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Kota Takai has delivered a season so far that stands out for a defender in the Bundesliga, with eight appearances and 357 minutes on the pitch. He has registered 11 tackles and 5 interceptions, translating to 2.77 tackles per 90 minutes and a defensive presence well above the baseline of 1.65 tackles per 90. Off the ball, Takai has contributed 2 key passes, a figure that is slightly below the 0.64 key passes per 90 expected for his position, but his overall defensive volume remains the highlight of his campaign. With no goals or assists to his name, Takai’s focus has been on maintaining solidity and disrupting opposition play, a role that has been reflected in his average match rating of 6.54. The defender’s work rate and tackling frequency underscore his importance to the team’s defensive structure.
Kota Takai has played 357 minutes across 8 appearances in Bundesliga, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.07, converting 0% of 3 shots and averaging 6.54 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haris Tabaković | F | 35 | 2659 | 15 | 3 | 64 | 33 | 23% | 20 | 69% | 6 | 38% | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40% | 56 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4.0 |
| Kevin Diks | D | 33 | 2733 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 24% | 8 | 90% | 10 | 83% | 46 | 24 | 18 | 65% | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 4.3 |
| Shuto Machino | F | 34 | 1247 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 15% | 18 | 73% | 3 | 30% | 8 | 4 | 1 | 43% | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 2.6 |
| Jens Castrop | M | 28 | 1624 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 13% | 20 | 76% | 25 | 37% | 58 | 19 | 1 | 50% | 31 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.67 | 7.5 |
| Robin Hack | M | 9 | 406 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 21% | 13 | 83% | 4 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32% | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 | 4.3 |
| Nico Elvedi | D | 36 | 3237 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 13 | 92% | 1 | 50% | 45 | 45 | 30 | 61% | 19 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | 10.0 |
| Joseph Scally | D | 35 | 2792 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14% | 19 | 81% | 29 | 48% | 51 | 17 | 5 | 53% | 33 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 5.3 |
| Yannik Engelhardt | M | 33 | 2677 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11% | 17 | 87% | 7 | 50% | 43 | 40 | 11 | 48% | 46 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.2 |
| Philipp Sander | D | 32 | 2626 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 9% | 12 | 86% | 5 | 38% | 69 | 52 | 8 | 62% | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 2.1 |
| Franck Honorat | F | 31 | 2234 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 14% | 61 | 75% | 21 | 38% | 27 | 6 | 4 | 42% | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 1.8 |
| Wael Mohya | M | 17 | 573 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 33% | 4 | 83% | 3 | 20% | 8 | 1 | 1 | 41% | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 6.6 |
| Kevin Stöger | M | 32 | 1589 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 4% | 40 | 82% | 9 | 45% | 38 | 15 | 2 | 51% | 26 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 3.4 |
| Giovanni Reyna | M | 20 | 594 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 14 | 84% | 11 | 52% | 10 | 5 | 1 | 45% | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 | 6.9 |
| Hugo Bolin | M | 13 | 552 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11% | 8 | 82% | 3 | 27% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45% | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 7.2 |
| Grant-Leon Ranos | F | 10 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 2 | 82% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | 3.4 |
| Oscar Fraulo | M | 5 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 95% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | – |
| Moritz Nicolas | G | 37 | 3330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 71% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 93% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 7.30 | 6.7 |
| Rocco Reitz | M | 34 | 2838 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 0% | 30 | 77% | 27 | 48% | 75 | 53 | 7 | 54% | 36 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 | 9.5 |
| Lukas Ullrich | D | 25 | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0% | 16 | 78% | 9 | 36% | 28 | 21 | 6 | 50% | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.51 | 3.4 |
| Luca Netz | D | 17 | 1041 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 77% | 9 | 56% | 19 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 4.3 |
| Florian Neuhaus | M | 18 | 956 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0% | 11 | 80% | 6 | 46% | 12 | 9 | 4 | 38% | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 3.6 |
| Fabio Chiarodia | D | 16 | 741 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 86% | 1 | 50% | 15 | 12 | 6 | 53% | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 6.7 |
| Kota Takai | D | 8 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 88% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 5 | 1 | 59% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 3.9 |
| Marvin Friedrich | D | 7 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 82% | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | 2 | 62% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 4.9 |
| Alejo Sarco | F | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 80% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | – |
| Jan Urbich | F | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 44% | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 | – |
| Charles Herrmann | M | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 62% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Tim Kleindienst | F | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 60% | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 45% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 8 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 88% | 0 | 11 | 5 | 59% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.54 |
| 2025/26 | Tottenham | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr | a VfL Wolfsburg | D | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0.4 |
| 19 Apr | v FSV Mainz 05 | D | 11 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 5.8 |
| 22 Feb | a SC Freiburg | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | 7.0 |
| 14 Feb | a Eintracht Frankfurt | L | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 | 3.9 |
| 25 Jan | v VfB Stuttgart | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 5.5 |
| 17 Jan | a Hamburger SV | D | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 8.3 |
| 14 Jan | a 1899 Hoffenheim | L | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.9 |
| 11 Jan | v FC Augsburg | W | 18 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.2 |
