Takuma Asano

is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team. His brother Yuya Asano is also a footballer.

Biography
Asano was born in Komono, Mie on November 10, 1994. After graduating from Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2013. He played many matches from 2014. In 2015, Hiroshima won the champions. He was also selected "Best Young Player award". In August 2016, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgart and played in 2 seasons. Stuttgart was promoted to Bundesliga end of the 2016/17 season. In 2018, he moved to Hannover. However Hannover was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2018/19 season. In 2019, he moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan.

In July 2015, Asano was selected for the Japan national team at 2015 East Asian Cup. He made his debut in this tourmament against North Korea on August 2. In 2016, he played for the Japan U-23 national team at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the competition and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He played all three of his team's matches at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and scored two goals.

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSanfrecce Hiroshima2013J1 League1050000000602014J1 League110002060112012015J1 League3495454—4148182016J1 League14400004311198Total601310474103639327J.League U-22 (loan)2014J3 League20————202015J3 League10————10Total30————30VfB Stuttgart (loan)2016–172. Bundesliga26410———2742017–18Bundesliga15130———181Total41540———455VfB Stuttgart II (loan)2017–18Regionalliga Südwest21————21Hannover 96 (loan)2018–19Bundesliga13021———151Partizan2019–20Serbian SuperLiga23442—103—3792020–21Serbian SuperLiga331843—30—4021Total56228500133007730VfL Bochum2021–22Bundesliga27340———3132022–23Bundesliga25321———2742023–24Bundesliga29611——20327Total811272——208914RCD Mallorca2024–25La Liga21210——102322025–26La Liga5100———51Total26310——10283Career total283563212742369335381

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan2015302016722017712018102019212020202021102202292202371202450Total539

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

+ List of international goals scored by Takuma AsanoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition13 June 2016Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan7–27–22016 Kirin Cup26 September 2016Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification331 August 2017Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification415 October 2019Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification530 March 2021Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan12–014–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification615 June 2021Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan5–15–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification72 June 2022Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan1–04–12022 Kirin Challenge Cup823 November 2022Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup99 September 2023Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany3–14–1Friendly

Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
 J1 League: 2013, 2015
 Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016

VfB Stuttgart
 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17

Japan U23
 AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

Individual
 J.League Rookie of the Year: 2015
 Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards

References

Other websites

Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Mie Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:J3 League players
Category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Category:J.League U-22 Selection players
Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players