+€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayumu Yokoyama | 1 | 1 | 959 |
| Jun Nishikawa | 1 | 0 | 736 |
| Kohei Tezuka | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kei Koizumi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Masaya Tashiro | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seok-ho Hwang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cayman Togashi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuji Ono | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Il-gyu Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki Horigome | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Akito Fukuta | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosuke Yamazaki | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuto Iwasaki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| So Kawahara | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoichi Naganuma | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wataru Harada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kanto Soccer League (Div.1) | Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Ryutsu Keizai University | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 33 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Ryutsu Keizai University | 1 | 1 |
Last 50 matches for Nagoya Grampus while Taichi Kikuchi was at the club (joined 2024-07-22). The Availability column cross-references our injury database, matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2026-10-17 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1-3 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-10-11 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 1-2 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-09-19 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-09-12 | JAP1 |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 2-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-09-06 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-3 | Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2026-09-02 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-06-06 | JAP1 |
Machida Zelvia | 2-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-05-30 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-2 | Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | JAP1 |
FC Machida Zelvia | 3-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0-2 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 2-2 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0-4 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-09-23 | JAP1 |
Albirex Niigata | 0-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 3-1 | Shonan Bellmare | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | JAP1 |
Fagiano Okayama | 0-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-1 | FC Tokyo | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 3-4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | JAP1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-08-10 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | Kyoto Sanga FC | INJURED Knee medial ligament tear |
| 2025-07-20 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 3-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-07-05 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0-0 | Tokyo Verdy | Available |
| 2025-06-28 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-2 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-06-21 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Available |
| 2025-06-15 | JAP1 |
Vissel Kobe | 2-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-05-31 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 3-0 | Albirex Niigata | Available |
| 2025-05-24 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Available |
| 2025-05-17 | JAP1 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 1-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | JAP1 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 1-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-05-06 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0-0 | Fagiano Okayama | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | JAP1 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-3 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-04-29 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Available |
| 2025-04-25 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 2-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-04-02 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | JAP1 |
Tokyo Verdy | 2-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2025-02-26 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 3-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2-2 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 4-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2024-12-08 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-2 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2024-11-30 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0-3 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-11-09 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
Teams faced most often by Taichi Kikuchi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 40% |
| FC Tokyo | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 20% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 60% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 47% |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 36% |
| Vissel Kobe | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29% |
| Gamba Osaka | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 36% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 43% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 36% |
| Kashima Antlers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 21% |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 62% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senior debut season | |
| 2018 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | 527 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J1 League
106 apps
2 G
10 A
Emperor's Cup
10 apps
1 G
1 A
J. League Cup
16 apps
1 G
1 A
Kanto Soccer League (Div.1)
2 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Taichi Kikuchi
Who is Taichi Kikuchi?
Taichi Kikuchi is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Nagoya Grampus.
How old is Taichi Kikuchi?
Taichi Kikuchi is 27 years old. He was born on May 7, 1999 in ---, Saitama.
What position does Taichi Kikuchi play?
Taichi Kikuchi plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Taichi Kikuchi play for?
Taichi Kikuchi currently plays for Nagoya Grampus.
How many career goals has Taichi Kikuchi scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Taichi Kikuchi has scored 5 goals in 134 appearances.
What is Taichi Kikuchi's market value?
Taichi Kikuchi's most recent reported market value is €400k.