2021 Men's Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Kotaro Hirokawa
- Position:
- Defender
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Yokohama, Japan
Bio
Record Book: Ranks tied for second in single-game assists (2 at Southern Indiana - 9/28/22)
2022 (Senior): Second Team All-Summit League ... Appeared and started in 16 games ... Played 1,265 total minute, ranking first among outfield players ... Attempted 12 shots on the season, placing six on goal ... Scored two goals, tied for fourth on the team ... Tallied five assists, tied for the team lead, ninth in the Summit and 143rd nationally ... Played full-time in seven games ... Played 90 minutes and attempted two shots on goal against Drake on Aug. 25 ... Tallied three points, scoring a penalty kick goal in the 24th minute and assisting on Christian Koffi's 89th minute game winner over Detroit Mercy on Sep. 5 ... Bagged two assists in win over Southern Indiana on Sep. 28 ... Played full time in five-straight games from Oct. 8-29 ... Assisted on Koffi's 34th minute game-winner over Eastern Illinois on Oct. 22 ... Scored in 58th minute of draw with Central Arkansas on Oct. 25 ... Assisted on Kazuki Kimura's 89th minute equalizer in draw with Omaha on Oct. 29 ... Played 16 minutes in Summit League Semifinal win over #1 Oral Roberts before being forced off due to injury
2021 (Junior): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in and started all 15 matches for the Roos ... Played 1,329 total minutes, ranking second among outfield players ... Tallied 90-plus minutes in eight games ... Attempted five shots, placing two on goal ... Scored one goal and notched a team-high-tying two assists on the season ... Was the Roos' primary corner-taker on the year ... Played 90 minutes in each of the Roos' first three matches of the season ... Notched assist on Seth Kacich's 65th minute goal in draw with Dayton on Sep. 18 ... Connected with Kacich again in the 54th minute of Oct. 16 win over Eastern Illinois ... Scored game-tying goal on penalty kick in 54th minute against Denver on Nov. 6, attempting season-high three shots ... Played full 110 minutes in Summit League Semifinals against Denver on Nov. 11
2019 (Marshalltown CC): Started in 17-of-20 games as a freshman for the Tigers … Scored two goals and picked up six assists in freshman year … Placed 69-percent of his shot attempts on frame
High School/Club: Played for Mitsubishi Yowa youth club
Personal: Born June 7, 2000 … Parents Youichi and Mariko Hirokawa … Plans to major in Business
Why Kansas City?: "I chose Kansas City because I felt that the environment of people, study and facilities were wonderful and it felt like a place that I could grow."
Coach Pore on Hirokawa: "Kota is a technical left-sided player that we believe has all of the characteristics to be an impact player for our program. We love his competitiveness and mentality to improve every day. He is dangerous on set piece situations and his overall service is very good. We expect Kota to continue to push our group forward with his work rate and exceptional character. He's a great fit here in Kansas City."
2022 (Senior): Second Team All-Summit League ... Appeared and started in 16 games ... Played 1,265 total minute, ranking first among outfield players ... Attempted 12 shots on the season, placing six on goal ... Scored two goals, tied for fourth on the team ... Tallied five assists, tied for the team lead, ninth in the Summit and 143rd nationally ... Played full-time in seven games ... Played 90 minutes and attempted two shots on goal against Drake on Aug. 25 ... Tallied three points, scoring a penalty kick goal in the 24th minute and assisting on Christian Koffi's 89th minute game winner over Detroit Mercy on Sep. 5 ... Bagged two assists in win over Southern Indiana on Sep. 28 ... Played full time in five-straight games from Oct. 8-29 ... Assisted on Koffi's 34th minute game-winner over Eastern Illinois on Oct. 22 ... Scored in 58th minute of draw with Central Arkansas on Oct. 25 ... Assisted on Kazuki Kimura's 89th minute equalizer in draw with Omaha on Oct. 29 ... Played 16 minutes in Summit League Semifinal win over #1 Oral Roberts before being forced off due to injury
2021 (Junior): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in and started all 15 matches for the Roos ... Played 1,329 total minutes, ranking second among outfield players ... Tallied 90-plus minutes in eight games ... Attempted five shots, placing two on goal ... Scored one goal and notched a team-high-tying two assists on the season ... Was the Roos' primary corner-taker on the year ... Played 90 minutes in each of the Roos' first three matches of the season ... Notched assist on Seth Kacich's 65th minute goal in draw with Dayton on Sep. 18 ... Connected with Kacich again in the 54th minute of Oct. 16 win over Eastern Illinois ... Scored game-tying goal on penalty kick in 54th minute against Denver on Nov. 6, attempting season-high three shots ... Played full 110 minutes in Summit League Semifinals against Denver on Nov. 11
2019 (Marshalltown CC): Started in 17-of-20 games as a freshman for the Tigers … Scored two goals and picked up six assists in freshman year … Placed 69-percent of his shot attempts on frame
High School/Club: Played for Mitsubishi Yowa youth club
Personal: Born June 7, 2000 … Parents Youichi and Mariko Hirokawa … Plans to major in Business
Why Kansas City?: "I chose Kansas City because I felt that the environment of people, study and facilities were wonderful and it felt like a place that I could grow."
Coach Pore on Hirokawa: "Kota is a technical left-sided player that we believe has all of the characteristics to be an impact player for our program. We love his competitiveness and mentality to improve every day. He is dangerous on set piece situations and his overall service is very good. We expect Kota to continue to push our group forward with his work rate and exceptional character. He's a great fit here in Kansas City."
Postgame Interview: Coach Pore post-NIU
Monday, September 01
Postgame Interview: Jeremy Francou post-NIU
Monday, September 01
Men's Soccer Highlights vs. NIU
Monday, September 01
Postgame Interview: Coach Pore post-SMC
Friday, August 29
