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Kyōgo Furuhashi(Cổ kiều hừ ngô,Furuhashi Kyōgo,born 20 January 1995),often known mononymously asKyōgo,is a Japanese professionalfootballerwho plays as aforwardfor FrenchLigue 1clubRennesand theJapan national team.

Kyōgo Furuhashi
Cổ kiều hừ ngô
Furuhashi withCelticin 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-20)20 January 1995(age 30)
Place of birth Ikoma,Nara, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 7
Youth career
Sakuragaoka FC
Athpegas Ikoma FC
2010–2012 Kokoku High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 FC Gifu 68 (17)
2018–2021 Vissel Kobe 95 (42)
2021–2025 Celtic 116 (63)
2025– Rennes 2 (0)
International career‡
2019– Japan 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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FC Gifu

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Kyōgo Furuhashi joinedJ2 LeagueclubFC Gifuin 2017.

Vissel Kobe

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On 1 August 2018, it was confirmed that Furuhashi would join theJ1 LeagueclubVissel Kobefor the rest of the2018 season.[2][3]

In the club'sEmperor's Cupsemi-final match againstShimizu S-Pulseon 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.[4]Vissel would go on to defeatKashima Antlersin the final on 1 January 2020.[5]

Furuhashi scored Vissel Kobe's second goal in their2020 Japanese Super Cupvictory overYokohama F. Marinoson 8 February 2020.[6]Four days later in Vissel Kobe's first ever match in acontinental competitionagainstMalaysia Super LeaguechampionsJDT,Furuhashi scored again in a 5–1 victory.[7]Furuhashi netted the lone goal in the second group stage match againstSuwon Samsung Bluewingson 19 February.[8]

Celtic

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2021–22 season

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On 16 July 2021, Furuhashi joinedScottish PremiershipsideCelticfor £4.5 million, signing a four-year deal.[9]He scored his first goal for the club on his first start againstJablonecin theUEFA Europa Leaguethird qualifying roundon 5 August 2021.[10]Three days later, Furuhashi scored his first Scottish Premiership goals, netting a 67-minutehat-trickin a 6–0 win againstDundee.[11][12]He followed up his excellent run of form by scoring againstHearts,[13]and again in the UEFA Europa League againstAZ Alkmaar.[14]

Furuhashi picked up an injury while on international duty with Japan in September, but returned after five games,[15]scoring on 3 October in a 2–1 victory againstAberdeen,[16]and netting the only goal of the game in a home league win against Hearts on 2 December.[17]On 19 December 2021, Furuhashi scored twice against Hibernian in thefinalof theScottish League Cup.The game ended 2–1, winning Furuhashi his first trophy with Celtic.[18]

2022–23 season

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On 28 August 2022, Furuhashi scored a hat-trick in a 9–0 away win againstDundee United.[19]A month later, Furuhashi made hisUEFA Champions Leaguedebut in a 3–0 home defeat againstReal Madrid.[20]

On 2 January 2023, Furuhashi scored his first derby goal againstRangersto salvage a 2–2 away draw.[21]On 26 February, Furuhashi scored a second consecutive League Cup final double, now against Rangers in the2023 Scottish League Cup Final.[22]On 7 May, Furuhashi scored his 50th goal for Celtic in all competitions in a 2–0 away win againstHeart of Midlothian.[23]On 2 June, Furuhashi won the Scottish Premiership Golden Boot award, after scoring 27 goals for Celtic over the course of the season.[24]He also won the league'splayer of the year award.[25]

2023–24 season

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In July 2023, he signed a new four-year contract with Celtic.[26]Later that year, on 3 September, Furuhashi scored his sixth derby goal againstRangersin a 1–0 away win at Ibrox Stadium.[27]On 5 October 2023, he scored his first goal in the Champions League againstLazioin the group stage of theUEFA Champions League.[28]On 26 October, he also scored the opening goal in the third match againstAtlético Madrid,[29]and on 30 December, he scored a wonder goal to help Celtic win 2–1 against Rangers.[30]

2024–25 season

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On 1 September 2024, Furuhashi scored his eighth derby goal against Rangers in eleven games, in a 3–0 win at home. In December, he won his thirdScottish League Cuptitle with Celtic, after they beat Rangers on penalties after the game finished level at 3–3.[31]

Rennes

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On 27 January 2025, Furuhashi signed a two-and-a-half-year contract withLigue 1clubRennes,[32]for a reported fee of £10 million.[33]

International career

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Furuhashi earned his firstJapancall-up againstVenezuelaon 19 November 2019 for theKirin Cup.He made his debut as in their 1–4 home defeat at thePanasonic Stadium Suita.[34]

Despite his form at Celtic, Furuhashi was not included in the Japan squad for the2022 FIFA World Cupin Qatar. This came as a surprise to many supporters and media outlets at the time, where Japan managerHajime Moriyasujustified 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".[35][36]

Furuhashi was also excluded from the Japanese squad for the2024 AFC Asian Cup.Moriyasu said: "It was extremely difficult [to leave Furuhashi out]. It's just really painful to make decisions like these [...] Regarding the criteria for this tournament, I went for the ones I thought had the most individual strength. I wanted players who can overcome situations individually and have to have the ability to connect with people and work together with those around them. We picked players who can improve their abilities not only by themselves, but also by working with their team-mates."[37]

On 7 November 2024, Kyōgo was finally called up again for the2026 FIFA World Cupqualifiers,joined by Celtic teammatesDaizen MaedaandReo Hatate.[38]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 February 2025[39][40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Gifu 2017 J2 League 42 6 2 0 – – – 44 6
2018 26 11 1 0 – – – 27 11
Total 68 17 3 0 – – – 71 17
Vissel Kobe 2018 J1 League 13 5 0 0 0 0 – – 13 5
2019 31 10 4 2 1 0 – – 36 12
2020 30 12 – 1 0 8[c] 4 1[d] 1 40 17
2021 21 15 1 1 0 0 – – 22 16
Total 95 42 5 3 2 0 8 4 1 1 111 50
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 20 12 1 0 3 3 9[e] 5 – 33 20
2022–23 36 27 5 4 3 3 6[f] 0 – 50 34
2023–24 38 14 5 3 1 0 6[f] 2 – 50 19
2024–25 22 10 1 0 2 1 7[f] 1 – 32 12
Total 116 63 12 7 9 7 28 8 – 165 85
Rennes 2024–25 Ligue 1 2 0 – – – – 2 0
Career total 281 122 20 10 11 7 36 12 1 1 349 152
  1. ^IncludesEmperor's Cup,Scottish Cup
  2. ^IncludesJ.League Cup,Scottish League Cup
  3. ^Appearances inAFC Champions League
  4. ^Appearance inJapanese Super Cup
  5. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa League
  6. ^abcAppearances inUEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2019 1 0
2021 11 3
2022 4 0
2023 5 2
2024 1 0
Total 22 5
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furuhashi goal.
List of international goals scored by Kyōgo Furuhashi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 March 2021 Fukuda Denshi Arena,Chiba,Japan Mongolia 10–0 14–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11–0
3 7 June 2021 Panasonic Stadium Suita,Suita,Japan Tajikistan 1–0 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 15 June 2023 Toyota Stadium,Toyota,Japan El Salvador 6–0 6–0 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup
5 17 October 2023 Noevir Stadium Kobe,Kobe,Japan Tunisia 1–0 2–0 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

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Vissel Kobe

Celtic

Individual

References

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