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Full name
  
Takuma Asano

Name
  
Takuma Asano

Position
  
Forward

Number
  
29

Weight
  
70 kg


Playing position
  
Forward

Height
  
1.71 m

Role
  
Footballer

Current team
  
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Date of birth
  
(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 21)

2010–2012
  
Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Central Technical High School

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Profiles


Place of birth
  
Komono, Mie, Japan

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Takuma Asano (Japanese: 浅野拓磨 Asano Takuma; born 10 November 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for German side VfB Stuttgart, on loan from English club Arsenal, and for the Japan national team.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Asano joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the age of 18 in January 2013, and went on to win the J1 League in his inaugural season while making just one league appearance. The forward concluded his first year at the club by also lifting the Japanese Super Cup for the first time.

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He went on to win the cup once again in 2014 and 2015, while starting to break into the squad for the J1 League. He helped his side lift the J1 League for a second time in 2015, this time adding nine goals in 34 appearances. He was also named as the J-League's 'Rookie of the Year'.

Arsenal

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

Loan to VfB Stuttgart

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On 26 August 2016, Asano was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season with an option for a further year. On 9 April 2017, Asano scored a brace in VfB Stuttgart's 2-0 derby win over Karlsruher SC to take his team to the top of the 2. Bundesliga table.

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

International career

On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp. On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup. Asano scored his first goal on 3 June 2016 in the 2016 Kirin Cup in a 7–2 win against Bulgaria. Asano represented the under-23 side at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Japan was eliminated in the group stage.

Club

As of 04 September 2017

1Includes J. League Championship.

2Includes Japanese Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

International goals

As of match played 31 August 2017. Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Asano goal.

Club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • J1 League: 2013, 2015
  • Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016
  • Stuttgart
  • 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17
  • International

    Japan U-23
  • AFC U-23 Championship: 2016
  • Individual

  • J. League Rookie of the Year: 2015
  • References

    Takuma Asano Wikipedia