Keisuke Honda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keisuke Honda | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Settsu FC | |||
1999–2001 | Gamba Osaka | ||
2002–2004 | Seiryō High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 90 | (11) |
2008–2009 | VVV-Venlo | 68 | (24) |
2009– | CSKA Moscow | 46 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2005 | Japan U-20 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Japan U-23 | 18 | (5) |
2008– | Japan | 31 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 29 August 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2011 |
Keisuke Honda (本田 圭佑, Honda Keisuke, born 13 June 1986) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Club career
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Early career
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Born in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture,[1] Honda started playing football with Settsu FC, the local club, when he was a second-grader at primary school. He joined Gamba Osaka's junior youth team but the club did not promote him to their youth team. He entered Seiryō High School (ja:星稜高等学校) in Ishikawa Prefecture and started playing for the school. He was one of the key players when Seiryō advanced to the semi-final stage of the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament for the first time as a representative of Ishikawa Prefecture. He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League Division 1 and JFA in 2004.
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Because of this status, Honda was able to register as a Nagoya Grampus Eight player while he was still eligible to play for his high school. He played one J. League Cup match for Nagoya while he was still a boy student.
After his graduation, he officially joined Nagoya in 2005. He started the first match of the season and recorded an assist. In 2006, he became a regular in the club.
VVV-Venlo
On January 16, 2008, Honda signed a two and half year deal with Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo. The team was relegated to the Eerste Divisie, the second division after the 07-08 season and was in the division for the 08-09 season. In the 08-09 season, he scored 16 goals in 36 league appearances to help the team to be promoted to Eredivisie for the 09-10 season. He became known as 'Keizer Keisuke' (Emperor Keisuke) among the fans of VVV-Venlo.[2]
CSKA Moscow
At the end of December 2009 Honda transferred to the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[3] Honda signed a 4 year contract.[4] The transfer fee was undisclosed, but VVV-Venlo was said to be very content with the fee as it almost matched their asking price, it is believed to be in the region of 6 million euros.[2]
Honda made his debut for CSKA in the UEFA Champions League-match against Sevilla.[5] In the second leg in Seville, he scored the winning goal through a direct free kick for CSKA after having set up the first goal for Tomáš Necid. This secured a 2–1 (3–2 aggregate) victory to send the club to the quarterfinals, making Honda the first Japanese player to be in the quarterfinals as well as the first to score in the knock-out stages.
Honda scored his first league goal on 12 March 2010, in the home match against Amkar Perm. He scored the goal in the third minute of injury time, slotting home a pass from Necid with his left. With the goal, he secured the win for CSKA Moscow.[6]
International career
He was a member of the Japan team for 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and played for U-23 national team, that qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament finals. He made a full international debut for Japan on June 22, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bahrain. On 14 July 2008, he was formally named as one of the midfielders of the Japanese U-23 national football team for the Beijing Olympics football competition.[7] He scored his first goal for senior national team on 27 May 2009 in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.
2010 World Cup
Honda scored Japan's winning goal in their first 2010 World Cup match against Cameroon, finishing off Daisuke Matsui's cross into the top left corner of the net and this was the only goal in the match. His performance in the game gained him the Man of the Match Award from FIFA. In the final group-stage game against Denmark, he scored a free kick in the 17th minute from 30 yards out before turning provider for Shinji Okazaki after making his way into the penalty area, with a Cruyff Turn that beat a Denmark player, in the 88th minute to make the score 3–1 to Japan, a performance that earned him the man of the match award once more and Japan qualified for the second round where they were eliminated by Paraguay after 0–0 a.e.t. and 4–5 at penalties (Honda scored his penalty).[8] Jonathan Wilson of The Guardian cited him as a 'false nine': a player superficially employed as a centre forward but moving deeper to pull the opposition defence around the pitch.[9]
2011 AFC Asian Cup
Honda was included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. In the game against Syria he scored a penalty kick making the score 2–1, for Japan. He earned player of the match for that game. In the semi-finals against Korea Republic, he shot a penalty kick, but was blocked by Jung Sung-Ryong. But in the penalty shoot outs of that game, he scored. Again he earned player of the match.
