is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Japan national team.
Early life Koga was born in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture on 6 January 2006. She began playing football at the age of six under the influence of her older brother and her father. She joined her local club FC Grasion where her older brother also played at the time, playing alongside boys. She joined JFA Academy Fukushima, the youth development program of the Japan Football Association, during her sixth grade after passing their selection test. She would leave her home in Osaka to live in the academy dormitory in Shizuoka Prefecture. While at the academy, she befriended and progressed through the ranks with her future national teammate, Momoko Tanikawa. Upon graduation from high school, Koga moved overseas to pursue a professional career on the recommendation of her coach.
Club career
Feyenoord Through a partnership with Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord, Koga was given the opportunity to complete a trial with the team, where she would feature in a friendly match against Eintracht Frankfurt. In January 2024, Koga signed with the club on a contract lasting through mid-2026. On January 27, 2024, Koga made her debut for Feyenoord in a home league match defeat against FC Twente. On 2 November 2024, she scored her first goal for the club in a 3–0 league win against SC Heerenveen.
In the following season, Koga would feature prominently in the starting line-up as she played 21 league matches and scored three goals.
Tottenham Hotspur On 2 July 2025, Koga signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year deal.
International career
On 14 June 2024, Koga was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Koga was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.
Koga was part of the Japan squad which won the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where she featured in a 1–0 win over Australia in the tournament's final on 21 March 2026.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJFA Academy Fukushima2021Nadeshiko League 214110—1512022Nadeshiko League 27010—802023Nadeshiko League 214210—152Total3533000383Feyenoord2023–24 Vrouwen Eredivisie11030—1402024–25Vrouwen Eredivisie21330—243Total3236000383Tottenham Hotspur2025–26Women's Super League19230402622026–27Women's Super League20000020Total2123040282Career Total888120401048
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan20232020241012025101202672Total294
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koga goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Tōko KogaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition131 May 2024Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain2–02–0Friendly226 February 2025Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States2–12–12025 SheBelieves Cup3 15 March 2026 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 2–07–0 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup45–0
Honours Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2026 Asian Games: 2023 SheBelieves Cup: 2025
Individual PFA WSL Team of the Year: 2025–26
References
External links
Toko Koga at jfa.jp