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Yusuke Tasaka

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Yusuke Tasaka
Personal information
Full name Yusuke Tasaka
Date of birth (1985-07-08) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth
2004–2007 Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Kawasaki Frontale 105 (11)
2012–2015 VfL Bochum 81 (9)
2015–2018 Kawasaki Frontale 51 (4)
2019–2020 JEF United Chiba 18 (0)
Medal record
Kawasaki Frontale
Winner J1 League 2017
Winner J1 League 2018
Runner-up J1 League 2008
Runner-up J1 League 2009
Runner-up J.League Cup 2007
Runner-up J.League Cup 2009
Runner-up J.League Cup 2017
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2020

Yusuke Tasaka (田坂 祐介, Tasaka Yusuke, born 8 July 1985) is a Japanese professional football midfielder.[1][2][3]

Career

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Born in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 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.

Career statistics

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As of 23 February 2017[4]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
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 22 3 2 0 24 3
Total 81 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 87 9
Kawasaki Frontale 2015 12 3 3 0 15 3
2016 18 1 5 1 5 0 28 2
Total 30 4 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 216 24 22 3 25 3 9 1 272 31

1Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

2Includes J. League Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

References

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  1. ^ "Yusuke Tasaka" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Yusuke Tasaka" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Yusuke Tasaka". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 24 out of 289)
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