Koto Abe

Koto Abe
Personal information
Date of birth	1 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kameda, Niigata, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Albirex Niigata
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2009	Kameda FC
2010–2015	Albirex Niigata
College career
Years	Team
2016–2019	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Albirex Niigata
International career‡
	Japan U16
2013	Japan U17
2015	Japan U18
	Japan U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 2 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Koto Abe (阿部航斗, Abe Kōto, born 1 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Albirex Niigata.

Career

On 4 June 2019, Abe was announced at Albirex Niigata from the 2020 season.^[2] It was announced that he would wear the number 21 on his jersey.^[3]

Abe made his debut for Albirex Niigata against Giravanz Kitakyushu on the 27th February 2021.^[4]

As of 22 June 2021.^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tsukuba Excaliburs	2016	–			1^[a]	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2017	–			4^[a]	0	–		0	0	4	0
	Total		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Albirex Niigata	2020	J2 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021	J2 League	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Career total			17	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	22	0