Makoto Hasebe

Japanese association football player

Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠, Hasebe Makoto, born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He played for the Japan national team, for which he served as captain.

Makoto Hasebe
長谷部 誠
Hasebe with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019
Personal information
Full name Makoto Hasebe[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, 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 227 (2)
National team
2006–2018 Japan 114 (2)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2011 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2023

Biography change

Hasebe was born in Fujieda on January 18, 1984. After graduating from Fujieda Higashi High School, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2002. He became a regular palyer in the 2003 season. He played mainly as defensive midfielder with Keita Suzuki. Urawa won the championship in the 2006 J1 League for the first time in the club history and the first Asian title of the 2007 AFC Champions League. In January 2008, he moved to German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg. The club won the champions in the 2008/09 season. He played 135 matches for the club. In summer 2013, he moved to Nürnberg. However the club was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2013/14 season. In summer 2014, he move to Eintracht Frankfurt.

On February 10, 2006, he debuted for the Japan national team against United States. Although he could not play at all in 2007, Takeshi Okada became a new manager in December 2007 and he was selected the Japan again in May 2008. After that, he became a regular player as defensive midfielder with Yasuhito Endo. Hasebe was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. He was named a Japan's captain from the 2010 World Cup and played all 4 matches. Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. he played all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. From late 2013, Hasebe played as defensive midfielder with Hotaru Yamaguchi instead of Endo. He also played at 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played all 4 matches as defensive midfielder with Gaku Shibasaki and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. After the 2018 World Cup, he retired from Japan national team. He played 114 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2018.

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 8 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 J1 League 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
Eintracht Frankfurt 2014–15 Bundesliga 33 0 2 0 35 0
2015–16 32 1 4 0 36 1
2016–17 22 1 3 0 25 1
2017–18 24 0 5 0 29 0
2018–19 28 0 1 0 14 0 1 0 44 0
2019–20 23 0 3 0 13 0 39 0
2020–21 29 0 0 0 29 0
2021–22 18 0 1 0 6 0 25 0
2022–23 18 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 27 0
2023–24 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Total 229 2 25 0 38 0 1 0 293 2
Career total 527 19 50 6 35 5 69 4 4 0 685 34

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2006 6 0
2007 0 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 9 0
2017 2 0
2018 8 0
Total 114 2
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hasebe goal.
List of international goals scored by Makoto Hasebe
No. 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, Qatar   Syria 1–0 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours change

Urawa Red Diamonds

VfL Wolfsburg

Eintracht Frankfurt

Japan

Individual

References change

  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. "M. Hasebe". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. "HASEBE Makoto". jfootball-db.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA. 30 May 2019.
  6. "Marco Reus zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. "Die kicker-Elf des Jahres – mit Sancho und vier Bayern (2018/19)" (in German). kicker. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.