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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| FC Grasion | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | JFA Academy Fukushima | 44 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Feyenoord | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Japan U-17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:25, 20 April 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Tōko Koga (古賀 塔子, Koga Tōko; Japanese: [koɡa toːko]; born 6 January 2006) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Japan national team.[2]
Early life
Koga was born in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture on 6 January 2006.[3] She began playing football at the age of six under the influence of her older brother and her father.[3][4] She joined her local club FC Grasion where her older brother also played at the time, playing alongside boys.[3] She joined JFA Academy Fukushima, the youth development program of the Japan Football Association, during her sixth grade after passing their selection test. She would leave her home in Osaka to live in the academy dormitory in Shizuoka Prefecture. While at the academy, she befriended and progressed through the ranks with her future national teammate, Momoko Tanikawa.[3] Upon graduation from high school, Koga moved overseas to pursue a professional career on the recommendation of her coach.[5]
Club career
Feyenoord
Through a partnership with Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord, Koga was given the opportunity to complete a trial with the team[6], where she would feature in a friendly match against Eintracht Frankfurt. In January 2024, Koga signed with the club on a contract lasting through mid-2026.[7][8] On January 27, 2024, Koga made her debut for Feyenoord in a home league match defeat against FC Twente. On 2 November 2024, she scored her first goal for the club in a 3–0 league win against SC Heerenveen.[9]
In the following season, Koga would feature prominently in the starting line-up as she played 21 league matches and scored three goals.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 2 July 2025, Koga signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year deal.[10]
International career
On 14 June 2024, Koga was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11]
Koga was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.[12]
Koga was part of the Japan squad which won the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where she featured in a 1–0 win over Australia in the tournament's final on 21 March 2026.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JFA Academy Fukushima | 2021 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Career Total | 86 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 8 | ||
- Includes Empress's Cup, KNVB Women's Cup
- Includes Women's League Cup
International
- As of match played 18 April 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koga goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 2024 | Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain |  New Zealand |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 February 2025 | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States |  United States |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2025 SheBelieves Cup |
| 3 | 15 March 2026 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia |  Philippines |
2–0 | 7–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 4 | 5–0 |
Honours
Japan
References
- "古賀 塔子（日本代表）" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers Final Round vs DPR Korea (1st leg 2/24＠TBD, 2nd leg 2/28＠Tokyo)". Japan Football Association. 8 February 2024.
- "大阪の町クラブからパリへ…１８歳でなでしこジャパン選出の古賀塔子 感謝を胸に". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- "Exclusive interview | Towering Tōko". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- "18歳で欧州へ移籍…日本人の決断「進路を選ぶときに」 感じた違い「そういう意識が低い」" (in Japanese). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- "Feyenoord legt Japans international Toko Koga vast". www.feyenoord.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- "なでしこ 高３ＤＦ古賀塔子 フェイエノールト入り…期待のセンターバック、ＷＥリーグ経ずに海外挑戦". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- "Feyenoord legt Japans international Toko Koga vast" (in Dutch). Feyenoord Rotterdam N.V. 15 January 2024.
- "Feyenoord V1 wins convincingly in Heerenveen". Feyenoord. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- "Toko Koga deal agreed". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - MS&AD Cup 2024: Noto Peninsula Earthquake Reconstruction Support Match "Ganbarou Noto" / Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024)". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 14 June 2024.
- "United States vs Japan: Japan wins SheBelieves Cup". BBC Sport. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- Fleming, Ciara (21 March 2026). "Japan break Australian hearts to win third Women's Asia Cup title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- "Japan - T. Koga - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- "Nadeshiko Japan (Toko Koga)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 20 February 2024.