Yusuke Tasaka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yusuke Tasaka | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
2004–2007 | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2012 | Kawasaki Frontale | 105 | (11) |
2012– | VfL Bochum | 79 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2014 |
Yusuke Tasaka (田坂 祐介, Tasaka Yusuke, born 8 July 1985 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima) is a Japanese football midfielder[1][2][3] playing for German side VfL Bochum.
Career
Tasaka began his career with hometown side Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He was a regular in the academy sides and won the 2003 J-League Youth Cup alongside the likes of Yojiro Takahagi and Issei Takayanagi. After graduating high school Tasaka received an offer from first team, but he decided to continue his study and play football at the Aoyama Gakuin University.
Upon graduating university Tasaka joined Kawasaki Frontale in 2007 and inherited jersey number 6. He made his J-League debut in a 4-0 defeat against Kashiwa Reysol on 23 September 2007.
Tasaka left Kawasaki to sign for VfL Bochum on 24 July 2012. He made his Bochum debut against Dynamo Dresden in the 2. Bundesliga on 12 August 2012.
Statistics
As of 23 December 2014[update]
Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kawasaki Frontale | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2009 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
2010 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
2011 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
2012 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
Total | 105 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 142 | 17 | |
VfL Bochum | 2012–13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
Total | 79 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 9 | |
Career total | 184 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 227 | 26 |
References
- ^ "Yusuke Tasaka" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Tasaka, Yusuke" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Yusuke Tasaka". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Hiroshima
- Aoyama Gakuin University alumni
- Japanese footballers
- J. League Division 1 players
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- VfL Bochum players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese expatriates in Germany
- Japanese football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs