Makoto Hasebe

Makoto Hasebe
長谷部誠
Personal information
Full name Makoto Hasebe[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 20
Youth career
1999–2001 Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Urawa Red Diamonds 149 (12)
2008–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 135 (5)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 14 (0)
2014– Eintracht Frankfurt 63 (1)
National team
2006–[3] Japan 93 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2015

Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠 Hasebe Makoto, born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese footballer. He is a defensive midfielder who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and is the captain of the Japan national football team.

Club career

Urawa Red Diamonds

After graduating from Fujieda Higashi High School in 2002, he joined Urawa Red Diamonds. He became a regular of their first team in the 2003 season. In 2004, he was honoured with the J. League Cup New Hero Award and selected as a member of J. League team of the year. He was also the Urawa Fans' Player of the Year that season.

It was reported in October 2007 that Italian Serie A side A.C. Siena was keen to sign Hasebe the following January.[4]

VfL Wolfsburg

Hasebe before a Wolfsburg game in 2008

However, he signed for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg becoming the first Japanese player ever to play for the Wolves.[5] In 2009, he became the second Japanese player to win the Bundesliga title.

On 29 April 2010, it was announced that Hasebe extended his contract with Wolfsburg until 2012.[6]

On 17 September 2011, Hasebe played in goal for the final nine minutes of an away match against 1899 Hoffenheim.[7] Wolfsburg lost the match 3–1, with Hasebe conceding Hoffenheim's third goal on 85 minutes. On 3 December 2011, he played his 100th Bundesliga match against 1. FSV Mainz 05.

1. FC Nürnberg

On 2 September 2013, Hasebe signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Nürnberg.[8]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 1 July 2014, Hasebe signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.

International career

Hasebe made his senior national team debut on 11 February 2006, in a friendly match against the USA at AT&T Park in San Francisco.[3]

He was the onfield captain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi was the reserve third string goalkeeper, and was captain in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Career stats

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 April 2016.[9]

Club Season League League Cup League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 J. League Division 1 00001010
2003 2821191384
2004 275428220419
2005 3125292456
2006 322416010433
2007 3111020173514
Total 149121563551733021926
VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 Bundesliga 16110171
2008–09 2502061331
2009–10 2411080331
2010–11 23010240
2011–12 23110241
2012–13 23240272
2013–14 10-10
Total 13551001411596
1. FC Nürnberg 2013–14 Bundesliga 140-140
Total 140-140
Eintracht Frankfurt 2014–15 Bundesliga 33020350
2015–16 30120320
Total 63140671
Career total 361182963553143044833

1Includes AFC Champions League, A3 Champions Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup.

2Includes J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

International

Makoto Hasebe in the game against Ghana in Switzerland in 2009
As of 24 December 2015.[3]
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan
200660
2008100
2009111
2010100
2011151
2012110
2013140
201460
2015120
201620
Total972

Honours

Japan

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds
VfL Wolfsburg

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "HASEBE Makoto". Japan National Football Team Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "Siena wants Reds' Hasebe: report". The Japan Times Online. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  5. "Wolves sign Japanese midfielder". vflwolfsburg.de. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  6. "Hasebe extends contract with Wolfsburg". Sports.yahoo.com. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  7. "Wolfsburg's Makoto Hasebe becomes first Japanese goalkeeper in the Bundesliga". Goal.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  8. "Hasebe makes Nürnberg switch". Bundesliga.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. "Makoto Hasebe". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Japan captain
2010–present
Incumbent
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