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Makoto Hasebe
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04 / Japan · 2006–

Makoto Hasebe

CDM
Life
1984
Clubs
Urawa Red Diamonds, VfL Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt
#4
Editorial rank of 33 for Japan
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Frankfurt trusted him with the armband deep into his thirties, and on 6 June 2020 he went past Cha Bum-kun as the Asian player with the most Bundesliga appearances, finishing his career on 380. Career record: club career at Urawa Red Diamonds, VfL Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q164676
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Career record

2002–2007Urawa Red Diamonds
2008–2013VfL Wolfsburg
2013–20141. FC Nürnberg
2014–todayEintracht Frankfurt

Sources

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Around Hasebe in the almanac

One rank above: Keisuke Honda at #3.

One rank below: Shunsuke Nakamura at #5.

Japan's editorial top five: Hidetoshi Nakata · Shinji Kagawa · Keisuke Honda · Makoto Hasebe · Shunsuke Nakamura.

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