Makoto Hasebe

Makoto Hasebe
長谷部誠

Personal information
Full name	Makoto Hasebe[1]
Date of birth	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		Continental^1		Other^2		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2002	J. League Division 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2003		28	2	1	1	9	1	–		–		38	4
	2004		27	5	4	2	8	2	–		2	0	41	9
	2005		31	2	5	2	9	2	–		–		45	6
	2006		32	2	4	1	6	0	–		1	0	43	3
	2007		31	1	1	0	2	0	17	3	–		51	4
	Total		149	12	15	6	35	5	17	3	3	0	219	26
VfL Wolfsburg	2007–08	Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	–		–		–		17	1
	2008–09		25	0	2	0	–		6	1	–		33	1
	2009–10		24	1	1	0	–		8	0	–		33	1
	2010–11		23	0	1	0	–		–		–		24	0
	2011–12		23	1	1	0	–		–		–		24	1
	2012–13		23	2	4	0	–		–		–		27	2
	2013–14		1	0	-		–		–		–		1	0
	Total		135	5	10	0	–		14	1	–		159	6
1. FC Nürnberg	2013–14	Bundesliga	14	0	-		–		–		–		14	0
	Total		14	0	-		–		–		–		14	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	2014–15	Bundesliga	33	0	2	0	–		–		–		35	0
	2015–16		30	1	2	0	–		–		–		32	0
	Total		63	1	4	0	–		–		–		67	1
Career total			361	18	29	6	35	5	31	4	3	0	448	33

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 team Year Apps Goals Japan 2006 6 0 2008 10 0 2009 11 1 2010 10 0 2011 15 1 2012 11 0 2013 14 0 2014 6 0 2015 12 0 2016 2 0 Total 97 2

International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 November 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–0 4–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2. 13 January 2011 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha  Syria 1–0 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 2011
• Kirin Cup: 2008, 2009, 2011

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds

• AFC Champions League: 2007
• J. League Division 1: 2006
• J. League Division 1 2nd Stage: 2004
• Emperor's Cup: 2005, 2006
• J. League Cup: 2003
• Japanese Super Cup: 2006

VfL Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2008–09

Individual

• J. League Best XI: 2004
• J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2004
• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2011
• Asia's Bests: 2011

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. "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.

External links

• Makoto Hasebe – FIFA competition record
• Makoto Hasebe at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)