Kyogo Furuhashi (古橋 亨梧, Furuhashi Kyōgo, born 20 January 1995), 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.
_-_53063133069_(Kyogo_Furuhashi).jpg) Furuhashi with Celtic in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ikoma, Nara, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | Celtic | 94 | (53) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Japan | 21 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
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.[2] Vissel would go on to defeat Kashima Antlers in the final on 1 January 2020.[3]
Furuhashi scored Vissel Kobe's second goal in their 2020 Japanese Super Cup victory over Yokohama F. Marinos on 8 February 2020.[4] 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.[5] Furuhashi netted the lone goal in the second group stage match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 19 February.[6]
Celtic
2021–22 season
On 16 July 2021, Furuhashi joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic for £4.5 million, signing a four-year deal.[7] 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.[8] Three days later, Furuhashi scored his first Scottish Premiership goals, netting a 67-minute hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Dundee.[9][10] He followed up his excellent run of form by scoring against Hearts,[11] and again in the UEFA Europa League against AZ Alkmaar.[12]
Furuhashi picked up an injury while on international duty with Japan in September, but returned after five games,[13] scoring on 3 October in a 2–1 victory against Aberdeen[14] and netting the only goal of the game in a home league win against Hearts on 2 December.[15] 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.[16]
2022–23 season
On 28 August 2022, Furuhashi scored a hat-trick in a 9–0 away win against Dundee United.[17] A month later, Furuhashi made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Real Madrid.[18]
On 2 January 2023, Furuhashi scored his first derby goal against Rangers to salvage a 2–2 away draw.[19]
On 26 February, Furuhashi scored a second consecutive League Cup finals double, now against Rangers in the 2023 Scottish League Cup Final.[20]
On 7 May, Furuhashi scored his 50th goal for Celtic in all competitions in a 2–0 away win against Heart of Midlothian.[21]
On 2 June, Furuhashi won the Scottish Premiership Golden Boot award, after scoring 27 goals for Celtic over the course of the season.[22] He also won the league's player of the year award.[23]
2023–24 season
In July 2023, he signed a new four-year contract with Celtic.[24]
On 3 September 2023, Furuhashi scored his sixth derby goal against Rangers in a 1–0 away win at Ibrox Stadium.[25] On 5 October 2023, he scored his first goal in the Champions League against Lazio in Round 2 of the UEFA Champions League. On 26 October, he also scored the opening goal in the third match against Atlético Madrid and on December 30 he scored a wonder goal to help Celtic win 2-1 against Rangers.
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.[26]
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".[27][28]
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | |||
| Total | 94 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 | – | 133 | 73 | |||
| Career total | 257 | 112 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 316 | 140 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 October 2023[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furuhashi goal.
| 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
Vissel Kobe
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2021–22,[32] 2022–23,[33] 2023–24[34]
- Scottish Cup: 2022–23,[35] 2023–24
- Scottish League Cup: 2021–22,[36] 2022–23[37]
Individual
- PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2021–22,[38] 2022–23[39]
- Scottish Premiership top scorer: 2022–23
- PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2022–23[40]
- SFWA Footballer of the Year: 2022–23[41]
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022,2023)[42]
References
External links
- Kyogo at Celtic FC
- Kyogo Furuhashi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kyogo Furuhashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kyogo Furuhashi at FC Gifu at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 June 2018)
