Takefusa Kubo

is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Takefusa Kubo

Kubo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Takefusa Kubo
Date of birth	(2001-06-04) June 4, 2001
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Getafe
Youth career
2010–2011	Kawasaki Frontale
2011–2015	FC Barcelona
2015–2016	FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	FC Tokyo	19	(4)
2016–2018	→FC Tokyo U-23 (loan)	34	(5)
2018	→Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)	5	(1)
2019–	Real Madrid	0	(0)
2019–2020	→Mallorca (loan)	35	(4)
2020–2021	→Villarreal (loan)	13	(0)
2021	→Getafe (loan)	18	(1)
2021-2022	→Mallorca (loan)	28	(1)
2022-	Real Sociedad
National team‡
2017	Japan U-17	4	(1)
2017	Japan U-20	3	(0)
2019–	Japan	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020/21 season at Villarreal ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Fame

Originally from the training organization of the world famous football club FC Barcelona. At that time, he was called “Japanese Messi” and “Left handed Iniesta” because his play style is similar to Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta. His number one feature is ball control skill. Due to his great dribbling these nicknames are well-deserved.

Career before becoming a professional

He began to play soccer at 3 years old. In August 2009, he saw an advertisement saying that Barcelona Camp would be held in Japan and you could play against Barcelona if you could become an MVP there. In April 2010, he participated in a tournament held in Belgium as a Barcelona school selection and was selected as a tournament MVP. After that, he belonged to the subordinate organization of Kawasaki Frontale. In August 2011, he passed the trial match of FC Barcelona’s subordinate organization Cantera and went to Spain. He played soccer in Spain until 2015, but an accident happened and he returned to Japan. And then he joined FC Tokyo’s subordinate organization. In May 2017, he made his debut at a top team. And he became the first J-League player born in the 21th century.

Career after becoming a professional

In November 2017, it was announced that he had signed a professional contract with FC Tokyo. He made his first team debut in the match on November 26, and became the third youngest player in J.League history. However, he gradually lost the opportunity to participate in the match and transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos for a limited time in order to improve the quality of his performance. He had played there for 5 months. He returned to FC Tokyo in 2019 and played for half of a year. Then in June 2019 he moved to Real Madrid's B team. His technique was highly evaluated and he was promoted to the top team. In the Spanish newspaper Maruka, he was selected as the first place in the evaluation ranking. In August 2019, he transferred to Mallorca for a limited time. In August 2020, it was announced that he transferred to Villarreal for a limited time. And recently it was announced that he would leave Villarreal.

National team

In May 2017, at the age of 15, Kubo was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. In October 2017, he also played for the Japan U-17 national team for 2017 U-17 World Cup. On June 9, 2019, he debuted for the Japan national team against El Salvador. He also participated 2019 Copa América.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2017	FC Tokyo	J1 League	2	0	0	0	2	0	-		4	0
2018			4	0	0	0	6	1	-		10	1
2016	FC Tokyo U-23	J3 League	3	0	-		-		-		3	0
2017			21	2	-		-		-		21	2
2018			10	3	-		-		-		10	3
2018	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	5	1	1	0	0	0	-		6	1
2019	FC Tokyo	J1 League	13	4	0	0	3	1	-		16	5
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2019/20	Mallorca	La Liga	35	4	1	0	-		-		36	4
2020/21	Villarreal	La Liga	13	0	1	0	-		5	1	19	1
2020/21	Getafe	La Liga
Country	Japan		58	10	1	0	11	2	-		70	12
	Spain		48	4	2	0	-		5	1	55	5
Total			106	14	3	0	11	2	5	1	125	17

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	7	0
2020	4	0
Total	11	0

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