Takefusa Kubo Biography

Takefusa Kubo is a professional player who is currently playing as an attacking midfielder for

Football club and Japan national team. He is widely regarded currently as one of the most promising talents of the football world.

Kubo's career has had many twist and turns since his early years. He started his amateur career in Japan before joining Barcelona's famous youth academy, La Masia. He was on course to become a member of Barcelona's senior team but then was forced to leave the country because Barcelona was founded guilty of Violating FIFA’s international transfer policy for under-18 players. Kubo went back to Japan to continue his football journey.

Kubo had a dream start to his professional career at Japan's J-League. He joined FC Tokyo and was quickly promoted to the first team, where he broke many of Japan's top division's records at the age of 15, including the youngest player ever to play at J-League and the Youngest goal scorer in the history of J-League.

Kubo returned to Spain in 2018 and joined Real Madrid's academy. He impressed with Real Madrid in their pre-season 2018-19 summer tour. He then was loaned first to

and then to Villareal.

Kubo was used more as a substitute in the 2020-21 season with the Yellow Submarines, which resulted in another loan move for him, this time to Getafe in the January transfer window.

 As of February 15, Kubo has registered 1 goal and 3 assists in 26 games for Villareal and Getafe in the 20-21 season. The total stats of his career is 17 goals and 15 assists in 132 games for five clubs.  At 20 year of age Kubo is seen as one of the world's brightest talents. Stay tuned to read more about

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Takefusa Kubo Bio

• Full Name:

  Takefusa Kubo

• Nickname:

  The Japanese Messi

• Profession:

  Professional Footballer

Takefusa Kubo Physical Stats

• Weight:

  65 Kg

• Height:

  1.73 m (5 ft. 7 in)

• Eye Color:

   Brown

• Hair Color:

  Brown

Takefusa Kubo Football Information

• Position:

  Attacking midfielder/winger

• Jersey Number:

   16 at Villareal City and Spain National team

• Professional Debut:

  2016

Takefusa Kubo Date of Birth and Personal Info

• Date of Birth: 

  25 November 2002

• Birth Place: 

  Kanagawa, Japan

• Zodiac Sign: 

  Gemini

• Nationality:

  Japanese

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Takefusa Kubo Early Life

In this section of our article about Takefusa Kubo biography we will present you with

Takefusa Kubo childhood

and family background to see where he took his first steps as an amateur footballer.

Takefusa Kubo date of birth

is at the fourth day of June 2001. It is also interesting that Takefusa Kubo shares his birthday with former German star, Lukas Podolski and current

player, Lorenzo Insignie who are both born on the fourth of June.

Takefusa Kubo nationality

is Japanese. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Kubo grew up in a football loving family. His childhood was all about football and According to his interviews, he used to play all day while dreaming of becoming a professional player:

"When I was small, I used to play football a lot, from eight in the morning until sunset. I never got tired of it. It's my passion and football has been a large part of my life since I was a kid. I play football with the only intention of improving,"

When Take was 8 years old, his father arranged for him a trial test at Barcelona's academy branch in Japan. Take passed the trial with ease as his enormous potential was apparent from his toddler years.

However, things started to change for the worse in his third season at Barcelona, the club was founded guilty of violating rules regarding youth recruitment and Kubo was forced to leave Spain and go back to Japan, a decision which was hard to digest for the teenager, as he recalled in an interview when he came back to Spain in 2018.

"For a 13-year-old boy it is very hard as you want to play football and you don't know why they've kicked you out of the country. In fact, I still don't know why it happened. If a child wants to play football at a good club, I don't see the reason why he can't do it - why not let him?"

Kubo's closest friends in Barcelona was

. He explained in an interview on how they became close friends during their time with the U18 Barcelona team:

Takefusa Kubo shared his ideas about Ansu in an interview after the youngster burst into the scenes in 2019.

"Yes, we played together, also with Eric Garcia and others. I gave him passes and he scored."

"It is very good that a youth player is playing in the first team, either Ansu or Carles Alena. It's very good for the club, isn't it? "

Kubo returned to Japan in 2015 and joined J-League giants, FC Tokyo. A year after his arrival Kubo was promoted to the first team which marked the start of his professional career at the tender age of 15.

During his early years as an amateur footballer, Kubo's idol was

. Messi had some of the best years of his career while Kubo was playing at the club's academy. Like Messi, Kubo is left-footed and his playing style is very similar to the Argentinian, hence the reason he has been nicknamed as the Japanese Messi.

