is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors. He won the SPL Player Of The Year and was nominated for SPL Team Of The Year in 2022. He is known for his finishing in the box and powerful shots with either foot.
Youth career
Kodai came through the ranks of the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team and then Tokai University Kofu High School and Takushoku University before being picked up by Albirex Niigata Singapore FC.
Club career
Albriex Niigata (Singapore) Kodai started his professional career with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC in the 2022 Singapore Premier League. In his first 11 matches, he has notched 12 goals, of which 7 had come from headers. As part of Albirex's "LIT" frontline comprising ex-Southampton and Japan man Tadanari Lee, Ilhan Fandi and himself, the trio have combined for 57 goals in 26 league matches - more than five of the other seven teams in the SPL, with Kodai himself notching 31 goals. He ended his first professional season with 5 hat-tricks and as the second top goalscorer in the league, with 33 goals in 28 games.
Lion City Sailors
He started off his season with 3 goals in 2 assists. In the next match against his former team, he was ruled out for the season with an ACL injury.
Career statistics
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Honours
Club
Albriex Niigata (S)
Singapore Premier League: 2022
Individual
Albirex Niigata (Singapore)