Ken Tokura (都倉 賢, Tokura Ken; born 16 June 1986 in Shibuya, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who plays as a Forward and currently play for J2 League club, Tochigi City FC, on loan from Iwate Grulla Morioka.[1]
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| Full name | Ken Tokura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tochigi City FC (on loan from Iwate Grulla Morioka) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Thespa Kusatsu | 57 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Vissel Kobe | 81 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo[a] | 171 | (67) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 85 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 24 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Tochigi City FC (loan) | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editKen was born in Shibuya. He played youth football with Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale.
Career
editKen started his career with Kawasaki Frontale. He stayed with them for a few years before joining Thespa. His time at Thespa was successful in the 2009 season, scoring 23 goals in 43 games in the league. He joined Vissel Kobe shortly after. On 30 June 2012, Tokura scored a long-distance goal from outside the penalty box and celebrated his goal with a "Mario Balotelli-style" celebration, which resembles the celebration after Balotelli's second goal against Germany in Euro 2012 Semi Final. He was then given a yellow card by the referee.[2]
Ken joined Consadole Sapporo a few years later.
He joined Cerezo a few years later. He made his debut for Cerezo against Vissel Kobe, coming on in the 65th minute for Kota Mizunuma.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Vegalta Sendai, scoring in the 35th minute.[4]
Ken joined V-Varen Nagasaki after Cerezo. He made his debut for V-Varen against Zweigen Kanazawa, coming on in the 67th minute for Cayman Togashi.[5] He scored his first goal for V-Varen in the 87th minute against Renofa Yamaguchi.[6]
In 2024, Tokura joined to J3 club, Iwate Grulla Morioka.
On 13 December 2024, Tokura joined to newly promoted J3 club, Tochigi City FC on loan from 2025 season.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Kawasaki Frontale | J.League Div 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Thespa Kusatsu | J.League Div 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2009 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 45 | 25 | ||||
| 2010 | Vissel Kobe | J.League Div 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 26 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2013 | J.League Div 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Consadole Sapporo | 37 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 15 | |||
| 2015 | J2 League | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 13 | |||
| 2016 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 40 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 41 | 20 | |||
| 2017 | J1 League | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2018 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2019 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J2 League | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 28 | 3 | |||||
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | J3 League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Tochigi City FC (loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 451 | 122 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 131 | ||
Notes
edit- ↑ Consadole Sapporo change name to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo from 2016 season
References
edit- ↑ "Stats Centre: Ken Tokura Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ↑ "Mario Balotelli's post-goal celebration becomes a global hit, imitated in Japan by Ken Tokura". Fox Sports. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cerezo Ozaka vs Vissel Kobe - 22nd February 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka - 30 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Zweigen Kanazawa - 27 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Renofa Yamaguchi - 29 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "【TOP】都倉賢選手 いわてグルージャ盛岡より期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). 栃木シティFC. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ 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. 89 out of 289)
- ↑ 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. 195 out of 289)
- ↑ 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. 129 out of 289)
External links
edit- Profile at Consadole Sapporo Archived 28 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Tochigi City FC
- Ken Tokura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ken Tokura at Soccerway
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