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Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨, Asano Takuma, born 10 November 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer, who plays as a winger or a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Japan national team.

Takuma Asano

Asano training with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Takuma Asano[1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Komono, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Club information
Current team	VfL Bochum
Number	11
Youth career
2010–2013	Yokkaichi Chuo Technical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	60	(13)
2014–2015	→ J.League U-22 (loan)	3	(0)
2016–2019	Arsenal	0	(0)
2016–2018	→ VfB Stuttgart (loan)	41	(5)
2018–2019	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	13	(0)
2019–2021	Partizan	56	(22)
2021–	VfL Bochum	33	(3)
National team‡
2014–2016	Japan U23	14	(6)
2015–	Japan	37	(7)
Honours AFC U-23 Championship 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

His younger brother Yuya is also a professional footballer currently playing for J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Club career

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

After attending Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School, Asano joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the age of 18 in January 2013. He went on to win the J1 League in his debut season, making one appearance in the process.

Asano went on to win the Japanese Super Cup in 2014, while starting to break into the squad for the J1 League. He helped the side lift the league title for a second time in 2015, this time adding nine goals in 34 appearances. Due to his performances, Asano was named the J1 League Rookie of the Year.[3]

Arsenal

On 3 July 2016, Asano was announced as Arsenal's second signing of the season, subject to a medical and international clearance.[4] Manager Arsène Wenger described him as "a talented young striker and very much one for the future".[5] However, Asano was refused a work permit to play in the Premier League.[6]

Loan to VfB Stuttgart

On 26 August 2016, Asano was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season with an option for a further year.[7] He made his debut in a 2–1 home loss to 1. FC Heidenheim two weeks later. On 9 April 2017, Asano scored a brace to give his side a 2–0 win over Karlsruher SC. He helped the team win the 2. Bundesliga and take promotion to the top flight.

On 22 June 2017, the loan deal with Stuttgart was extended for another season.[8]

Loan to Hannover 96

On 23 May 2018, Asano was sent on season-long loan to Bundesliga side Hannover 96.[9]

Partizan

On 1 August 2019, Asano completed his move to Serbian club Partizan.[10] He signed a three-year contract and was given the number 11 shirt, while becoming the first Japanese player in club history.[11]

Asano scored on his debut in an eventual 3–1 home win over Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round. He entered the field at the beginning of the second half instead of Filip Stevanović and scored his first goal for the club in the 67th minute.[12] Partizan eliminated Yeni Malatyaspor and then the Norwegian Molde, thus qualifying for the Group L of the Europa League, with Manchester United, AZ Alkmaar and Astana as their opponents. Asano played in all European matches for Partizan this season and was also the scorer in the draw with AZ in Alkmaar (2–2) and in the victory over Astana (4–1) in Belgrade.[13][14] Partizan finished on second place in the Serbian SuperLiga, behind Red Star, and Asano scored four goals in 23 league games. He also appeared in four games in the Serbian Cup, scoring two goals, both in the quarter-final match against Radnik Surdulica.[15] However, Partizan did not manage to win the trophy in the Cup, as they were defeated by Vojvodina in the final game after a penalty shoot-out.[16]

In the 2020/21 season. Partizan did not qualify for the group stage of the Europa League. After eliminating the Latvian RFS and the Romanian Sfîntul Gheorghe, the club was defeated by the Belgian Charleroi in the third round. Asano appeared in all three European matches (only played one match each due to the pandemic), did not score a goal but recorded an assist to Seydouba Soumah for the only goal in the 2–1 away defeat against Charleroi after extra time.[17] Having scored 18 goals in 33 league matches for Partizan in the ongoing championship, Asano announced on 2 May 2021 that he had rescinded his contract with the club.[18]

VfL Bochum

On 23 June 2021, VfL Bochum 1848 announced the club have signed Asano who was on free agent.[19]

International career

Youth

At youth level, Asano won a gold medal at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship, scoring a brace against South Korea to give his side a 3–2 win in the final. He also represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, netting two goals in the tournament, as the team exited in the group stage.[20]

