Taiki Kagayama
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taiki Kagayama | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
| 2015–2019 | Kansai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | MuSa | 15 | (7) |
| 2019 | KPV | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Inter Turku | 44 | (8) |
| 2022 | Sabah | 22 | (2) |
| 2023 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 26 | (5) |
| 2024– | GIF Sundsvall | 50 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2026 | |||
Taiki Kagayama (加賀山 泰毅, Kagayama Taiki; born 14 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Superettan side GIF Sundsvall.
Club career
MuSa
Kagayama made his league debut against AC Kajaani on 27 April 2019.[1] He scored his first league goal against AC Oulu on 29 May 2019, scoring in the 37th minute.[2]
On 11 July 2019, Kagayama won June Player of the Month.[3]
KPV
On 8 August 2019, Kagayama was announced at KPV.[4] He made his league debut against HIFK Fotboll on 9 August 2019.[5]
Inter Turku
Kagayama was announced at Inter Turku.[6] He made his league debut against RoPS on 2 July 2020.[7] Kagayama scored his first league goal against Ilves on 11 July 2020, scoring in the 41st minute.[8]
Sabah
On 29 January 2022, Kagayama signed with Sabah in Malaysia.[9] He played 30 matches in all competition for Sabah and provide 2 assist and 3 goals in the Malaysia Super League. He scored 2 goals in the Malaysia Cup to take Sabah to the semi-final. He left at the end of the season to return to Finland.[10]
Samgurali Tsqaltubo
Kagayama made his league debut against Torpedo Kutaisi on 19 March 2023.[11] He scored his first league goal against FC Samtredia on 22 April 2023, scoring in the 88th minute.[12]
GIF Sundsvall
On August 14 2024, Kagayama was announced at GIF Sundsvall.[13] He made his league debut against Varbergs BoIS on 16 August 2024.[14]
On 19 April 2025, the Swedish club confirmed that they had exercised a clause in Kagayama’s contract allowing them to terminate the agreement.[15] The decision was part of a cost-cutting initiative aimed at reducing expenses.[15] According to media reports, it was also influenced by interest from the North Macedonian club FK Voska Sport. However, just a few days later, on 9 January 2025, it was announced that Kagayama and GIF Sundsvall had signed a new contract, with Kagayama agreeing to a reduced salary.[16][17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 July 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MuSa | 2019 | Ykkönen | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| KPV | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Inter Turku | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 5[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 5[b] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| Total | 44 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
| Sabah | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 2 | 2[e] | 1 | – | 6[f] | 2 | 30 | 5 | |
| Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall | 2024 | Superettan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 193 | 38 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in the Relegation play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances in the Finnish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in the Malaysia FA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the Malaysia Cup
References
- ↑ "Kajaani vs MuSa - 27 APril 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "MuSA vs Oulu - 29 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Taiki Kagayama Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja". jpy.fi (in Finnish). 11 July 2019.
- ↑ "SOPIMUSUUTISIA: Taiki Kagayama vahvistaa Vihreän hyökkäystä". kpv.fi (in Finnish).
- ↑ "HIFK vs KPV - 9 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Taiki Kagayama FC Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Inter Turku vs RoPS - 2 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Inter Turku vs Ilves - 11 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "サバFC、タイキへようこそ！" (Press release) (in Malay). Sabah F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ Bintang Sabah Kembali Ke Liga Finland - Makan Bola, 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Samgurali vs Torpedo Kutaisi - 19 March 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Samgurali vs Samtredia - 22 April 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Taiki Kagayama klar för GIF Sundsvall!". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Varberg vs GIF Sundsvall - 16 August 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- 1 2 Officiellt: Taiki Kagayama bryter med GIF Sundsvall, fotbolltransfers.com, 2 January 2025
- ↑ Bröt med GIF – nu skriver yttern nytt kontrakt, st.nu, 9 January 2025
- ↑ Avböjde lukrativt kontrakt – för att gå ner i GIF-lön, st.nu, 8 February 2025
- ↑ Taiki Kagayama at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Japanese men's footballers
- Kansai University alumni
- Men's association football forwards
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Musan Salama players
- Kokkolan Palloveikot players
- FC Inter Turku players
- Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Superettan players
- GIF Sundsvall players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen