Kotaro Tachikawa

Kotaro Tachikawa
立川 小太郎

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997
Place of birth	Wakayama, Japan
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Imabari
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2008	Tomida SSS
2009–2011	Tomida Junior High School
2012–2014	Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Osaka University H&SS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Nagano Parceiro	13	(0)
2021–2023	Shonan Bellmare	0	(0)
2024	Iwaki FC	36	(0)
2025-	FC Imabari	45	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026

Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎, Tachikawa Kotarō; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club FC Imabari.

Early life

Kotaro was born in Wakayama. He went to Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences.

Career

Kotaro made his debut for Nagano on 8 June 2019.

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Other		Total
Nagano Parceiro	2019	J3 League	5	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
	2020	J3 League	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Shonan Bellmare	2021	J1 League	0	0	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2022	J1 League	0	0	1	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2023	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Iwaki FC	2024	J2 League	11	0	0	0	0	0	–		11	0
Career total			24	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	29	0

External links

• Kotaro Tachikawa at Soccerway
• Kotaro Tachikawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)