Takeshi Aoki

is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

## Biography

Aoki was born in Takasaki on September 28, 1982. After graduating from Maebashi Ikuei High School, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2001. He played as defensive midfielder from first season and Antlers won the champions in 2001 J1 League and 2002 J.League Cup. He became a regular player from 2003 season and played many matches for a long time. In 2007, Antlers won the champions in J1 League for the first time in 6 years and Emperor's Cup. Antlers won the champions in J1 League for 3 years in a row (2007-2009). From 2010 season, although his opportunity to play as starting member decreased, Antlers won the champions 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011 and 2012 J.League Cup. From 2012, he played many matches as center back. Antlers won the champions in 2015 J.League Cup. However he could hardly play in the match in 2016. In July 2016, Aoki moved to Sagan Tosu. He played for the club in 2 seasons. In 2018, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto. In 2019, he moved to Prefectural Leagues club Nankatsu SC.

In June 2001, Aoki was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full-time in all 3 matches as defensive midfielder. On August 20, 2008, he debuted for the Japan national team against Uruguay. He played 2 games for Japan until 2009.

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001|Kashima Antlers|J1 League|8|0|0|0|0|0|-|8|0|
|2002|13|0|4|0|7|0|-|24|0|||
|2003|27|1|4|1|4|0|3|1|38|3||
|2004|20|0|3|0|6|0|-|29|0|||
|2005|32|0|2|0|6|0|-|40|0|||
|2006|31|2|4|0|6|0|-|41|2|||
|2007|30|0|5|0|10|0|-|45|0|||
|2008|34|2|2|0|2|0|8|0|46|2||
|2009|33|0|3|0|2|0|6|2|44|2||
|2010|23|0|5|0|2|0|6|0|36|0||
|2011|23|0|3|0|3|0|7|0|36|0||
|2012|28|0|5|1|9|0|-|42|1|||
|2013|34|2|2|0|7|0|-|43|2|||
|2014|18|1|1|0|2|0|-|21|1|||
|2015|21|0|1|0|3|0|1|0|26|0||
|2016|1|0|0|0|4|0|–|5|0|||
|2016|Sagan Tosu|J1 League|7|0|2|0|0|0|–|9|0|
|2017|17|0|2|1|5|0|–|24|1|||
|2018|Roasso Kumamoto|J2 League|26|0|0|0|–|–|26|0||

### International

|colspan=3|Japan national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|2008|1|0|
|2009|1|0|

#### Appearances in major competitions

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|Competition|rowspan="2"|Category|colspan="2"|Appearances|rowspan="2"|Goals|rowspan="2"|Team Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|align="left"|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Senior|1|0|0|Qualified||||||

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Takeshi Aoki
- **fullname**: Takeshi Aoki
- **birth place**: Takasaki, Gunma, Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Gunma, Japan
- **position**: Defender (football), Defender, Midfielder
- **currentclub**: Nankatsu SC
- **youthyears1**: 1998–2000
- **youthclubs1**: Maebashi Ikuei High School
- **years1**: 2001–2016
- **clubs1**: Kashima Antlers
- **caps1**: 376
- **goals1**: 8
- **years2**: 2016–2017
- **clubs2**: Sagan Tosu
- **caps2**: 24
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2018
- **clubs3**: Roasso Kumamoto
- **caps3**: 26
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2019–
- **clubs4**: Nankatsu SC
- **nationalyears1**: 2001
- **nationalteam1**: Japan national under-20 football team, Japan U-20
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2008–2009
- **nationalteam2**: Japan national football team, Japan
- **nationalcaps2**: 2
- **nationalgoals2**: 0