Makoto Hasebe

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.

The native form of this personal name is Hasebe Makoto. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Team 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)
International career
2006–2018 Japan 114 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023

Club career

Urawa Red Diamonds

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

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

Hasebe moved to Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2014–15 season, where he was an instant starter, missing just one competitive match in his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he was also a midfielder for Frankfurt, who only managed to stay in the relegation play-off against Hasebe's former club Nuremberg. Under Frankfurt's new coach Niko Kovač, the Japanese player was called up for the first time at centre-back at the end of October 2016 as a central link in a five-man backline and played in this position from then on. He played in the final of the DFB-Pokal that season, which was lost 2–1 to Borussia Dortmund, although Hasebe's season had already ended in March 2017 due to knee surgery.

In the 2017–18 season, he finished eighth in the Bundesliga with Eintracht and also played in the DFB-Pokal final with them again. There, in May 2018, the team won its first title in 30 years after a 3–1 victory over FC Bayern Munich and qualified for the group stage of the Europa League as a result. In the latter competition, he played full time in all 14 of his team's matches the following season and, after victories over Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan and Benfica Lisbon, they advanced to the semi-finals against Chelsea FC, to whom they were defeated on penalties.

Due to his strong performances during the season, he was rated "International Class" by kicker sports magazine in both the winter of 2018–19 and summer of 2019, and was included in the end-of-season team by the Association of Contract Footballers. With his 309th appearance on 6 June 2020 against 1. FSV Mainz 05, Hasebe became the record Asian player in the Bundesliga.

At the start of the 2020–21 season, the Japanese player was the oldest player in the Bundesliga at the age of 36. Following David Abraham's departure of the team in January 2021, Hasebe led Eintracht onto the field as captain for most of the time without a new permanent captain. On 18 February 2022, Hasebe signed a contract extension till 2027. His original contract was due to expire this summer. He will spend one more year as a player before taking on a coaching role in the summer of 2023.[8] On 18 May 2022, Hasebe won UEFA Europa League title, coming on as a substitute in the final against Rangers F.C.[9]

International career
Hasebe with Japan in a game against Ghana, 2009

Hasebe made his debut for the Japan senior national team under manager Zico on 11 February 2006, in a friendly match against the USA at AT&T Park in San Francisco.[10] Although he played three matches under Zico,[10] he was not selected for the 2006 World Cup.

After 2006 World Cup, Hasebe was soon capped for Japan under new manager Ivica Osim. Although he played three matches under Osim in 2006, he could not play at all in 2007.[10] Osim suffered a stroke in November 2007 and Takeshi Okada replaced him as manager in December. In May 2008, Hasebe played for Japan against Ivory Coast for the first time in one and a half a year.[10] From that point onwards, he regularly featured in the squad as a defensive midfielder alongside Yasuhito Endō.

Hasebe was the onfield captain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi was the third-choice 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.[11][12] 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.[10] 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.[10] However, Japan was eliminated in the group stage.

Hasebe playing for Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Hasebe played the entirety of all four matches in the 2015 Asian Cup, where Japan was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[10] His appearances were limited in 2017 due to injuries. In 2018, he was in the 2018 World Cup squad. He played all four matches as a defensive midfielder alongside Gaku Shibasaki and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. Following the World Cup, he retired from the Japan national team, having played a total of 114 games and scored two goals.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 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 23030–130–390
2020–21 29000–––290
2021–22 18010–60–250
2022–23 18050–4000270
2023–24 2010–10–40
Total 2292250–380102932
Career total 527195063556944068534
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League, A3 Champions Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup
  2. Appearances in J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup and DFL-Supercup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 200660
200700
2008100
2009111
2010100
2011151
2012110
2013140
201460
2015120
201690
201720
201880
Total1142
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
118 November 2009Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–04–02011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
213 January 2011Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar Syria1–02–12011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

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. 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. "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 signs long-term deal with Frankfurt". bulinews.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. "Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers (aet, Frankfurt win 5-4 on penalties): Trapp seals shoot-out success". UEFA.com. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. "HASEBE Makoto". jfootball-db.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  11. Tan, Gabriel. "Makoto Hasebe follows Honda in Japan retirement". foxsportsasia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. "World Cup: Japan captain Makoto Hasebe retires from national team". Kyodo News. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. "長谷部 誠 （Makoto Hasebe）". jfootball-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  14. "M. Hasebe". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  15. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA. 30 May 2019.
  16. "Marco Reus zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  17. "Die kicker-Elf des Jahres – mit Sancho und vier Bayern (2018/19)" (in German). kicker. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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