Hajime Hosogai (細貝 萌, Hosogai Hajime, born 10 June 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Thespa Gunma. He is a flexible player, able to play as a full-back or defensive midfielder. He made 30 appearances for the Japan national team scoring once.
Club career
Hosogai was amongst the most promising players of Urawa Red Diamonds. Having helped the Red Diamonds to the AFC Champions League in 2007, he played for Urawa at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
On 23 December 2010, he left Japan and transferred to the German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who promptly loaned him out to FC Augsburg.[2] On 9 September 2011, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Leverkusen. Playing for the newly promoted Bavarian club, Hosogai helped avoiding relegation before returning to Bayer Leverkusen for the 2012–13 season.
On 25 July 2016, Hosogai moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3] He joined Kashiwa Reysol on 24 March 2017.[4]
On 6 December 2018, it was confirmed that Hosogai would join the Thai league club Buriram United for the 2019 season.
On 12 December 2019, it was announced that Hosogai had joined club Bangkok United on a season-long loan deal.
In October 2024 he announced he would retire at the end of the season.[5]
International career
Hosogai has represented Japan at numerous youth levels. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals,[6] and made his debut for the Japan national team in a 1–0 win against Paraguay (playing in his natural role as central midfielder) at his home stadium in Saitama on 4 September 2010, after being called up for the first time by caretaker Hiromi Hara and under the auspices of new manager Alberto Zaccheroni.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 January 2011 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup semi-final match against South Korea.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 98 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 146 | 7 | |
| FC Augsburg | 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 3 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2013–14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 56 | 0 | ||||
| Bursaspor | 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 237 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 295 | 10 | |
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.
- ^ Includes J. League Cup.
- ^ Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Includes Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U23 | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
| Japan[11] | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 January 2011 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  South Korea |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2011 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
Urawa Red Diamonds
- AFC Champions League: 2007
- J. League Division 1: 2006
- Emperor's Cup: 2005, 2006
- Japanese Super Cup: 2006
Japan
- Individual
- Thai League 1 Player of the Month (1): February 2020
References
- ^ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "FCA leiht Japaner Hosogai aus" [FCA loans Japanese player Hosogai] (in German). DFL. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Hajime Hosogai signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Hajime Hosogai makes Japan move". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Football: Former Japan, Bundesliga midfielder Hajime Hosogai to retire". The Mainichi. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Hajime Hosogai Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Gus Fielding (3 September 2010). "Zaccheroni issues challenge to Blue Samurai". Kyodo News. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ Andrew McKirdy (5 September 2010). "Kagawa's goal lifts Japan in rematch against Paraguay". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 283 out of 289)
- ^ "Hajime Hosogai". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
External links
- Hajime Hosogai – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hajime Hosogai at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Hajime Hosogai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
- Hajime Hosogai at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Hajime Hosogai at Soccerway
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