Takuma Abe

Takuma Abe (阿部 拓馬, Abe Takuma; born 5 December 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward.

Takuma Abe
阿部 拓馬

Abe in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Takuma Abe
Date of birth	(1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2003–2005	Yokogawa Musashino
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Tokyo Verdy	93	(37)
2013–2014	VfR Aalen	14	(2)
2014–2015	Ventforet Kofu	44	(6)
2016–2017	FC Tokyo	21	(1)
2017	Ulsan Hyundai	12	(1)
2018–2019	Vegalta Sendai	31	(2)
2020–2023	FC Ryukyu	105	(25)
2024	Yokogawa Musashino	16	(0)
Medal record Vegalta Sendai Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Takuma was born in Kodaira.

Career

Hosei

Abe joined Hosei University in 2006 and played football for the university.

Tokyo Verdy

Abe then joined J. League Division 2 side Tokyo Verdy on a free transfer in January 2010. He made his league debut on 10 April 2010 in Verdy's 1–0 loss to Ehime, coming on at half time.

VfR Aalen

After three seasons at Tokyo Verdy, Abe joined 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen in January 2013.^[1] He made his league debut on 16 February 2013 coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in Aalen's 1–0 loss to Hertha BSC. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 March 2013 in the 90th minute to draw the game 2–2 against SV Sandhausen.

Ventforet Kofu

Takuma made his debut for Ventforet on 19 July 2014.^[2] He scored his first goal for the club in the 26th minute against Kawasaki Frontale.^[3]

FC Tokyo

Takuma made his debut for Tokyo against Omiya Ardija on 27 February 2016.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Vissel Kobe on the 11 March 2016.^[5]

Ulsan Hyundai

Takuma made his debut for Ulsan against Gwangju FC on the 15 July 2017.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club in the 58th minute against Daegu FC.^[7]

Vegalta Sendai

Takuma made his debut for Vegalta against Kashiwa Reysol on 25 February 2018.^[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Shimizu S-Pulse on 18 March 2018.^[9]

Ryukyu

Takuma made his debut against JEF United on 23 February 2020.^[10] He scored his first goal for the club in the 32nd minute against Avispa Fukuoka.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2019^[12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tokyo Verdy	2010	20	3	1	0	–		–		21	3
	2011	33	16	2	2	–		–		35	18
	2012	40	18	1	0	–		–		41	18
VfR Aalen	2012–13	9	2	0	0	–		–		9	2
	2013–14	4	0	1	0	–		–		5	0
Ventforet Kofu	2014	14	1	0	0	–		–		14	1
	2015	30	5	2	2	2	1	–		34	8
FC Tokyo	2016	11	1	1	0	0	0	9	2	21	3
	2017	10	0	1	0	7	3	–		18	3
Ulsan Hyundai FC	2017	12	1	3	0	–		–		15	1
Vegalta Sendai	2018	24	2	4	0	3	0	–		31	2
Career total		207	49	16	4	12	4	9	2	244	59

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