Honda was awarded the most valuable player of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
Personal life
Honda's elder brother was also a footballer. Honda's uncle Daizaburo Honda was a canoeist who represented Japan in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Daizaburo's son and Keisuke's cousin Tamon Honda participated in three Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling in 1984, 1988, and 1992 and is now a professional wrestler.[10]
Career statistics
- As of March 17, 2011
Club
Club | Season | League and Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Other* | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2004 | J. League Div 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
2005 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 2 | ||||
2006 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 8 | ||||
2007 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 3 | ||||
Total | 90 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 105 | 13 | ||||
VVV-Venlo | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 37 | 16 | ||||
2009–10 | Eredivisie | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 20 | 8 | ||||
Total | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 74 | 26 | ||||
CSKA Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 6 | |
2011–12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | |||||
Total | 45 | 11 | 6 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 13 | |||
Career total | 203 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 244 | 52 |
International
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International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
Under-23
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 August 2006 | Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao | China | Friendly Match | ||
2. | 29 November 2006 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha | Pakistan | 2006 Asian Games | ||
3. | 18 April 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Syria | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification | ||
4. | 16 May 2007 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification | ||
5. | 17 November 2007 | My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi | Vietnam | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
Senior team
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 May 2009 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka | Chile | 2009 Kirin Cup | ||
2. | 10 October 2009 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | Scotland | Friendly Match (2009 Kirin Challenge Cup) | ||
3. | 14 October 2009 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu | Togo | Friendly Match (2009 Kirin Challenge Cup) | ||
4. | 3 March 2010 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | Bahrain | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||
5. | 14 June 2010 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Cameroon | 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
6. | 24 June 2010 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | Denmark | 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
7. | 13 January 2011 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha | Syria | 2011 AFC Asian Cup | ||
8. | 10 August 2011 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo | South Korea | Friendly Match (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup) |
Appearances in major competitions
Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Result | |
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Start | Sub | |||||
Japan | 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship | U-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 |
Japan | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification | U-22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Qualified |
Japan | 2008 Summer Olympics | U-23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Round 1 |
Japan | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Senior | 1 | 2 | 0 | Qualified |
Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Senior | 1 | 2 | 1 | Qualified |
Japan | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Senior | 4 | 0 | 2 | Round of 16 |
Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup | Senior | 5 | 0 | 1 | Champions |
Awards and honours
Japan
- Kirin Cup: 3
Club
- VVV-Venlo
- CSKA Moscow
- Copa del Sol: 1
- Russian Cup: 1
Individual
- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1
- 2010
References
- ^ "Profile". Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ a b "'Emperor Keisuke' joins the Army Men". UEFA.com. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ VI.nl (2009-12-30). "CSKA en VVV bereiken akkoord over Honda" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-12-30. [dead link]
- ^ Роман Бабаев: «У Думбия были более привлекательные в финансовом отношении варианты, чем ЦСКА» (Russian)
- ^ Bangkok Post (2010-02-25). "Gonzalez wonder goal earns CSKA draw against Sevilla". Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ "ZSKA Moskau 1:0 (0:0) Amkar Perm". Transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Goal.com (2008-07-14). "Japan Name Olympic Squad". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (2010-06-24). "Denmark 1–3 Japan". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2010-07-11). "The Question: What have been the tactical lessons of World Cup 2010?". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ asahi.com 一人立つ、夢への舞台 サッカー・本田圭佑さん – 家族物語 - retrieved on February 13, 2009
External links
- Official site Template:Ja
- Keisuke Honda – balance inc. (sports management company) Template:Ja Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.
- ESPN Profile
- pfc-cska.org Profile
- Copied and pasted articles and sections with url provided from September 2011
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- People from Settsu (city)
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Nagoya Grampus Eight players
- VVV-Venlo players
- PFC CSKA Moscow players
- J. League Division 1 players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Japanese expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Japanese expatriates in Russia
- Russian Premier League players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players