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| Full name | Kōki Machida[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | Teshirogi SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Kashima Antlers | 87 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Union SG (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Union SG | 65 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Japan U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:16, 5 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kōki Machida (町田 浩樹, Machida Kōki; born 25 August 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Japan national team.[2]
Club career
[edit source]Kashima Antlers
[edit source]Machida joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2016. On 25 May, he debuted in J.League Cup, in a match against Júbilo Iwata.[3][4]
Union Saint-Gilloise
[edit source]Machida joined the Belgian Pro League club, Union Saint-Gilloise on loan in January 2022, before signing a permanent contract a year later until 2026.[5] On 9 May 2024, he scored the only goal against Antwerp in the 2024 Belgian Cup final, securing his club's first title in competition after 110 years.[6]
TSG Hoffenheim
[edit source]On June 25, 2025, Machida signed for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.[7] Machida made his Bundesliga debut on 23 August in a 1–2 win against Bayer Leverkusen.[8] However, he was forced to come off in the 45th minute because of an injury.[9]
Career statistics
[edit source]Club
[edit source]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2016 | J1 League | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | J1 League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 10[c] | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | J1 League | 21 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | J1 League | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 5 | |||
| Total | 87 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 8 | ||
| Union SG (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Union SG | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 11[e] | 0 | – | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 10[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 4 | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 171 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
[edit source]- As of match played 5 June 2025[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit source]Union SG
References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "町田浩樹：鹿島アントラーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kōki Machida" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
- ↑ "Kashima Antlers 1–1 Jubilo Iwata" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
- ↑ "L'Union Saint-Gilloise lève l'option pour Koki Machida qui signe un contrat jusqu'en 2026" (in French). Le Soir. 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 110-year wait for Belgian Cup success with win over Antwerp". Flashscore.com. 9 May 2024.
- ↑ "Premier départ de marque à l'Union : Koki Machida s'en va à Hoffenheim - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ read, CIARÁN FAHEY·1 min (23 August 2025). "Leverkusen slumps to defeat at home to Hoffenheim in Ten Hag's Bundesliga debut as coach". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim: Bundesliga stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ 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. 20 out of 289)
- ↑ 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. 12 out of 289)
- ↑ 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. 46 out of 289)
- ↑ "Japan - K. Machida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ↑ Kōki Machida at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
External links
[edit source]- Kōki Machida at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kashima Antlers
- Kōki Machida at Soccerway (archive)
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