Kubo himself has acknowledge his fondness for Messi, however, he believes he should be compared to himself.

"It has always been Messi. I don't know how old he is now, but it's amazing that he keeps scoring so many goals."

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Takefusa Kubo Profile

In This part of the article, we will concentrate on Takefusa Kubo profile which includes his career story, playing style, goal celebration as well as the reception he has got from media, fans and his colleagues.

Making history at FC Tokyo

Takefusa Kubo signed his first professional contract with

senior side in 2015. The 15 years old sensation made his professional debut for in the game against Hiroshima which Tokyo lost 2-1. By playing in the game, Kubo became the youngest player ever to play at J-League with 15 years, 5 months and one day.

Kubo's record breaking start to his professional career continued when he scored FC Tokyo's solitary goal in the win against Cerezo Osaka. With the goal Kubo became the youngest ever goal scorer in the history of J-League at the age of 15 years, 10 month. Kubo joined Yokohama Marinos in the summer of 2018. Overall, he scored 6 goals in 30 matches during his three season with FC Tokyo.

Loan season at Yokohama Marinos

Kubo Joined Japan's giants, Yokohama Marinos on loan from FC Tokyo for the 18-19 season. He scored his first and only goal in 6 matches for the club in a 2-0 win against Vissel Kobe. He registered an assist in Yokohama's 3-2 loss against Vegalta Sendai at the Emperor's Cup.

Returning to Spain and joining Real Madrid

Kubo had the biggest breakthrough of his professional career in the summer of 2019 when he returned to Spain and signed a four-year contract with

. He praised Los Blancos history and expressed his desire to give his all for the club:

"My dream has always been to become one of the best players and I'll not stop working to achieve that. I've always said that my aim was to play for Real Madrid. That is what I'm working towards and I'm doing the best I can. I like being able to play football in one of the best leagues in the world."

Kubo put on great performances in Real Madrid Pre-season tour in USA and Germany. Despite his fine form Real Madrid's coach, Zinedine Zidane decided to loan him to Mallorca, hoping the youngster would get more experience and playing time.

Loan move to Mallorca

Kubo made his La Liga debut in Mallorca's 2-0 loss against Valencia in the first day of September 2019. He became the youngest Japanese player in the Top 4 European leagues history with a record of 18 years, 2 months, and 28 days. Kubo scored his first La Liga goal in a 3-3 draw with Real Betis. In total, Kubo scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists in 34 games for Mallorca during the 2019-20 season.

Loan moves to Villareal and Getafe

Kubo joined

at the start of 20-21 season, hoping to progress further in his professional career. However, He has been given less playing time comparing to his loan spell at Mallorca as Villareal's coach, Unai Emery has been using him more as a substitute. A decision which has angered his parent club, Real Madrid as they have tried to find a new destination for the talented Japanese.

Kubo played a total of 19 games for Villareal in the first half of the 2020-21 season. Eventually Real Madrid decided to loan him to another club and Kubo moved to Getafe for the rest of the 20-21 season.  As of the first day of February 2021, Kubo has played 7 games for Getafe across all competitions. Overall, he has registered 17 goals and 15 assists in 132 games during his youth and professional career.

Kubo is under contract with Real Madrid until the end of June 2024. His latest market value is at 30 million Euros, which shows why he is considered among the most exciting talents in the football world.

With Japan youth and senior teams

Takefusa Kubo was a member of Japan youth teams from U15 to the senior team. At the age of fifteen, he was selected to the Japan U-20 national team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Kubo earned his first senior side call up in August 2019. He was included in

's final squad for the 2019 Copa America. He debuted for Japan in the friendly game against El Salvador in June 2019. As of February 2021, Kubo has played 11 games for Japan's senior side without scoring.

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Style of Play

is a talented attacking midfielder famous for his dribbling and passing abilities. He gets into good positions in the final third of the pitch and is capable of scoring goals and providing assists.

Kubo is always on the move, picking up pockets of space on the pitch. He gets about the pitch well but it is his creativity, intelligence in and out of possession and his trickery on the ball and dribbling skills that catches the eye.

Kubo has stated in his interviews that he likes to express himself on the pitch and that his main power is his dribbling skills:

“I’m never shy on the field though! A player must express himself on the field. You won’t grow if you’re shy while playing. His game must do the talking for him when he’s on the field,”

I like receiving the ball in between the lines or in the middle, where there are more people, then try and be decisive. My dribbling technique is everything I've learnt playing football up to now and, as I've got a lot of years ahead of me, I've got a lot of room for improvement,"

Kubo is a very versatile player. Although his main position on the field is the right-winger, he has played at either side of the midfield line as well. During his career, Kubo has played 42 games as a right-winger, 19 games as an attacking midfielder. He has also played 17 games as a right midfielder and 14 games as a second striker.

