| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kokubunishi SSS | |||
| Kirishima Shiritsu Maizuru Junior HS | |||
| –2016 | Kamimura Gakuen HS | ||
| 2017–2020 | Toin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Kawasaki Frontale | 80 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023, 20:12 (WIB) | |||
Kento Tachibanada (橘田 健人, Tachibanada Kento, born 29 May 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale.
On 18 January 2023, Tachibanada was appointed as the captain of Kawasaki Frontale for the 2023 season.[2]
On 3 October 2023, Tachibanada scored a goal the 88th minute to win the match against Ulsan Hyundai in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage fixtures.
5 days later on 8 October 2023, he scored another goal, this time in the 53rd minute of the semi-final match of 2023 Emperor's Cup against Avispa Fukuoka in Todoroki Stadium.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toin University | 2019 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2020 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2020 | J1 League | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 4 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 32 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 7 | ||
