Ken Tokura

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Ken Tokura
Personal information
Full name Ken Tokura
Date of birth (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Iwate Grulla Morioka
Number 9
Youth career
1999–2001 Yokohama F. Marinos
2002–2004 Kawasaki Frontale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Kawasaki Frontale 6 (0)
2008–2009 Thespa Kusatsu 57 (26)
2010–2013 Vissel Kobe 81 (14)
2014–2018 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 171 (67)
2019–2020 Cerezo Osaka 25 (2)
2021–2023 V-Varen Nagasaki 85 (11)
2024– Iwate Grulla Morioka 0 (0)
Medal record
Kawasaki Frontale
Runner-up J1 League 2006
Runner-up J1 League 2008
Runner-up J.League Cup 2007
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Winner J2 League 2016
Runner-up J.League Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 21 October 2023

Ken Tokura (都倉 賢, Tokura Ken, born 16 June 1986 in Shibuya, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Iwate Grulla Morioka. [1]

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Early life

Ken was born in Shibuya. He played youth football with Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale.

Career

Ken started his career with Kawasaki Frontale. He stayed with them for a few years before joining Thespa. His time at Thespa was successful in the 2009 season, scoring 23 goals in 43 games in the league. He joined Vissel Kobe shortly after. On 30 June 2012, Tokura scored a long-distance goal from outside the penalty box and celebrated his goal with a "Mario Balotelli-style" celebration, which resembles the celebration after Balotelli's second goal against Germany in Euro 2012 Semi Final. He was then given a yellow card by the referee. [2]

Ken joined Consadole Sapporo a few years later.

He joined Cerezo a few years later. He made his debut for Cerezo against Vissel Kobe, coming on in the 65th minute for Kota Mizunuma. [3] He scored his first goal for the club against Vegalta Sendai, scoring in the 35th minute. [4]

Ken joined V-Varen Nagasaki after Cerezo. He made his debut for V-Varen against Zweigen Kanazawa, coming on in the 67th minute for Cayman Togashi. [5] He scored his first goal for V-Varen in the 87th minute against Renofa Yamaguchi. [6]

Career statistics

Updated to 25 February 2019 [7] [8] [9]

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup League Cup AFC Total
2005 Kawasaki Frontale J1 League 300010-40
2006 000000-00
2007 2000000020
2008 10-00-10
Thespa Kusatsu J2 League 14310--153
2009 432322--4525
2010 Vissel Kobe J1 League 1942051-265
2011 1420010-152
2012 2561040-306
2013 J2 League 23210--242
2014 Hokkaido
Consadole Sapporo 		371411--3815
2015 341300--3413
2016 401911--4120
2017 J1 League 3090051-3510
2018 30122220-3414
Career total31510711618200344115

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References

  1. ↑ "Stats Centre: Ken Tokura Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Mario Balotelli's post-goal celebration becomes a global hit, imitated in Japan by Ken Tokura". Fox Sports. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Cerezo Ozaka vs Vissel Kobe - 22nd February 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka - 30 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Zweigen Kanazawa - 27 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Renofa Yamaguchi - 29 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ 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. 89 out of 289)
  8. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN   978-4905411338 (p. 195 out of 289)
  9. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN   978-4905411420 (p. 129 out of 289)
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