Career
He currently plays for Tokyo Verdy, on loan from Shimizu South-Pulse in the Japanese J-League. He is noted for being a free-kick specialist and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17. Alongside Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi and Football Club Bayern Munich forward Takashi Usami, Takagi is considered part of what has been termed by the Japanese media as the "Platinum Generation.".