Keisuke Honda

 

Profile Football Stars | Keisuke Honda | Keisuke Honda,  is a Japanese footballer currently plays for CSKA who Moscow and the Japan national football team. Honda was born in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He started playing football for the local club; Settsu FC, he started there when he was in second grade at primary school. He Entered Seiryo High School in Ishikawa Prefecture and chose to play for the school. He was one of the best players in the team and the school team advanced to the semi-finals of the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.

On January 16, 2008, Honda signed a two and half year deal with Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo. In the 08-09 season, he scored 16 goals in 36 league appearances to help the team to be Promoted to the Eredivisie for the 09-10 season.

At the end of December 2009, Honda transferred to Russian club CSKA Moscow. Honda signed a four year contract. Honda made his debut for CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League match against Sevilla. 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. Honda scored his first league goal on 12 March 2010, in the home match against Amkar Perm. With the goal, he secured the win for CSKA Moscow.

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. 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. He scored his first goal for the senior national team on 27 May 2009 in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. 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. Again, he earned player of the match.

Personal information
Full name Keisuke Honda
Date of birth 13 June 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder

Club information
Current club PFC CSKA Moscow
Number 7

Youth career
Settsu FC
1999-2001 Gamba Osaka
2002-2004 High School Seiryō

Senior career
years Team
2005-2007 Nagoya Grampus 90 (11)
VVV-Venlo 2008-2009 68 (24)
2010-CSKA Moscow 49 (13)

National team
2005 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2006-2008 Japan U-23 18 (5)
2008-Japan 31 (8)

Honours

Japan
     AFC Asian Cup: 1
         2011

Club
VVV-Venlo
     Jupiler: 1
         2008-09
CSKA Moscow
     Russian Cup: 1
         2010-11

Individual
     AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 1
         2011
     Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1
         2010

Shinji Kagawa

Profile Football Stars | Shinji Kagawa | Kagawa started playing football in his primary school years. He joined Kobe NK Football Club and later moved to FC Barcelona in Sendai Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture. Shinji Kagawa, is a Japanese footballer plays for German Bundesliga who club Borussia Dortmund. Previously he played for Cerezo Osaka. By mid-2010, Kagawa was represented with a sports agency run by retired German professional footballer Thomas Kroth, the which Ultimately handled his transfer to Borussia Dortmund.

In the summer of 2010, Kagawa transferred from Cerezo to Borussia Dortmund for € 350,000. On 22 October, Kagawa opened the scoring in the seventh minute as Dortmund crushed 1. Kagawa scored again on 5 November, as Dortmund brushed aside Wolfsburg 5-1 and moved within two points of league leaders Bayern Munich. On 28 January 2012, Kagawa scored twice in Dortmund's 3-1 win against Hoffenheim.

Kagawa played as a member of the Japan national under-20 football team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada. On 24 May 2008 he made his senior international debut in a friendly Kirin Cup match. Japan won the match against Côte d'Ivoire 1-0. In September 2010 he scored the only goal of the game in Japan's 1-0 win over Paraguay in Yokohama. It took five months to rehab Kagawa his injury from the AFC Asian Cup. In the quarterfinals against Qatar, he scored two goals. The game ended 3-2, a win for Japan. In the semi-finals against South Korea, Kagawa broke his metatarsal and missed the finals where Japan beat Australia after extra-time.

Personal information
Full name Shinji Kagawa
Date of birth 17 March 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 23

Youth career
2001 - 2005 FC Barcelona Miyagi

Senior career
years Team
2006 - 2010 Cerezo Osaka 125 (55)
2010 - Borussia Dortmund 39 (16)

National team
2006 - 2008 Japan U19  4 (0)
2007 - Japan U20 2 (0)
2008 - Japan U23 3 (0)
2008 - Japan 29 (9)

Honours

Japan
     AFC Asian Cup: 2011

Club
Borussia Dortmund
     Bundesliga: 2010-11

Individual
     J. League Division 2 Top scorer: 2009

Shinji Okazaki

 

