Genki Haraguchi

Genki Haraguchi (原口 元気, Haraguchi Genki; born 9 May 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds and the Japan national team.^[3]

Genki Haraguchi
原口 元気

Haraguchi with Japan in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-05-09) 9 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Urawa Red Diamonds
Number	9
Youth career
	Konan Minami SSS
2004–2009	Urawa Red Diamonds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Urawa Red Diamonds	167	(33)
2014–2018	Hertha BSC	91	(4)
2018	→ Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	13	(1)
2018–2021	Hannover 96	94	(15)
2021–2023	Union Berlin	41	(2)
2023–2024	VfB Stuttgart	13	(0)
2024–	Urawa Red Diamonds	28	(1)
International career‡
2008	Japan U19[2]	1	(0)
2011	Japan U22[2]	3	(0)
2012	Japan U23[2]	1	(1)
2011–2022	Japan	74	(11)
Medal record Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 September 2022

Club career

Urawa Red Diamonds

Haraguchi made his debut as a professional on 25 May 2008, in the J. League Cup match against Nagoya Grampus.^[4] He scored his first professional goal against Nagoya Grampus in a J. League Division 1 game on 12 April 2009.^[5]

Hertha BSC

On 25 May 2014, it was announced that Haraguchi had been signed by Hertha BSC.^[6] He scored his first competitive goal for Hertha on 16 August 2014 in a 4–2 win during the first round DFB Pokal game against FC Viktoria Köln.^[7] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 14 March against Schalke 04 to put Hertha 2–1 in front.

In January 2018, Haraguchi joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until the end of the season.^[8]

Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)

While on loan at Düsseldorf for the 2017–18 season, Haraguchi played a key role in helping the side gain promotion to the Bundesliga.^[9]

Hannover 96

On 11 June 2018, Haraguchi announced that he had reached an agreement to join Hannover 96 for the 2018–19 season.

VfB Stuttgart

On 30 January 2023, Haraguchi signed for VfB Stuttgart on an eighteen-month contract.^[10] On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Haraguchi will leave the club after this season when his contract expires.^[11]

International career

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Haraguchi was elected as one of the preliminary registration members on Japan's 50-man list.^[12]

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Haraguchi played for Japan in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He played against China PR and South Korea for 71 and 90 minutes respectively, and helped Japan to win the championship for the first time.^[13][14]

2018 World Cup

In May 2018, Haraguchi was named to Japan's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024^[16][17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2008	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2009	J1 League	32	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	39	2
	2010	J1 League	26	2	2	2	6	0	0	0	34	4
	2011	J1 League	30	9	1	0	4	2	0	0	35	11
	2012	J1 League	32	6	1	0	4	0	0	0	37	6
	2013	J1 League	33	11	4	0	0	0	4	2	41	13
	2014	J1 League	14	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	4
	Total		167	33	12	2	21	3	4	2	204	40
Hertha BSC	2014–15	Bundesliga	21	1	2	1	—		—		23	2
	2015–16	Bundesliga	32	2	5	1	—		—		37	3
	2016–17	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	—		1	0	34	1
	2017–18	Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	—		3	0	11	0
	Total		91	4	10	2	—		4	0	105	6
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
Hannover 96	2018–19	Bundesliga	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	32	6	1	0	—		—		33	6
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	34	9	2	0	—		—		36	9
	Total		94	15	4	0	—		—		98	15
Union Berlin	2021–22	Bundesliga	30	2	5	0	—		7	0	42	2
	2022–23	Bundesliga	11	0	2	0	—		6	0	19	0
	Total		41	2	7	0	—		13	0	61	2
VfB Stuttgart	2022–23	Bundesliga	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
Career total			419	55	36	4	21	3	21	2	497	64

1. Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal
2. Includes J. League Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 September 2022^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2011	1	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	8	1
	2016	9	5
	2017	9	0
	2018	11	2
	2019	13	3
	2020	4	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	8	0
Total		74	11

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haraguchi goal.

List of international goals scored by Genki Haraguchi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2015	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Iraq	4–0	4–0	Friendly
2	29 March 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Syria	5–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	6 September 2016	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	6 October 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Iraq	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	11 October 2016	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Australia	1–0	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 November 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Saudi Arabia	2–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	2 July 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Belgium	1–0	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup
8	20 November 2018	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	Kyrgyzstan	2–0	4–0	2018 Kirin Challenge Cup
9	13 January 2019	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Oman	1–0	1–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup
10	28 January 2019	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	Iran	3–0	3–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup
11	14 November 2019	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Fortuna Düsseldorf

• 2. Bundesliga: 2017–18

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

Individual

• J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2011