Ken Tajiri

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Japanese footballer

Ken Tajiri
田尻 健Personal information

Full name|  Ken Tajiri
Date of birth|  (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth|  Minoh, Osaka, Japan
Height|  1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

|  AC Nagano Parceiro
Number|  1
Youth career
2000–2011|  Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2012−2019|  Gamba Osaka|  1|  (0)
2014–2015|  → J.League U-22|  9|  (0)
2016–2019|  → Gamba Osaka U-23|  30|  (0)
2017–2018|  → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan)|  9|  (0)
2020−2022|  Gainare Tottori|  81|  (0)
2023|  Iwate Grulla Morioka|  0|  (0)
2024–|  AC Nagano Parceiro|  0|  (0)

Medal record

Gamba Osaka
Winner | J1 League | 2014
Runner-up | J1 League | 2015
Winner | J.League Cup | 2014
Runner-up | J.League Cup | 2015
Runner-up | J.League Cup | 2016
Winner | Emperor's Cup | 2014
Winner | Emperor's Cup | 2015
Runner-up | Emperor's Cup | 2012

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Ken Tajiri (田尻 健, Tajiri Ken) is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for AC Nagano Parceiro in J3 League. He has previously had loan spells with the J.League U-22 Selection and J2 League outfit Zweigen Kanazawa. His playing position is goalkeeper and he has spent most of his career as a backup 'keeper.[1][2]

## Club career

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Born in Minoh in the north of Osaka, Tajiri came up through Gamba Osaka's youth system and earned his first professional contract ahead of the 2012 season. He spent his first 5 years with the club as a reserve and didn't see a single minute of game time.

He finally got the chance to get on the field in 2017. After starting the season as third-choice goalkeeper, an injury to first-choice Masaaki Higashiguchi saw Tajiri make the bench for the clash at home to Urawa Red Diamonds on 19 March 2017. Starting goalkeeper Yōsuke Fujigaya got injured in the 73rd minute and Tajiri was brought on as a replacement with Gamba leading 1-0 courtesy of Yasuyuki Konno's goal earlier in the second half. Unfortunately he was unable to keep a clean sheet and Rafael Silva equalised for Urawa in the 92nd minute.[3]

That was to be his only appearance for Gamba in 2017 and he was then loaned out to J2 side Zweigen Kanazawa for the next 18 months where he could only play 9 league games before moving back to Osaka for the 2019 season.[1][4][5][6]

Tajiri played 9 games across the 2014 and 2015 seasons for the J.League U-22 Selection, a team set up to increase the number of competitors in J3 League and give young Japanese players a platform to perform ahead of the 2016 Olympic games. The following year he played 13 times for Gamba Osaka's newly formed Under-23 side in J3 League.[1][2]

## Club statistics

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Last update: 2 December 2018[1]

Club performance  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Season | Club | League  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Japan  | League  | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Super Cup | Total
2012 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0
2013 | J2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0
2014 | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0
Total  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2017 | Zweigen Kanazawa | J2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0
2018 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | 0
Total  | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | 0
Career Total  | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0

## Reserves performance

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Club performance  | League  | Total

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Season | Club | League  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Japan  | League  | Total
2014 | J.League U-22 Selection | J3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0
2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0
2016 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career total  | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Ken Tajiri Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
2. ^ a b "Ken Tajiri Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
3. ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds 19 March 2017". J.League English Site. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
4. ^ "Ken Tajiri loan departure". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 4 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
5. ^ "Gamba Osaka News – Ken Tajiri loan extension". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
6. ^ "Gamba Osaka News – Ken Tajiri Loan Return". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

## External links

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* Ken Tajiri at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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Iwate Grulla Morioka - current squad

* 1 Okubo
* 3 Saito
* 5 Sako
* 6 Takahashi
* 7 Fukahori
* 8 Yuge
* 9 Tokura
* 10 Otabor
* 11 Kiri
* 13 Kogure
* 14 Matsubara
* 15 Kagami
* 16 Ryu S.G.
* 17 Niizato
* 18 Miyaichi
* 19 Sato
* 20 Shimogami
* 21 Inaba
* 22 Nishi
* 23 Toyoda
* 25 Yamato
* 27 Yabunaka
* 29 Mizuno
* 30 Adachi
* 31 Kim S.K.
* 32 Kamisasanuki
* 44 Aratama
* 46 Nakamura
* 51 Fukatsu
* 77 Komatsu
* Manager: Hoshikawa

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