Profile Football Stars | Shinji Okazaki | Okazaki made his senior national team debut on 9 October 2008, in a friendly match against the UAE. He scored his first hat-trick against Hong Kong on 8 October 2009 and scored another hat-trick against Togo just six days later on 14 October 2009.

arsenal Miyaichi Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga. After graduating Takigawa Daini High School in 2004, Okazaki signed full professional terms with S-Pulse the Following year. He was named The World's Top Goal scorer of 2009 by the IFFHS for his 15 goals with the national team. On 24 June 2010, Okazaki scored the final goal against Denmark in a 3-1 win as Japan qualified for the second round of the World Cup.

On 30 January 2011, Okazaki moved to German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. On 20 February 2011 made his Bundesliga debut Okazaki for VfB Stuttgart against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.Okazaki scored his first goal against Hannover 96, the which he scored from outside the box.

Personal information
Full name Shinji Okazaki
Date of birth 16 April 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker, Left Winger

Club information
Current club VfB Stuttgart
Number 31

Youth career
Takigawa Daini High School 2002-2004

Senior career
years Team
2005-2010 Shimizu S-Pulse 121 (42)
2011 - VfB Stuttgart 32 (9)

National team
2007-2008 Japan U23 14 (1)
2008 - Japan 48 (26)

Honours

Japan
     AFC Asian Cup: 1
         2011

Individual
     IFFHS World's Top Goal scorer of the Year: 1
         2009
     J. League Best Eleven: 1
         2009

Ryo Miyaichi

Profile Football Stars | Ryo Miyaichi | Miyaichi started playing football in his elementary school years at Sylphid FC in Nagoya. He Entered Chūkyōdai Chūkyō High School and played for the school football club. Miyaichi Ryo is a Japanese footballer as a winger WHO plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Premier League side Arsenal. 

 

Miyaichi first trialled for Arsenal in the summer of 2010, where he impressed the Arsenal manager. Arsène Wenger was convinced of Miyaichi's Abilities and subsequently Offered him a contract with Arsenal. On 31 January 2011, he joined the club and signed a professional contract. Wenger said: "We're delighted That Ryo Miyaichi has joined us. 
 

 

On 5 February, he played his first game for Feyenoord against Vitesse. He played the full 90 minutes and was named man of the match (the game ended 1-1).  Miyaichi played against Heracles Almelo and scored the opening goal and created the second for Feyenoord.  On April 17, 2011 , Miyaichi scored two goals and two assists Contributed in Feyenoord's 6-1 victory over Willem II, leading a revival after Feyenoord had conceded an early goal.

Miyaichi made his pre-season debut against Malaysia XI All-Stars, he started the match before being substituted for Robin van Persie in the 66th minute. On 23 August 2011, Miyaichi featured in the Arsenal Reserves against Wigan Athletic Reserves and scored in the 83rd minute . On 20 September 2011, Miyaichi made his first team debut against League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup third round as a 71st minute substitute. He also CAME on again in the League Cup as a substitute as Arsenal went on to win the match 2-1 against Bolton Wanderers.

On 31 January 2012, Ryo joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.  Shortly after arriving at Bolton, manager Owen Coyle spoke of his Admiration for the young player, even though Miyaichi had yet to play in a competitive match for the team.  Ryo has been INVOLVED in the Japan National Team from U-15 to U-19 level having played in the prestigious FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009.

Personal information
Full name Ryo Miyaichi
Date of birth 14 December 1992 (age 19)
Place of birth Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Bolton Wanderers
(on ​​loan from Arsenal)
Number 30

Youth careerSylphid FC 2001-2007
2008-2010 High School Chūkyōdai Chūkyō

Senior career
years Team
2011 - Arsenal 0 (0)
2011 Feyenoord (loan) 12 (3)
2012 Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)

National team
2007 Japan U15 2 (1)
2009 Japan U17 2 (0)
2012 - Japan 0 (0)