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Reception

Kubo has been praised for his amazing ball control and his ability to send the final pass behind the opposition's defensive line. Kubo even assisted the goal Messi needed to break Pele's record for most goals scored for a single club.  He is a diminutive midfield and many big clubs are eager to secure his services. Here are some of quotes on Takefusa Kubo from great football figures:

He’s having a good season. He’s playing a lot and that’s what we all wanted. He is a very interesting player, for the present and the future. I’m happy he’s doing well. I wish him the best and urge him to continue like this."

(Zinedine Zidane)

“Kubo is a much better player than when he arrived. We have worked a lot with him. It helps that he is very intelligent. He is a boy of 19 years, but has a head like 30. He is very polite, respectful, and pays a lot of attention every time the coach speaks."

(Mallorca's assistant coach, Dani Pendin)

"He is an impressive talent and has a great future ahead of him. He is a young player who is gifted enough to earn a spot at one of the biggest clubs in the world.”

(Andres Iniesta)

Even the best players in the history of football have faced criticism from their coaches and fans at some parts of their career. In the case of Takefusa Kubo, he has been criticized for his reluctance to pass the ball when he is in a goal scoring opportunity.

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Goal Celebration

Goal celebration is one of the most important aspects of every player's career. Some footballers tend to change their goal celebration every now and then, while some others are known to have a signature goal celebration.

The general rule is that Footballers use the chance of celebrating goals to send messages that are important to them. For some, it is only a chance to show some fun gestures. Others celebrate their goals with messages to their loved ones, and then there are those who celebrate their goals by sending societal and political messages to the society.

Kubo has scored only 17 goals so far in his career. He is a very humble player and has not celebrated his goals in any special way.

Takefusa Kubo outside football

Now is the time to know more about Takefusa Kubo life outside of football. Kubo is regularly very active on social media. His Instagram account is

. He has around 1 million followers on Instagram.

Kubo is crazy about video games. Takefusa Kubo's rating in the latest version of the game (FIFA 21) is 75 with a potential of 88, He is left-footed and has a 3-star skill moves rating.

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Takefusa Kubo Personal Life

One of the most interesting part of SportMob's article on

Takefusa Kubo biography

is about his personal life. In this section we will have a look at Takefusa Kubo immediate family, love life and children. We will also present you with some information about his philanthropy activities and legal issues.

Family, Children and Relationships

Takefusa Kubo was born into a family of football fans from Japan. Take is the only child of his parents. According to his interviews, his father has been his main source of inspiration and a true guide in his footballing journey.

"As a person and as a footballer. He likes to watch my games and tells me when I've done it well, but when I do it wrong, he also tells me the things I don't want to hear." Takefusa Kubo has not had any formal relationship so far.

Philanthropy

It is really interesting to know if Takefusa Kubo has had any background in humanitarian work and philanthropy.

Takefusa Kubo religion

is Christianity. He is a Catholic by birth. There are no records of him being involved in a notable charity event.

Legal Issues

While some footballers have certainly gotten into legal disputes with various people and organizations, Takefusa Kubo has had no legal disputes throughout his life.Any new information about

Takefusa Kubo life story

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Takefusa Kubo Career Statistics

In this section, we want to take a look at Takefusa Kubo career statistics both on the club and international level.

Club

Overall, Takefusa Kubo has played 132 Games for five teams during his club career. He has registered 17 goals and 15 assists to his name.

Takefusa Kubo best season individually has been the 209-20 Season in which he played 35 games for Mallorca, scored 5 goals and has provided 5 assists along the way.

International

On the international, Takefusa Kubo career stats shows that he has played a total of 11 games for Japan senior sides. He played a total of 34 games and scored 15 goals for six of all Japan's youth sides from U15 to U23.

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Takefusa Kubo Honors

We rap up our article on

Takefusa Kubo biography

with a look at his honors and achievements.

During his career, Takefusa Kubo has won some individual awards, the first one of them was the Youth League Top Scorer in the 2013-14 season (with 74 goals in 30 matches).

He has broken few records since his professional debut including the youngest player ever to play at J-League (15 years, 5 months and one day), The Youngest goal scorer in the history of J-League (15 years, 10 month), the youngest Japanese player in the Top 4 European leagues.

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