Takuma Abe

Takuma Abe (阿部 拓馬, Abe Takuma; born on December 5, 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	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 played football for Hosei University after enrolling there in 2006.

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 April 10, 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 February 16, 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 March 17, 2013 in the 90th minute to draw the game 2–2 against SV Sandhausen.

Ventforet Kofu

Takuma made his debut for Ventforet on July 19, 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 February 27, 2016.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Vissel Kobe on the March 11, 2016.^[5]

Ulsan Hyundai

Takuma made his debut for Ulsan against Gwangju FC on the July 15, 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 February 25, 2018.^[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Shimizu S-Pulse on March 18, 2018.^[9]

Ryukyu

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

Career statistics

As of February 18, 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..