Kōki Machida

Kōki Machida
町田 浩樹
Machida with Union SG in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kōki Machida
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 TSG Hoffenheim
Number 28
Youth career
–2009 Teshirogi SC
2010–2015 Kashima Antlers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Kashima Antlers 87 (8)
2022–2023 → Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2025 Union Saint-Gilloise 65 (2)
2025– TSG Hoffenheim 6 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Japan U23 2 (0)
2023– Japan 17 (0)
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
WinnerAFC Champions League2018
WinnerJ1 League2016
Runner-upJ1 League2017
WinnerEmperor's Cup2016
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Bahrain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:16, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Kōki Machida (町田 浩樹, Machida Kōki; born 25 August 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Japan national team.

Club career

Kashima Antlers

Machida joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2016. On 25 May, he debuted in J.League Cup, in a match against Júbilo Iwata.

Union Saint-Gilloise

Machida joined the Belgian Pro League club, Union Saint-Gilloise on loan in January 2022, before signing a permanent contract a year later until 2026. On 9 May 2024, he scored the only goal against Antwerp in the 2024 Belgian Cup final, securing his club's first title in competition after 110 years.

TSG Hoffenheim

On June 25, 2025, Machida signed for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. Machida made his Bundesliga debut on 23 August in a 1–2 win against Bayer Leverkusen. However, he was forced to come off in the 45th minute because of an injury.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kashima Antlers 2016 J1 League ––20––20
2017 J1 League 20––000020
2018 J1 League 82104000–132
2019 J1 League 22150–100–371
2020 J1 League 210–2000–230
2021 J1 League 3452030––395
Total 87880110100001168
Union SG (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 11000–––110
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 8010–10–100
Total 19010–10–210
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 31132–110–453
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 35130–10010491
Total 65262–21010944
TSG Hoffenheim 2025–26 Bundesliga 1010–––20
2026–27 Bundesliga 5000–31–81
Total 6010–31–101
Career total 176101621103511023913
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 5 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 202350
2024110
202510
Total170

Honours

Union SG

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "町田浩樹：鹿島アントラーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kōki Machida" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
  4. ↑ "Kashima Antlers 1–1 Jubilo Iwata" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
  5. ↑ "L'Union Saint-Gilloise lève l'option pour Koki Machida qui signe un contrat jusqu'en 2026" (in French). Le Soir. 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 110-year wait for Belgian Cup success with win over Antwerp". Flashscore.com. 9 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Premier départ de marque à l'Union : Koki Machida s'en va à Hoffenheim - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. ↑ read, CIARÁN FAHEY·1 min (23 August 2025). "Leverkusen slumps to defeat at home to Hoffenheim in Ten Hag's Bundesliga debut as coach". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim: Bundesliga stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 20 out of 289)
  11. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 12 out of 289)
  12. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 46 out of 289)
  13. ↑ "Japan - K. Machida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Kōki Machida at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.