Keisuke Ota

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Personal information
Keisuke Ota
Date of birth	April 24, 1979 (1979-04-24) (age 29)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	6'4" (193 cm)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	V-Varen Nagasaki
Number	32
Youth clubs
1998-2002	Fukuoka University
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2005 2006 2007 2008-	Avispa Fukuoka Thespa Kusatsu Minnesota Thunder V-Varen Nagasaki	63 (10) 38 (4) 19 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Keisuke Ota (太田恵介, Ōta Keisuke^?, born April 24, 1979 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for the V-Varen Nagasaki. He is a tall right-footed forward. He previously played in the Japanese professional leagues and with the Minnesota Thunder

He was educated at and played for Shimizu Commercial High School and Fukuoka University. He represented Japan for the 2001 Universiade held in Beijing where the team won the title beating Ukraine in the final. He played 5 matches in the tournament.

After graduating from the university in 2002, he joined J. League Division 2 side Avispa Fukuoka. His first appearance in J. League came on September 11, 2002 against Mito HollyHock. He scored his first professional goal on July 26, 2003 against Albirex Niigata. In April 2004, he crashed into the goal post and damaged his spleen as he scored against Omiya Ardija. Because of this injury, he was sidelined for more than three months. Although he was instrumental in Avispa's promotion in the 2005 season by playing 22 games and scoring 2 goals, he was released from the club. He played the 2006 season with fellow J2 side Thespa Kusatsu. The Thunder signed him in February 2007, but he returned to Japan with Varen in 2008.