Hajime Hosogai

Hajime Hosogai
Personal information
Full name Hajime Hosogai
Date of birth (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986
Place of birth Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Defensive midfielder / Full back
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2001 FC Maebashi
2002–2004 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Urawa Red Diamonds 98 (5)
2011–2013 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Augsburg (loan) 39 (3)
2013–2016 Hertha BSC 53 (0)
2015–2016 → Bursaspor (loan) 20 (0)
2016– VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 Japan U23 10 (1)
2010–2014 Japan 25 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:43, 9 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:25, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Hajime Hosogai (細貝 萌 Hosogai Hajime, born 10 June 1986 in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese footballer. He is a flexible player, able to play in his natural role as defender, defensive midfielder, and plays for VfB Stuttgart.[2]

Club career

Hosogai was amongst the most promising players of Urawa Red Diamonds. Having helped the Red Diamonds to the AFC Champions League in 2007, he played for Urawa at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. On 23 December 2010, he left Japan and transferred to the German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who promptly loaned him out to FC Augsburg.[3] On 9 September 2011, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Leverkusen. Playing for the newly promoted Bavarian club, Hosogai helped avoiding relegation before returning to Bayer Leverkusen for the 2012–13 season.

On 25 July 2016 Hosogai moved to VfB Stuttgart.[4]

International career

Hosogai has represented Japan at numerous youth levels. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals,[5] and made his debut for the Japan national team in a 1–0 win against Paraguay (playing in his natural role as central midfielder) at his home stadium in Saitama on 4 September 2010, after being called up for the first time by caretaker Hiromi Hara and under the auspices of new manager Alberto Zaccheroni.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 January 2011 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup semi-final match against South Korea.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 December 2014[8]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Other4 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2005 303020--80
2006 204060-10130
2007 8010213050191
2008 262104031-343
2009 3121060--382
2010 2811050--341
Total 98511025161601467
FC Augsburg 2010–11 70----70
2011–12 32310---333
Total 39310---403
Bayer Leverkusen
2012–13 17020-40-230
Total 17020-40-230
Hertha BSC
2013–14 33010---340
2014–15 20020---220
Total 53030---560
Bursaspor 2015–16 200----200
Total 20000---200
VfB Stuttgart 2016–17 ---
Total ---
Career total 22781702511016028510

1Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

2Includes J. League Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

4Includes Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

International

As of 19 November 2013.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan U-23
200610
200761
200830
Total101
Japan
201030
201171
201280
201370
Total251

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-23

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2007 Vietnam My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi  Vietnam
4–0
4–0
 2008 Summer Olympics qualification

Senior team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 January 2011 Qatar Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha  South Korea
2–1
2–2
 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2008 Summer Olympics qualificationU-22511Qualified
 Japan2008 Summer OlympicsU-23200Round 1
 Japan2011 AFC Asian CupSenior021Champions

Honours

Japan

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds

References

  1. ↑ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stats Centre: Hajime Hosogai Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "FCA leiht Japaner Hosogai aus" [FCA loans Japanese player Hosogai] (in German). DFL. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Hajime Hosogai signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hajime Hosogai Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  6. ↑ Gus Fielding (3 September 2010). "Zaccheroni issues challenge to Blue Samurai". Kyodo News. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Andrew McKirdy (5 September 2010). "Kagawa's goal lifts Japan in rematch against Paraguay". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Hajime Hosogai". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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