Takuma Abe

Takuma Abe
阿部 拓馬
Abe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Takuma Abe
Date of birth (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 FC Ryukyu
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2010 Hosei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Tokyo Verdy 93 (37)
2013–2014 VfR Aalen 14 (2)
2014–2015 Ventforet Kofu 44 (6)
2016–2017 FC Tokyo 21 (1)
2017 Ulsan Hyundai 12 (1)
2018–2019 Vegalta Sendai 31 (2)
2020– FC Ryukyu 105 (25)
Medal record
Vegalta Sendai
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:52, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Takuma Abe (阿部 拓馬, Abe Takuma, born 5 December 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.

Early life

Takuma was born in Kodaira.

Career

Hosei

Abe joined Hosei University in 2006 and played football for the university.

Tokyo Verdy

Abe then joined J. League Division 2 side Tokyo Verdy on a free transfer in January 2010. He made his league debut on 10 April 2010 in Verdy's 1–0 loss to Ehime, coming on at half time.

VfR Aalen

After three seasons at Tokyo Verdy, Abe joined 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen in January 2013.[1] He made his league debut on 16 February 2013 coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in Aalen's 1–0 loss to Hertha BSC. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 March 2013 in the 90th minute to draw the game 2–2 against SV Sandhausen.

Ventforet Kofu

Takuma made his debut for Ventforet on 19 July 2014.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in the 26th minute against Kawasaki Frontale.[3]

FC Tokyo

Takuma made his debut for Tokyo against Omiya Ardija on 27 February 2016.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Vissel Kobe on the 11 March 2016.[5]

Ulsan Hyundai

Takuma made his debut for Ulsan against Gwangju FC on the 15 July 2017.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in the 58th minute against Daegu FC.[7]

Vegalta Sendai

Takuma made his debut for Vegalta against Kashiwa Reysol on 25 February 2018.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Shimizu S-Pulse on 18 March 2018.[9]

Ryukyu

Takuma made his debut against JEF United on 23 February 2020.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in the 32nd minute against Avispa Fukuoka.[11]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2019[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tokyo Verdy 2010 20 3 1 0 – – 21 3
2011 33 16 2 2 – – 35 18
2012 40 18 1 0 – – 41 18
VfR Aalen 2012–13 9 2 0 0 – – 9 2
2013–14 4 0 1 0 – – 5 0
Ventforet Kofu 2014 14 1 0 0 – – 14 1
2015 30 5 2 2 2 1 – 34 8
FC Tokyo 2016 11 1 1 0 0 0 9 2 21 3
2017 10 0 1 0 7 3 – 18 3
Ulsan Hyundai FC 2017 12 1 3 0 – – 15 1
Vegalta Sendai 2018 24 2 4 0 3 0 – 31 2
Career total 207 49 16 4 12 4 9 2 244 59
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.
  2. ^ Includes J. League Cup..
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League..

References

  1. ^ "Tokyo Verdy" (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Ventforet Kofu - 19 July 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Ventforet Kofu vs Kawasaki Frontale - 26 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Tokyo vs Omiya Ardjia - 27 Feb 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Tokyo vs Vissel Kobe - 11 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Ulsan vs Gwangju - 15 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Ulsan Hyundai vs Daegu - 20 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vegalta Sendai - 18 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "JEF United vs Ryukyu - 23 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Ryukyu vs Avispa Fukuoka - 28 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 98 out of 289)
  13. ^ Soccerway profile