Senior

On 7 May 2015, Asano was invited by Japan manager Vahid Halilhodžić for a two-day training camp.[21] He was subsequently called up to the team for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[22] Asano scored his first goal for Samurai Blue in a 7–2 win over Bulgaria at the 2016 Kirin Cup.[23]

In March 2018, manager Vahid Halilhodžić left out Asano and Yosuke Ideguchi for friendly matches with Mali and Ukraine in preparations for the 2018 World Cup due to lack of playing time at club level, commenting, "It makes me sad that Asano and Ideguchi are not playing. They were the heroes of our qualifying game against Australia. They haven't been chosen this time, and if things continue the way they are, there is a chance that they won't be chosen for the World Cup".[24] In May, Asano was named in Japan's preliminary squad for the World Cup, but failed to make the final cut.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2022[26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2013	J1 League	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2014		11	0	0	0	2	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	1	20	1
	2015		34	9	5	4	5	4	—		4[lower-alpha 3]	1	48	18
	2016		14	4	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	3	1[lower-alpha 2]	1	19	8
	Total		60	13	10	4	7	4	10	3	6	3	93	27
J.League U-22 (loan)	2014	J3 League	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2015		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Arsenal	2016–17	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfB Stuttgart (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	26	4	1	0	—		—		—		27	4
	2017–18	Bundesliga	15	1	3	0	—		—		—		18	1
	Total		41	5	4	0	—		—		—		45	5
VfB Stuttgart II (loan)	2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest	2	1	—		—		—		—		2	1
Hannover 96 (loan)	2018–19	Bundesliga	13	0	2	1	—		—		—		15	1
Partizan	2019–20	Serbian SuperLiga	23	4	4	2	—		10[lower-alpha 4]	3	—		37	9
	2020–21		33	18	4	3	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		40	21
	Total		56	22	8	5	0	0	13	3	0	0	77	30
VfL Bochum	2021–22	Bundesliga	27	3	4	0	—		—		—		31	3
	2022–23		6	0	1	1	—		—		—		7	1
Career total			208	44	29	11	7	4	23	6	6	3	273	68

International

As of match played 17 November 2022[27]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2015	3	0
	2016	7	2
	2017	7	1
	2018	1	0
	2019	2	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	10	2
	2022	5	1
Total		37	7

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asano goal.[27]

List of international goals scored by Takuma Asano

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 June 2016	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	Bulgaria	7–2	7–2	2016 Kirin Cup
2	6 September 2016	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	31 August 2017	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Australia	1–0	2–0
4	15 October 2019	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	3–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	30 March 2021	Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan	Mongolia	12–0	14–0
6	15 June 2021	Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan	Kyrgyzstan	5–1	5–1
7	2 June 2022	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Paraguay	1–0	4–1	2022 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima[26]

• J1 League: 2013, 2015
• Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016

VfB Stuttgart[26]

• 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17

Japan'[26]

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

Individual

• J.League Rookie of the Year: 2015

References

External links

• Takuma Asano at Soccerbase
• Takuma Asano at FootballDatabase.eu
• Takuma Asano at J.League (in Japanese)
• Takuma Asano – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Takuma Asano – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Takuma Asano at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Takuma Asano

Takuma Asano (jap. 浅野 拓磨, Asano Takuma; * 10. November 1994 in Komono, Präfektur Mie) ist ein japanischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht beim VfL Bochum unter Vertrag und ist A-Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Takuma Asano

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[es] Takuma Asano

Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨, Asano Takuma?) (Komono, Mie, 10 de noviembre de 1994) es un futbolista japonés que juega de delantero en el VfL Bochum de la 1. Bundesliga.

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[fr] Takuma Asano

Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨, Asano Takuma?) est un footballeur international japonais né le 10 novembre 1994 à Komono. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant au VfL Bochum.

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[it] Takuma Asano

Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨 Asano Takuma?; Komono, 10 novembre 1994) è un calciatore giapponese, attaccante del Bochum e della nazionale giapponese.

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[ru] Асано, Такума

Такума Асано (яп. 浅野拓磨 Асано Такума, род. 10 ноября 1994[1], Комоно, Миэ) — японский футболист, нападающий клуба «Бохум» и сборной Японии.

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