Makoto Hasebe

Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠, Hasebe Makoto, born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese football player. He is a defensive midfielder who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt. He played for Japan national team for which he served as captain.

Makoto Hasebe
長谷部 誠
Hasebe playing for Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Makoto Hasebe[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) 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 Reds 149 (12)
2008–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 135 (5)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 14 (0)
2014– Eintracht Frankfurt 162 (2)
National team
2006–2018 Japan 114 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Urawa Reds

After graduating from Fujieda Higashi High School in 2002, he joined Urawa Reds. He became a regular of their first team in the 2003 season. He played mainly as defensive midfielder with Keita Suzuki. 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. The Reds 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.

It was reported in October 2007 that Italian Serie A side A.C. Siena was keen to sign Hasebe the following January.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

On 17 September 2011, Hasebe played in goal for the final nine minutes of an away match against 1899 Hoffenheim.[6] 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.[7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 1 July 2014, Hasebe signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.

International career

Hasebe made his senior national team debut under manager Zico on 11 February 2006, in a friendly match against the USA at AT&T Park in San Francisco.[8] Although he played three matches under Zico,[8] He was not selected for the 2006 World Cup.

After 2006 World Cup, Hasebe was capped for Japan under new manager Ivica Osim soon. Although he played three matches under Osim in 2006, he could not play at all in 2007.[8] Osim suffered a stroke in November 2007 and Takeshi Okada became a new manager in December. In May 2008, Hasebe played for Japan against Ivory Coast for the first time in one and a half a year.[8] After that, he became a regular player and played many matches as defensive midfielder with Yasuhito Endo.

Hasebe 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. He captained the team for three World Cup campaigns, until he announced his international retirement after Japan lost 3–2 against Belgium in the Round of 16 of 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9][10] At the 2010 World Cup, Hasebe played all four matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage.

After the 2010 World Cup, Hasebe also served as a captain under new manager Alberto Zaccheroni. In 2011, Japan won the champions in 2011 Asian Cup. He played all six matches and scored a goal against Syria.[8] From late 2013, Hasebe played as defensive midfielder with Hotaru Yamaguchi instead of Endo. In 2014, he played three matches in the 2014 World Cup.[8] However, Japan was eliminated in the group stage.

In 2015, Hasebe played in the 2015 Asian Cup. Although he played full-time in all four matches,[8] Japan was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Due to injuries, he could hardly play in 2017. In 2018, he was in the 2018 World Cup squad. He played all four matches as defensive midfielder with Gaku Shibasaki and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. After the World Cup, he retired from Japan national team. He played 114 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2018.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 June 2020[12]
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Reds 2002 J1 League 000010––10
2003 2821191––384
2004 2754282–20419
2005 3125292––456
2006 3224160–10433
2007 3111020173–514
Total 149121563551733021926
VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 Bundesliga 16110–––171
2008–09 25020–61–331
2009–10 24110–80–331
2010–11 23010–––240
2011–12 23110–––241
2012–13 23240–––272
2013–14 10-–––10
Total 1355100–141–1596
1. FC Nürnberg 2013–14 Bundesliga 140-–––140
Eintracht Frankfurt 2014–15 Bundesliga 33020–––350
2015–16 32140–––361
2016–17 22130–––251
2017–18 24050–––290
2018–19 28010–14010440
2019–20 23030–120–380
Total 1622140–260102072
Career total 460194363553644058834

1Includes AFC Champions League, A3 Champions Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup.

2Includes J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup and DFL-Supercup.

International
Makoto Hasebe in the game against Ghana in Switzerland in 2009
As of 2 July 2018[8]
Japan
YearAppsGoals
200660
200700
2008100
2009111
2010100
2011151
2012110
2013140
201460
2015120
201690
201720
201880
Total1142

International goals
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2009Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong
1–0
4–0
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.13 January 2011Qatar SC Stadium, Doha Syria
1–0
2–1
2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Urawa Reds

VfL Wolfsburg

Eintracht Frankfurt

Japan

Individual

See also

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. "Siena wants Reds' Hasebe: report". The Japan Times Online. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  4. "Wolves sign Japanese midfielder". vflwolfsburg.de. 20 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  5. "Hasebe extends contract with Wolfsburg". Sports.yahoo.com. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  6. "Wolfsburg's Makoto Hasebe becomes first Japanese goalkeeper in the Bundesliga". Goal.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. "Hasebe makes Nürnberg switch". Bundesliga.com. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. "HASEBE Makoto". jfootball-db.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  9. Tan, Gabriel. "Makoto Hasebe follows Honda in Japan retirement". foxsportsasia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. "World Cup: Japan captain Makoto Hasebe retires from national team". Kyodo News. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. "長谷部　誠 （Makoto Hasebe）". jfootball-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  12. "Makoto Hasebe". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  13. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA.com. 30 May 2019.
  14. "Marco Reus wins VDV Player of the Season award". OneFootball.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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