Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta, born 30 October 1996)[1] is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team.[2]
Kota Watanabe studies in the College of Business Administration at Ritsumeikan University.[2]
In 2015, Watanabe made his debut for the Japan under–21 side at the Junior Asia Cup. The team finished fourth, qualifying for the Junior World Cup.[3]
Following the Junior Asia Cup, Watanabe represented the side again at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished in thirteenth place.[4]
Kota Watanabe made his senior international debut in 2016 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, where the team came last.[5]
Following his debut in 2016, Watanabe has been a regular inclusion in the Japanese team. His most prominent performance came in the 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta.[4] At the tournament, the team won a gold medal, qualifying directly to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6]
In 2019, Watanabe was signed to the Adelaide Fire hockey team to compete in the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition.[7]
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