Makoto Hasebe

Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠, Hasebe Makoto, born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He played for the Japan national team, for which he served as captain.

Makoto Hasebe
長谷部 誠

Hasebe with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Makoto Hasebe[1]
Date of birth	(1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001	Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Urawa Red Diamonds	149	(12)
2008–2013	VfL Wolfsburg	135	(5)
2013–2014	1. FC Nürnberg	14	(0)
2014–2024	Eintracht Frankfurt	235	(2)
Total		533	(19)
International career
2006–2018	Japan	114	(2)
Medal record Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup Winner 2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Hasebe was born in Fujieda on January 18, 1984. After graduating from Fujieda Higashi High School, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2002. He became a regular palyer in the 2003 season. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder with Keita Suzuki. Urawa won the J1 League for the first time in 2006, the first time the team won the title. He won the first Asian title of the 2007 AFC Champions League. In January 2008, he moved to German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg. The club were the champions in the 2008–09 season. He played 135 matches for the club. In the summer of 2013, he moved to Nürnberg. However the club was relegated to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2013–14 season. In summer 2014, he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt.

On February 10, 2006, he debuted for the Japan national team against United States. Although he could not play at all in 2007, he played again in May 2008 after Takeshi Okada became the new manager. After that, he became a regular player as a defensive midfielder with Yasuhito Endo. Hasebe was selected for Japan for the 2010 World Cup. He played all four matches as the team's captain. Japan qualified for the knockout stage. In 2011, he participated in the 2011 Asian Cup. He played all six matches and Japan were the champions. From late 2013, Hasebe played as a defensive midfielder with Hotaru Yamaguchi instead of Endo. He also played at the 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected for the Japan for the 2018 World Cup. He played all four matches as a defensive midfielder with Gaku Shibasaki and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. After the 2018 World Cup, he retired from the national team. He played 114 games and scored two goals for Japan from 2006 to 2018.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2002	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2003		28	2	1	1	9	1	–		–		38	4
	2004		27	5	4	2	8	2	–		2	0	41	9
	2005		31	2	5	2	9	2	–		–		45	6
	2006		32	2	4	1	6	0	–		1	0	43	3
	2007		31	1	1	0	2	0	17	3	–		51	4
	Total		149	12	15	6	35	5	17	3	3	0	219	26
VfL Wolfsburg	2007–08	Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	–		–		–		17	1
	2008–09		25	0	2	0	–		6	1	–		33	1
	2009–10		24	1	1	0	–		8	0	–		33	1
	2010–11		23	0	1	0	–		–		–		24	0
	2011–12		23	1	1	0	–		–		–		24	1
	2012–13		23	2	4	0	–		–		–		27	2
	2013–14		1	0	–		–		–		–		1	0
	Total		135	5	10	0	–		14	1	–		159	6
1. FC Nürnberg	2013–14	Bundesliga	14	0	–		–		–		–		14	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	2014–15	Bundesliga	33	0	2	0	–		–		–		35	0
	2015–16		32	1	4	0	–		–		–		36	1
	2016–17		22	1	3	0	–		–		–		25	1
	2017–18		24	0	5	0	–		–		–		29	0
	2018–19		28	0	1	0	–		14	0	1	0	44	0
	2019–20		23	0	3	0	–		13	0	–		39	0
	2020–21		29	0	0	0	–		–		–		29	0
	2021–22		18	0	1	0	–		6	0	–		25	0
	2022–23		18	0	5	0	–		4	0	0	0	27	0
	2023–24		2	0	1	0	–		1	0	–		4	0
	Total		229	2	25	0	–		38	0	1	0	293	2
Career total			527	19	50	6	35	5	69	4	4	0	685	34

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League, A3 Champions Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup
2. Appearances in J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup and DFL-Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2006	6	0
	2007	0	0
	2008	10	0
	2009	11	1
	2010	10	0
	2011	15	1
	2012	11	0
	2013	14	0
	2014	6	0
	2015	12	0
	2016	9	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	8	0
Total		114	2

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

List of international goals scored by Makoto Hasebe

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2009	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–0	4–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	13 January 2011	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Syria	1–0	2–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

• AFC Champions League: 2007
• J1 League: 2006
• J1 League 2nd Stage: 2004
• Emperor's Cup: 2005, 2006
• J.League Cup: 2003
• Japanese Super Cup: 2006

VfL Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2008–09

Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal: 2017–18
• UEFA Europa League: 2021–22

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 2011
• Kirin Cup: 2008, 2009, 2011

Individual

• J.League Best XI: 2004
• J.League Cup New Hero Award: 2004
• AFC Asian International Player of the Year: 2018
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2018–19^[5]
• VDV Team of the Season: 2018–19^[6]
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2018–19^[7]