Takuma Asano

Japanese association football player

Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨, Asano Takuma, born November 10, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team. His brother Yuya Asano is also a footballer.

Takuma Asano
Asano at Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Full name Takuma Asano
Date of birth (1994-11-10) November 10, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Komono, Mie, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Partizan
Youth career
2010–2012 Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 58 (12)
2014–2015J.League U-22 (laon) 3 (0)
2016–2018 Stuttgart 41 (5)
2018–2019 Hannover 13 (0)
2019–2021 Partizan 56 (22)
2021- VfL Bochum 33 (3)
National team
2016 Japan U-23 3 (2)
2015– Japan 22 (4)
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Winner J1 League 2013
Winner J1 League 2015
Runner-up J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography change

Asano was born in Komono, Mie on November 10, 1994. After graduating from Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2013. He played many matches from 2014. In 2015, Hiroshima won the champions. He was also selected "Best Young Player award". In August 2016, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgart and played in 2 seasons. Stuttgart was promoted to Bundesliga end of the 2016/17 season. In 2018, he moved to Hannover. However Hannover was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2018/19 season. In 2019, he moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan.

In July 2015, Asano was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on August 2. In 2016, he played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. At 2016 Summer Olympics, he played all 3 matches and score 2 goals.

Statistics change

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2013 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014 11 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 19 0
2015 32 8 5 4 5 4 - 42 16
2016 14 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 18 7
2014 J.League U-22 J3 League 2 0 - - - 2 0
2015 1 0 - - - 1 0
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2016/17 Stuttgart 2. Bundesliga 26 4 1 0 - - 27 4
2017/18 Bundesliga 15 1 3 0 - - 18 1
2018/19 Hannover Bundesliga 13 0 2 1 - - 15 1
SerbiaLeague Serbian Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2019/20 Partizan SuperLiga 23 4 4 2 - 10 3 37 9
2020/21
Country Japan 61 12 10 4 7 4 10 3 88 23
Germany 54 5 6 1 - - 60 6
Serbia 23 4 4 2 - 10 3 37 9
Total 138 21 20 7 7 4 20 6 185 38

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2015 3 0
2016 7 2
2017 7 1
2018 1 0
2019 2 1
2020 2 0
Total 22 4

References change

  1. Takuma Asano at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Takuma Asano at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites change