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Kosuke Ota move to Vitesse

F.C.Tokyo announce that Kosuke Ota has completed his transfer deal to Dutch outfit SBV Vitesse Arnhem.

Note: Please note that we may ask fans for cooperation and understanding on limited time of interaction with him in order to avoid confusion at our training site Kodaira Ground and let him concentrate on the Emperor's Cup matches.

[Profile of Kosuke Ota]
- Position: Defender
- Date of Birth: 23 July 1987
- Place of Birth: Machida, Tokyo
- Height/ Weight: 179cm/ 78kg
- Blood Type: A

- Careers:
Azabu University High School Fuchinobe (2003-2005) -> Yokohama FC (2006-2008) -> Shimizu S-Pulse (2009-2011) -> FC Tokyo (2012-2015)

- International Careers & Honours
2007 Japan National U-20 Team (Last 16 in FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada)
2010 Japan National Team (Played in AFC Asian Cup Final Qualifiers)
2014 Japan National Team
2015 Japan National Team

- Individual Titles
2011 J.League’s Best XI Nominee, J.League's Fair Play Award (Individual)
2013 J.League’s Best XI Nominee
2014 J.League’s Best XI Nominee and J.League's Best XI
2015 J.League’s Best XI Nominee

- Statistics (as of 15 December 2015)
2015 F.C.Tokyo - 3 goals in 30 appearances in J1 League/ 0 goals in 6 appearances at Cup tournaments/ 0 goals in 1 appearance at Emperor's Cup


J1 League: 9 goals in 214 appearances
J2 League: 0 goals in 32 appearances
Cup Tournaments: 1 goal in 35 appearances
Emperor's Cup: 4 goals in 23 appearances
ACL: 0 goals in 4 appearances

- Comment from Ota
"Dear my beloved Tokyo fans.
I've decided to move to Dutch team Vitesse. It was a tough decision to leave my beloved Tokyo, but I saw it as my last chance thinking about my age and I decided to take on the challenge.
It's been an honour to meet all the people involved in F.C.Tokyo "Tokyo Family." And at the same time, I can't express how grateful I am. To lift the championship cup at Ajinomoto Stadium on New Year's Day, I will give it all I've got in the rest of time with the team.
Thank you very much for everything during my four-year spell.

Note: Please note that we may ask fans for cooperation and understanding on limited time of interaction with him in order to avoid confusion at our training site Kodaira Ground and let him concentrate on the Emperor's Cup matches.