Taichi Hara

Taichi Hara
Personal information
Full name	Taichi Hara
Date of birth	5 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kyoto Sanga
Number	14
Youth career
	Tamadaira SC
2012–2017	FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	FC Tokyo
2017–2021	→ FC Tokyo U-23 (loan)
2021	Istra 1961
2021–2023	Alavés
2021–2022	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2023	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2023–	Kyoto Sanga
International career
2018	Japan U19
2019	Japan U20
Medal record
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 18 August 2024

Taichi Hara (原大智, Hara Taichi, born 5 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kyoto Sanga FC.^[2]

Career

FC Tokyo

Taichi Hara joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2017. On 24 September 2017, it was announced that Hara would be promoted to the first team from the 2018 season.^[3] He made his league debut against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 22 July 2020.^[4] Hara scored his first league goal against Sagan Tosu on 1 August 2020, scoring in the 86th minute.^[5]

During the 2019 season, as he was playing for FC Tokyo U-23, Hara was crowned the top goalscorer in the J3 League with 19 goals.^[6]

Istra 1961

Hara signed with Croatian club NK Istra 1961 on 7 February 2021.^[7] Hara appeared in that year's Croatian Cup final, scoring twice as Istra lost 3–6 to Dinamo Zagreb.^[8]

Alavés

In July 2021 Hara moved to La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.^[9]

First loan spell at Sint-Truidense

On 23 August 2021, however, he was loaned to Belgian side Sint-Truidense V.V. for one year.^[10]

Second loan spell at Sint-Truidense

On 23 January 2023, after spending the first half of the season with Alavés, Hara returned to STVV, also on loan.^[11] He made his league debut against OH Leuven on 28 January 2023.^[12]

Kyoto Sanga

On 3 July 2023, Hara signed with Kyoto Sanga FC.^[13] He made his league debut against Kashiwa Reysol on 6 August 2023.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 05 May 2023^[15]^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Tokyo	2017	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	3	0	–		3	0
	2019		0	0	1	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2020		26	3	–		2	0	5	0	33	3
	Total		26	3	1	0	6	0	5	0	38	3
Istra 1961	2020–21	Croatian First Football League	14	2	4	6	–		–		18	8
Alavés	2021–22	La Liga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	15	1	1	1	–		–		16	2
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sint-Truidense (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	28	8	1	0	–		–		29	8
Career total			83	14	7	7	6	0	5	0	101	21

Honours

FC Tokyo

J.League Cup: 2020

Individual

Croatian Cup Top goalscorer: 2020–21

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
^ "Taichi HARA - Kyoto Sanga F.C. Player". www.jleague.co. J.League. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "FC東京、U-18日本代表のMF品田愛斗とFW原大智のトップ昇格内定を発表". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 24 September 2017.
^ "Consadole Sapporo vs Tokyo - 22 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu - 22 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
^ "FC東京U-23のFW原大智がJ3得点王に! 昨季を大きく上回る19ゴール!". web.ultra-soccer.jp (in Japanese).
^ https://nkistra.com/taichi-hara-novi-je-igrac-istre-1961/ (in Croatian)
^ "Dinamo - Istra 1961 6:3 - Hrvatski nogometni savez".
^ Lekuona, Javier (8 July 2021). "Taichi Hara, nuevo jugador del Alavés". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Taichi Hara jugará cedido en el Sint-Truidense VV" [Taichi Hara will play on loan at Sint-Truidense VV] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Taichi Hara jugará cedido en el Sint-Truidense hasta final de temporada" [Taichi Hara will play on loan at Sint-Truidense until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "OH Leuven vs Sint-Truiden - 28 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Taichi Hara, traspasado al Kyoto FC" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "Kyoto Sanga vs Kashiwa Reysol - 6 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
^ Taichi Hara at Soccerway
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 107 out of 289)

External links

Taichi Hara at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Taichi Hara at BDFutbol
Profile at FC Tokyo

[1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.

[2] "Taichi HARA - Kyoto Sanga F.C. Player". www.jleague.co. J.League. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[3] "FC東京、U-18日本代表のMF品田愛斗とFW原大智のトップ昇格内定を発表". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 24 September 2017.

[4] "Consadole Sapporo vs Tokyo - 22 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.

[5] "Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu - 22 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.

[6] "FC東京U-23のFW原大智がJ3得点王に! 昨季を大きく上回る19ゴール!". web.ultra-soccer.jp (in Japanese).

[7] ttps://nkistra.com/taichi-hara-novi-je-igrac-istre-1961/ (in Croatian)

[8] "Dinamo - Istra 1961 6:3 - Hrvatski nogometni savez".

[9] Lekuona, Javier (8 July 2021). "Taichi Hara, nuevo jugador del Alavés". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[10] "Taichi Hara jugará cedido en el Sint-Truidense VV" [Taichi Hara will play on loan at Sint-Truidense VV] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[11] "Taichi Hara jugará cedido en el Sint-Truidense hasta final de temporada" [Taichi Hara will play on loan at Sint-Truidense until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[12] "OH Leuven vs Sint-Truiden - 28 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.

[13] "Taichi Hara, traspasado al Kyoto FC" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[14] "Kyoto Sanga vs Kashiwa Reysol - 6 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.

[15] Taichi Hara at Soccerway

[16] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 107 out of 289)

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