Kota Yoshihara

Kota Yoshihara

Personal information
Full name	Kota Yoshihara
Date of birth	(1978-02-02) February 2, 1978
Place of birth	Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1993–1995	Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1999	Consadole Sapporo	105	(40)
2000–2005	Gamba Osaka	134	(38)
2006–2008	Omiya Ardija	60	(9)
2009–2013	Mito HollyHock	98	(18)
International career‡
1999	Japan	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:05, 5 December 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2010

Kota Yoshihara (吉原 宏太, Yoshihara Kōta, born February 2, 1978 in Fujiidera, Osaka) is a former Japanese football player.

He made his first cap for Japan national football team in Copa América 1999 against Paraguay on 2 July 1999.

He made an announcement to retire on 2 February 2013, on his 35th birthday.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Consadole Sapporo	1996	24	6	3	1	–		27	7
	1997	15	8	3	2	2	0	20	10
	1998	34	11	3	1	4	1	41	13
	1999	32	15	2	0	2	0	36	15
Gamba Osaka	2000	19	3	3	1	2	0	24	4
	2001	27	11	3	2	2	0	32	13
	2002	27	11	2	1	6	3	35	15
	2003	20	6	2	2	4	1	26	9
	2004	22	5	4	0	5	0	31	5
	2005	19	2	1	0	9	3	29	5
Omiya Ardija	2006	15	2	1	0	1	0	17	2
	2007	26	5	1	0	5	1	32	6
	2008	19	2	1	0	2	0	22	2
Mito HollyHock	2009	47	9	1	0	–		48	9
	2010	24	6	0	0	–		24	6
	2011	9	2	2	0	–		11	2
	2012	18	1	1	0	–		19	1
Total		397	105	33	10	44	9	474	124