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Kōki Machida

Kōki Machida (町田 浩樹, Machida Kōki; born 25 August 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Japan national team.[2]

Kōki Machida
町田 浩樹
Machida with Union SG in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kōki Machida[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 TSG Hoffenheim
Number 28
Youth career
–2009 Teshirogi SC
2010–2015 Kashima Antlers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Kashima Antlers 87 (8)
2022–2023 → Union SG (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2025 Union SG 65 (2)
2025– TSG Hoffenheim 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Japan U23 2 (0)
2023– Japan 17 (0)
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
WinnerAFC Champions League2018
WinnerJ1 League2016
Runner-upJ1 League2017
WinnerEmperor's Cup2016
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Bahrain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:16, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

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Kashima Antlers

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Machida joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2016. On 25 May, he debuted in J.League Cup, in a match against Júbilo Iwata.[3][4]

Union Saint-Gilloise

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Machida joined the Belgian Pro League club, Union Saint-Gilloise on loan in January 2022, before signing a permanent contract a year later until 2026.[5] On 9 May 2024, he scored the only goal against Antwerp in the 2024 Belgian Cup final, securing his club's first title in competition after 110 years.[6]

TSG Hoffenheim

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On June 25, 2025, Machida signed for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.[7] Machida made his Bundesliga debut on 23 August in a 1–2 win against Bayer Leverkusen.[8] However, he was forced to come off in the 45th minute because of an injury.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2025[10][11][12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kashima Antlers 2016 J1 League ––20––20
2017 J1 League 20––000020
2018 J1 League 82104000–132
2019 J1 League 22150–10[c]0–371
2020 J1 League 210–2000–230
2021 J1 League 3452030––395
Total 87880110100001168
Union SG (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 11000–––110
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 8010–1[d]0–100
Total 19010–10–210
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 31132–11[e]0–453
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 35130–10[f]01[g]0491
Total 65262–21010944
TSG Hoffenheim 2025–26 Bundesliga 1010–––10
Career total 171101621103201023112
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 5 June 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 202350
2024110
202510
Total170

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "町田浩樹：鹿島アントラーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kōki Machida" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
  4. ↑ "Kashima Antlers 1–1 Jubilo Iwata" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
  5. ↑ "L'Union Saint-Gilloise lève l'option pour Koki Machida qui signe un contrat jusqu'en 2026" (in French). Le Soir. 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 110-year wait for Belgian Cup success with win over Antwerp". Flashscore.com. 9 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Premier départ de marque à l'Union : Koki Machida s'en va à Hoffenheim - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. ↑ read, CIARÁN FAHEY·1 min (23 August 2025). "Leverkusen slumps to defeat at home to Hoffenheim in Ten Hag's Bundesliga debut as coach". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim: Bundesliga stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ↑ 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. 20 out of 289)
  11. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 12 out of 289)
  12. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 46 out of 289)
  13. ↑ "Japan - K. Machida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Kōki Machida at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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