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Makoto Hasebe 
Personal information Full name Makoto Hasebe Date of birth 18 January 1984 Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Central Midfielder/Right Back Club information Current club VfL Wolfsburg Number 13 Youth career 1999–2001 Fujieda Higashi High School Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2007 Urawa Red Diamonds 149 (12) 2008– VfL Wolfsburg 98 (3) National team‡ 2006– Japan 49 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2011Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠 Hasebe Makoto, born 18 January 1984 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and is currently the captain of the Japan national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Club career
Urawa Red Diamonds (2002–2007)
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.[1]
Wolfsburg (2008–)
Wolfsburg 2008-2009
However, he signed for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg becoming the first Japanese player ever to play for the Wolves.[2] In 2009, he became the second Japanese player to win the Bundesliga title after Yasuhiko Okudera.
On 29 April 2010, it was announced that Hasebe extended his contract with Wolfsburg until 2012.[3]
On 17 September 2011, Hasebe played in goal for the final nine minutes of an away match against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Wolfsburg lost the match 3–1, with Hasebe conceding Hoffenheim's third goal on 85 minutes.
International career
Hasebe made his senior national team debut on February 11, 2006, in a friendly match against the USA at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
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 6 November 2011[4]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Champions League Other* Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 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 11 2 6 1 51 4 Total 149 12 15 6 35 5 11 2 9 1 219 26 VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 16 1 1 0 - - - 17 1 2008–09 25 0 2 0 - - 6 1 33 1 2009–10 24 1 1 0 - 6 0 2 0 33 1 2010–11 23 0 1 0 - - - 24 0 2011–12 10 1 1 0 - - - 11 1 Total 98 3 6 0 - 6 0 8 1 118 4 Career total 247 15 21 6 35 5 17 2 17 2 337 30 *Includes other competitive competitions, including the J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup.
International
- As of 1 June 2011
National team Year Apps Goals Japan 2006 6 0 2008 10 0 2009 11 1 2010 10 0 2011 13 1 Total 50 2 International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
Senior team
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 November 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 
Hong Kong1–0 4–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2. 13 January 2011 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha 
Syria1–0 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record Start Sub 
Japan2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 1 1 0 Qualified Japan2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Senior 9 0 0 Qualified Japan2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 2 0 1 Qualified Japan2010 FIFA World Cup Senior 4 0 0 Round of 16 Japan2011 AFC Asian Cup Senior 6 0 1 Champions Awards and honours
Japan
- Kirin Cup: 2
Club
- Urawa Red Diamonds
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- 2007
- J. League Division 1: 1
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- 2006
- J. League Division 1 2nd Stage: 1
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- 2004
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- 2005, 2006
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- 2003
- VfL Wolfsburg
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- 2008–09
Individual
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- 2004
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- 2004
References
- ^ "Siena wants Reds' Hasebe: report". The Japan Times Online. 21 October 2007. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sc20071021a2.html. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Wolves sign Japanese midfielder". vflwolfsburg.de. 20 January 2008. http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/52383+M5a0b9b58985.html. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Hasebe extends contract with Wolfsburg". Sports.yahoo.com. 29 April 2010. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-wolfsburg-hasebe. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Makoto Hasebe". Soccerway. http://uk.soccerway.com/players/makoto-hasebe/5335/. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
External links
- Makoto Hasebe at National-Football-Teams.com
GK: Yoichi Doi · DF: Marcus Tulio Tanaka · DF: Dutra · DF: Yuji Nakazawa · MF: Mitsuo Ogasawara · MF: Makoto Hasebe · MF: Daisuke Oku · MF: Yasuhito Endō · FW: Emerson · FW: Marques · FW: Masashi OguroJapan Squad Japan squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Narazaki • 2 Abe • 3 Komano • 4 Túlio • 5 Nagatomo • 6 Uchida • 7 Endo • 8 Matsui • 9 Okazaki • 10 S. Nakamura • 11 Tamada • 12 Yano • 13 Iwamasa • 14 K. Nakamura • 15 Konno • 16 Ōkubo • 17 Hasebe (vc) • 18 Honda • 19 Morimoto • 20 Inamoto • 21 Kawashima • 22 Nakazawa • 23 Kawaguchi (c) • Coach: Okada
Japan squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup Champions (4th Title) 1 Kawashima • 2 Inoha • 3 Iwamasa • 4 Konno • 5 Nagatomo • 6 Uchida • 7 Endō • 8 Matsui • 9 Okazaki • 10 Kagawa • 11 Maeda • 12 Moriwaki • 13 Hosogai • 14 Fujimoto • 15 T. Honda • 16 Kashiwagi • 17 Hasebe (c) • 18 K. Honda • 19 Lee • 20 Nagata • 21 Nishikawa • 22 Yoshida • 23 Gonda • Coach: ZaccheroniVfL Wolfsburg – current squad 1 Benaglio · 2 Ochs · 4 Schäfer · 5 Koo · 6 Hleb · 7 Josué · 8 Kahlenberg · 9 Lakić · 10 Hitzlsperger · 11 Salihamidžić · 12 Lenz · 13 Hasebe · 14 Ciğerci · 15 Träsch (c) · 16 Kyrgiakos · 17 Madlung · 18 Mandžukić · 19 Jönsson · 21 Scheidhauer · 22 Klich · 23 Russ · 24 Dejagah · 25 Chris · 26 Čale · 29 Polák · 30 Orozco · 31 Knoche · 33 Helmes · 35 Hitz · 36 Thölke · 39 Schulze · 40 Polter · Manager: Magath
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Japanese footballers
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- J. League Division 1 players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- People from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Japanese expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Japan international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
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