Yoshiaki Takagi

is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club, BG Pathum United.

Career He is noted for being a free-kick specialist and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17. Alongside Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi and FC Bayern Munich forward Takashi Usami, Takagi is considered part of what has been termed by the Japanese media as the "Platinum Generation."

International

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition2008 5 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent Malaysia U16 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 7 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent United Arab Emirates U16 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 12 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent Saudi Arabia U16 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 15 October Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent South Korea U16 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U162009 19 June Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso U17 Friendly / Japan U17 24 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos Brazil U17 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 27 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos Switzerland U17 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 30 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos Mexico U17 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U172010 20 June Ekbatan Stadium Tehran, Tehran Iran U19 Friendly / Japan U19 27 June Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang China PR U19 Friendly / Japan U19 29 June Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang China PR U19 Friendly / Japan U19

Honours Albirex Niigata J2 League : 2022

Individual J2 League Best XI: 2022