Career
Kakitani joined the youth team of Cerezo Osaka at the age of 4. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with Cerezo at 16 which is the youngest record of the club. He played the first game of the J-League Division 1 on November 26, 2006. He was named Most Valuable Player in AFC U-17 Championship 2006 after he helped Japan win the tournament, scoring 4 goals. He also participated in the training of the youth teams of Arsenal F.C. and Inter Milano.
Kakitani scored two goals at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Against France he scored a spectacular goal from the halfway line.
Kakitani entered the e-School of Human Sciences, Waseda University in 2008.
Kakitani was a little bad behavior, so manager Levir Culpi often warned him of tardy. He also lost the struggle for position with Takashi Inui and Shinji Kagawa, he was loaned to Tokushima Vortis on June 18, 2009.
Kakitani returns to Cerezo Osaka in 2012.
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