Kyogo Furuhashi

Kyogo Furuhashi (古橋 亨梧, Furuhashi Kyōgo, born 20 January 1995), known mononymously as Kyogo, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Japan national team.

Kyogo Furuhashi
古橋亨梧
Kyogo with Celtic in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kyogo Furuhashi
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Place of birth Nara, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 8
Youth career
Sakuragaoka FC
Athpegas Ikoma FC
2010–2012 Kokoku High School
2013–2016 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 FC Gifu 68 (17)
2018–2021 Vissel Kobe 95 (42)
2021– Celtic 17 (9)
National team‡
2019– Japan 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 (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 the second group stage match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 19 February.[6]

Celtic

On 16 July 2021, Furuhashi joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic for £4.6 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]

In the lead up to a game against Rangers on 29 August 2021, a video featuring Rangers supporters racially abusing Kyogo over his ethnicity was posted on social media. This led to an outpouring of support for the striker.[13] He picked up an injury while on international duty with Japan in September, but returned after five games,[14] scoring on 3 October in a 2–1 victory against Aberdeen[15] and netting the only goal of the game in a home league win against Hearts on 2 December.[16] 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.[17]

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.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 May 2022[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Gifu 2017 J2 League 42620–––446
2018 261110–––2711
Total 6817300000007117
Vissel Kobe 2018 J1 League 1350000––135
2019 31104210––3612
2020 3012–108[lower-alpha 1]41[lower-alpha 2]14017
2021 21151100––2216
Total 95425320841111150
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 17910339[lower-alpha 3]5–3017
Career total 1806893411791121182
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 16 November 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201910
2021113
Total123
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furuhashi goal.
List of international goals scored by Kyogo Furuhashi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
130 March 2021Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan Mongolia10–014–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
211–0
37 June 2021Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan Tajikistan1–04–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Vissel Kobe

Celtic

Individual

References
  1. "National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
  2. "Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse". Soccerway. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Andrés Iniesta skippers Vissel Kobe to first trophy in David Villa's final match". AS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "Andres Iniesta lifts Japan Super Cup after nine straight pen misses". ESPN. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. "Vissel Kobe (JPN) 5–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS)". The AFC. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. "SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) 0–1 VISSEL KOBE (JPN) : Highlights". YouTube (The AFC Hub). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. "Celtic sign Japan forward Furuhashi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. "First win for new manager Postecoglou". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. "Scottish Premiership: Kyogo Furuhashi hits hat-trick as Celtic thrash Dundee". Guardian. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. Duncan, Thomas (8 August 2021). "Celtic 6–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. "BBC Sport Results". BBC Sport.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "BBC Sport Results". BBC Sport.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Kyogo Furuhashi: Rangers bans fans over racial abuse of Celtic star". BBC News. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. Pirie, Mark (11 October 2021). "Kyogo Furuhashi reveals Celtic success secret as he makes bold 'outsmart' opponents claim". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  15. McPheat, Nick (3 October 2021). "Aberdeen 1 - 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  16. "Kyogo Furuhashi's controversial strike gives Celtic narrow win over Hearts". The Guardian. PA Media. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  17. "Hibernian 1-2 Celtic: Kyogo Furuhashi wins Scottish League Cup final for Ange Postecoglou's Celtic". Sky Sports. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  18. "SAMURAI BLUE lose final home match of the year 1–4 against Venezuela". JFA. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  19. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 223 out of 289)
  20. "Kyogo Furuhashi". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  21. Kyogo Furuhashi at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. @PFAScotland (26 April 2022). "Your Premiership @PFAScotland Team of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Twitter.
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