Won the Spanish Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad (2025-2026).
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Takefusa Kubo
Takefusa Kubo , nicknamed Take (タケ), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Japan national team. He has been dubbed "Japanese Messi" by Japanese football fans because of his technical ability.
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sports · Japanese footballer (born 2001) · association football player · also Takefusa Kubo, Kubo
Born 4 June 2001 · Q27067753
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2026· 9 entries
Public attention spiked: 12,700 Wikipedia readers in one day, 15.9× the usual 800, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Is Takefusa Kubo Playing Against Brazil? Japan World Cup Round of 32 Team News” (Yahoo! Sports).
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Yahoo! Sports: Is Takefusa Kubo Playing Against Brazil? Japan World Cup Round of 32 Team News
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Public attention spiked: 3,030 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 800, with 2 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 8,712 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.9× the usual 800, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 2,530 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 800, with 0 article edits.
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Won: Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad (2025–26).
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Public attention spiked: 32,524 Wikipedia readers in one day, 40.7× the usual 800, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: 2026 World Cup Roster Announcement.
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Public attention spiked: 2,639 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 800, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 2 entries
Yahoo! Sports: Takefusa Kubo could be United’s answer to AFCON departures
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Won award: IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year (2025).
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2024· 2 entries
Won award: IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year (2024).
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Sporting News: Takefusa Kubo: Stats, transfer news for Japan's AFC Asian Cup 2023 star watched by Premier League clubs
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2023· 3 entries
Won award: Real Sociedad Player of the Season (2022–23).
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Won award: La Liga Player of the Month (September 2023).
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Won award: Japan Pro-Footballers Association Awards Best XI (2023).
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2022· 2 entries
Won award: Japan Pro-Footballers Association Awards Best XI (2022).
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Played for Real Sociedad (2022) — 111 appearances, 22 goals.
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2021· 6 entries
ESPN: Takefusa Kubo faces pivotal third season away from Real Madrid
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ESPN: Takefusa Kubo is ready to take Olympics by storm after leading Japan to opening victory
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Won award: IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year (2021).
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Won: UEFA Europa League with Villarreal (2020–21).
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Played for Getafe CF (2021–2021) — 18 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for RCD Mallorca (2021–2022) — 28 appearances, 1 goals.
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2020· 2 entries
Won award: UEFA La Liga Revelation Team of the Year (2019–20).
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Played for Villarreal CF (2020–2021) — 13 appearances, 0 goals.
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2019· 4 entries
Joined Mallorca in 2019.
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Played for RCD Mallorca (2019–2020) — 35 appearances, 4 goals.
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Played for Japan men's national football team (2019) — 48 appearances, 7 goals.
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Played for Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2019–2022) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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2018· 2 entries
Played for Yokohama F. Marinos (2018–2019) — 5 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Yokohama F Marinos in 2018.
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2016· 2 entries
Joined FC Tokyo in 2016.
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Played for FC Tokyo (2016–2019) — 19 appearances, 4 goals.
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2010· 1 entry
Joined Kawasaki Frontale in 2010.
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2008· 1 entry
Joined Tokyo Verdy in 2008.
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2001· 1 entry
Born 2001-06-04.
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