Kyogo Furuhashi

Kyogo Furuhashi
, often known mononymously as Kyogo, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Japan national team.
Club career
FC Gifu
Kyogo Furuhashi joined J2 League club FC Gifu in 2017.
Vissel Kobe
On 1 August 2018, it was confirmed that Furuhashi would join the J1 League club Vissel Kobe for the rest of the 2018 season
In the club's Emperor's Cup semi-final match against Shimizu S-Pulse on 21 December 2019, Furuhashi scored Vissel's third goal to seal a 3–1 victory and a spot in their first ever major cup final. Vissel would go on to defeat Kashima Antlers in the final on 1 January 2020.
Furuhashi scored Vissel Kobe's second goal in their 2020 Japanese Super Cup victory over Yokohama F. Marinos on 8 February 2020. Four days later in Vissel Kobe's first ever match in a continental competition against Malaysia Super League champions JDT, Furuhashi scored again in a 5–1 victory. Furuhashi netted the lone goal in the second group stage match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 19 February.
Celtic
2021–22 season
On 16 July 2021, Furuhashi joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic for £4.5 million, signing a four-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Jablonec in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on 5 August 2021. Three days later, Furuhashi scored his first Scottish Premiership goals, netting a 67-minute hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Dundee. He followed up his excellent run of form by scoring against Hearts, and again in the UEFA Europa League against AZ Alkmaar.
Furuhashi picked up an injury while on international duty with Japan in September, but returned after five games, scoring on 3 October in a 2–1 victory against Aberdeen and netting the only goal of the game in a home league win against Hearts on 2 December. On 19 December 2021, Furuhashi scored twice against Hibernian in the final of the Scottish League Cup. The game ended 2–1, winning Furuhashi his first trophy with Celtic.
2022–23 season
On 28 August 2022, Furuhashi scored a hat-trick in a 9–0 away win against Dundee United. A month later, Furuhashi made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Real Madrid.
On 2 January 2023, Furuhashi scored his first derby goal against Rangers to salvage a 2–2 away draw.
On 26 February, Furuhashi scored a second consecutive League Cup finals double, now against Rangers in the 2023 Scottish League Cup Final.
On 7 May, Furuhashi scored his 50th goal for Celtic in all competitions in a 2–0 away win against Heart of Midlothian.
On 2 June, Furuhashi won the Scottish Premiership Golden Boot award, after scoring 27 goals for Celtic over the course of the season. He also won the league's player of the year award.
2023–24 season
In July 2023, he signed a new four-year contract with Celtic.
On 3 September 2023, Furuhashi scored his sixth derby goals against Rangers in a 1-0 away win at Ibrox Stadium.
International career
Furuhashi earned his first Japan cap in against Venezuela on 19 November 2019 in the 2019 edition of the Kirin Cup. The result was a 1–4 home loss at the Panasonic Stadium Suita.
Despite his form at Celtic, Furuhashi was not included in the Japan squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This came as a surprise to many supporters and media outlets at the time, where Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu justified his decision by saying: "We selected players who will be on the same wavelength as a team, who will be able to move and link up together, who through their organisation will be able to make use of their individual strengths".
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furuhashi goal.
Honours
Vissel Kobe
Emperor's Cup: 2019
Japanese Super Cup: 2020
Celtic
Scottish Premiership: 2021–22, 2022–23
Scottish Cup: 2022–23
Scottish League Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
Individual
PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2021–22, 2022–23
Scottish Premiership top scorer: 2022–23
PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2022–23
SFWA Footballer of the Year: 2022–23
Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)
References
External links
1995 births
Living people
Chuo University alumni
Association football people from Nara Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Japan men's international footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
FC Gifu players
Vissel Kobe players
Celtic F.C. players
Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Scottish league football top scorers