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.
 Abe in 2016 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Takuma Abe | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1987 | ||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:52, 19 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Early life edit
Takuma was born in Kodaira.
Career edit
Hosei edit
Abe joined Hosei University in 2006 and played football for the university.
Tokyo Verdy edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 | |
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.
- ^ Includes Includes J. League Cup..
- ^ Includes Includes AFC Champions League..
References edit
- ^ "Tokyo Verdy" (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Ventforet Kofu - 19 July 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ventforet Kofu vs Kawasaki Frontale - 26 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Tokyo vs Omiya Ardjia - 27 Feb 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Tokyo vs Vissel Kobe - 11 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ulsan vs Gwangju - 15 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ulsan Hyundai vs Daegu - 20 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vegalta Sendai - 18 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "JEF United vs Ryukyu - 23 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ryukyu vs Avispa Fukuoka - 28 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Soccerway profile
External links edit
- Profile at Vegalta Sendai
- Takuma Abe at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)