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My Take
Ogawa is the kind of striker Japanese football has spent decades wishing for and rarely producing: a 186cm centre-forward whose whole job is to hold the ball with his back to goal, absorb contact, and finish. I find that fascinating, because most Japanese players who cross over to Europe do it on touch and speed from wide areas. He went the hard way, into the middle, in the Eredivisie, where every centre-back is tall too, so his height stops being an advantage at all. If he still scores there, the story was never really about size. It was about instinct in the six-yard box. He is not the flashiest name to come out of Yokohama, but standing in the centre for the national team means something.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Koki Ogawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 小川航基
- Born
- August 8, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 186 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Koki Ogawa born?
Born August 8, 1997 (age 28).
Where is Koki Ogawa from?
Koki Ogawa is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Koki Ogawa do?
Koki Ogawa works as association football player.
How tall is Koki Ogawa?
Koki Ogawa is 186 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.