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Takayuki Odajima
小田島 隆幸
Personal information
Full name Takayuki Odajima
Date of birth (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1995 Narashino High School
1996–1999 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Montedio Yamagata 23 (0)
2002–2005 Thespa Kusatsu 77 (11)
Total 100 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takayuki Odajima (小田島 隆幸), born on September 15, 1977, is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender, which means he helped protect his team's goal.

Takayuki Odajima's Football Journey

Takayuki Odajima was born in Chigasaki, Japan. After studying at Chuo University, he started playing football professionally.

Starting with Montedio Yamagata

In 2000, he joined Montedio Yamagata, a team in the J2 League. The J2 League is a professional football league in Japan. He played many games as a center back during his first year. A center back is a defender who plays in the middle of the field. However, he did not play in any matches in 2001.

Moving to Thespa Kusatsu

In 2002, Takayuki Odajima moved to Thespa Kusatsu. This club was in the Japanese Prefectural Leagues, which is a lower level of football in Japan. He played a lot for Thespa Kusatsu. The team did very well and moved up to higher leagues.

They were promoted to the Japanese Regional Leagues in 2003. This meant they moved up to a higher division. Then, in 2004, they moved up again to the Japan Football League. Finally, in 2005, Thespa Kusatsu reached the J2 League. This was the same league Montedio Yamagata was in. Takayuki Odajima played his last season in 2005 and then retired from football.

His Club Teams and Games

Here is a look at the teams Takayuki Odajima played for and how many games he appeared in. "Apps" means appearances (games played), and "Goals" means how many goals he scored.

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2000 Montedio Yamagata J2 League 23 0 1 0 24 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Thespa Kusatsu Prefectural Leagues 14 2 - 14 2
2003 Regional Leagues 14 2 1 0 - 15 2
2004 Football League 29 7 5 1 - 34 8
2005 J2 League 20 0 - 20 0
Career total 100 11 6 1 1 0 107 12

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