Makoto Hasebe
Hasebe started his professional career with Urawa Red Diamonds in 2002, joining the club from his hometown Fujieda Higashi high school team.It was reported in October 2007 that Italian Serie A side A.C. Siena was keen to sign Hasebe the following January.In the 2015–16 season, he was also a midfielder for Frankfurt, who only managed to stay in the relegation play-off against Hasebe's former club Nuremberg.Under Frankfurt's new coach Niko Kovač, the Japanese player was called up for the first time at centre-back at the end of October 2016 as a central link in a five-man backline and played in this position from then on.There, in May 2018, the team won its first title in 30 years after a 3–1 victory over FC Bayern Munich and qualified for the group stage of the Europa League as a result.In the latter competition, he played full time in all 14 of his team's matches the following season and, after victories over Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan and Benfica Lisbon, they advanced to the semi-finals against Chelsea FC, to whom they were defeated on penalties.Due to his strong performances during the season, he was rated "International Class" by kicker sports magazine in both the winter of 2018–19 and summer of 2019, and was included in the end-of-season team by the Association of Contract Footballers.[8] On 18 May 2022, Hasebe won UEFA Europa League title, coming on as a substitute in the final against Rangers F.C.[10] Hasebe made his debut for the Japan senior national team under manager Zico on 11 February 2006, in a friendly match against the USA at AT&T Park in San Francisco.He played all four matches as a defensive midfielder alongside Gaku Shibasaki; Japan qualified for the knockout stage but was eliminated in the Round of 16.
personal nameEintracht FrankfurtFujiedaShizuokaCentre-backDefensive midfielderUrawa Red DiamondsVfL Wolfsburg1. FC NürnbergAFC Asian Cup2011 QatarfootballerJapan national teamcaptainBundesliga2008–09 season2013 summer transfer window2013–14 seasonDFB-PokalUEFA Europa Leagueinternational capsFIFA World CupsAFC Asian Cups2011 Asian Cup finalKeita SuzukiJ.League Cup2006 J1 League2007 AFC Champions LeagueSerie AA.C. Siena1899 Hoffenheim1. FSV Mainz 05kicker sports magazineDavid AbrahamRangers F.C.2023–24 Bundesliga seasonJapan senior national teamAT&T Park2006 World CupIvica OsimTakeshi OkadaIvory CoastYasuhito Endō2010 FIFA World CupYoshikatsu Kawaguchi2011 AFC Asian CupBelgium2018 FIFA World CupAlberto Zaccheroni2011 Asian CupHotaru Yamaguchi2014 World Cup2015 Asian Cup2018 World CupGaku ShibasakiJ1 League2007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–24Emperor's CupJ.League ChampionshipJapanese Super CupUEFA CupUEFA Champions LeagueDFL-SupercupUEFA Europa Conference LeagueHong Kong StadiumHong Kong2011 AFC Asian Cup qualificationQatar SC StadiumAFC Champions LeagueKirin CupJ.League Best XIAFC Asian International Player of the YearkickerList of footballers with 100 or more capsJapan Football AssociationJ.LeagueJapan squadNarazakiKomanoTúlioNagatomoUchidaMatsuiOkazakiS. NakamuraTamadaIwamasaK. NakamuraŌkuboMorimotoInamotoKawashimaNakazawaKawaguchi2011 AFC Asian Cup winners (4th title)KagawaMoriwakiHosogaiFujimotoT. HondaKashiwagiK. HondaNagataNishikawaYoshidaZaccheroni2013 FIFA Confederations CupG. SakaiKiyotakeHavenaar