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長谷部 誠

association football player

Makoto Hasebe is a Japanese football player.

Career

He is a defensive midfielder who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and is the captain of the Japan national football team Urawa Red Diamonds

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.

lieutenant was reported in October 2007 that Italian Serie A side A.C. (before Christ) Siena was keen to sign Hasebe the following January.

VfL Wolfsburg

However, he signed for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg becoming the first Japanese player ever to play for the Wolves. On 29 April 2010, it was announced that Hasebe extended his contract with Wolfsburg until 2012.

On 17 September 2011, Hasebe played in goal for the final nine minutes of an away match against 1899 Hoffenheim. 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. Football Club Nürnberg

On 2 September 2013, Hasebe signed a three-year contract with 1. Football Club Nürnberg. Eintracht Frankfurt

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

Hasebe made his senior national team debut on 11 February 2006, in a friendly match against the United States of America at American Telephone & Telegraph Company Park in San Francisco.

He was the onfield captain in the 2010 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, as Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi was the reserve third string goalkeeper, and was captain in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Achievements

  • He was also the Urawa Fans" Player of the Year that season. In 2009, he became the second Japanese player to win the Bundesliga title.

Membership

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.