Takafumi Kai (甲斐 貴文, Kai Takafumi) is a second year forward and set piece taker for Keioushi High. He is also the vice captain and assistant coach as the foundation members of the team with Yuji Maruoka.
Personality[]
Kai is kind and cheerful, but when he plays, he tends to get idealistic and stubborn, going as far arguing with his center backs about team offense and defense.
Skills[]
Knuckleball shot[]
- Kai can hit a knuckleball shot from outside the box straight from a counter attack, but in episode 22, that shot was parried away, and would would had hit the post anyway. But as a corner taker, the team tends to take short corners.
Backheel pass[]
- Since high school, he has developed a great chemistry with Maruoka, so he can fire backheel passes to him in a pinch.
Trivia[]
- He likes red bean buns and lemon tea.
- Specialty : drawing
- Dislikes: heights
- Favorite saying : "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
- He is not interested in getting a girlfriend.