Yohei Takaoka grew up in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and played for Yokohama FC and Sagan Tosu before winning the J1 League title with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2022.
Vancouver Whitecaps signed him in 2023, and he became their first-choice goalkeeper, known for his reflexes and distribution.
Career in numbers
Across 11 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2016, Takaoka has played 359 matches for 4 clubs. His busiest campaign was 2022, when he played 48 matches for Yokohama F. Marinos. So far in the 2026 season he has made 46 appearances for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.