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Kota Yoshihara (吉原宏太, Yoshihara Kōta, born February 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yoshihara was born in Fujiidera on February 2, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Consadole Sapporo in 1996. The club won the champions in 1997 and was promoted to J1 League. However the club was relegated to new league J2 League in 1999. He moved to his local club Gamba Osaka in 2000. Although he became a regular player from 2001, his opportunity to play decreased from 2003. He moved to Omiya Ardija in 2006. He moved to Mito HollyHock in 2009. He made an announcement to retire on 2 February 2013, on his 35th birthday.

National team career

In June 1999, Yoshihara was selected Japan national team for 1999 Copa América. At this competition, on July 2, he debuted against Paraguay.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Consadole Sapporo	1996	24	6	3	1	–		27	7
	1997	15	8	3	2	2	0	20	10
	1998	34	11	3	1	4	1	41	13
	1999	32	15	2	0	2	0	36	15
Gamba Osaka	2000	19	3	3	1	2	0	24	4
	2001	27	11	3	2	2	0	32	13
	2002	27	11	2	1	6	3	35	15
	2003	20	6	2	2	4	1	26	9
	2004	22	5	4	0	5	0	31	5
	2005	19	2	1	0	9	3	29	5
Omiya Ardija	2006	15	2	1	0	1	0	17	2
	2007	26	5	1	0	5	1	32	6
	2008	19	2	1	0	2	0	22	2
Mito HollyHock	2009	47	9	1	0	–		48	9
	2010	24	6	0	0	–		24	6
	2011	9	2	2	0	–		11	2
	2012	18	1	1	0	–		19	1
Total		397	105	33	10	44	9	474	124