Takashi Usami

Takashi Usami

Usami playing for Gamba Osaka in a match against Omiya Ardija in July 2011
Personal information
Full name	Takashi Usami
Date of birth	6 May 1992
Place of birth	Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder/Winger
Club information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Number	39
Youth career
1999–2004	Nagaokakyō S.S.[1]
2005–2008	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–	Gamba Osaka	130	(60)
2011–2012	→ Bayern Munich (loan)	3	(0)
2011–2012	→ Bayern Munich II (loan)	18	(6)
2012–2013	→ 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)	20	(2)
National team^‡
2007	Japan U15	4	(2)
2007–2008	Japan U16	7	(5)
2009	Japan U17	5	(3)
2010	Japan U19	13	(5)
2011–	Japan U23	12	(2)
2015–	Japan	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2015

Takashi Usami (宇佐美 貴史 うさみ たかし, Usami Takashi) born 6 May 1992 is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka. He plays as an attacking midfielder, second striker or winger.

Club career

Gamba Osaka

Usami made club history by making his professional debut for Gamba Osaka at the age of 17 years and 14 days and scoring a goal in the same match to become the youngest player to achieve both feats for the club, breaking the records previously set by Junichi Inamoto. Usami made his professional debut and goal on 20 May 2009 against FC Seoul in the Champions League.^[2] In 2010, he became a more regular face in the Gamba Osaka team and he was named as Best Young Player by the J. League at the annual awards ceremony on 6 December.^[3]

Bayern Munich

In June 2011, it was confirmed that Usami would be loaned out to Bayern Munich,^[4] with an option to buy next summer. He joined the club in mid-July. Usami told the media in a news conference that a chance like that did not come every day, and that he was looking forward to this big challenge. When he was asked about Bayern's current first-team players, he said: "I want to improve my skills to the point, where I can take their places." Usami scored his first competitive goal for the Bavarians on 26 October 2011, in a DFB Cup match against Ingolstadt 04, after coming off the bench in the 73rd minute.^[5]

International career

Usami debuted for Japan in a friendly match against Tunisia on 27 March 2015. He scored his debut goal in a friendly match against Uzbekistan on 31 March 2015.

International goals

Score and Result lists Japan's goal tally first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	31 March 2015	Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan	Uzbekistan	4–1	5–1	Friendly	[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2016.^[7][8][9]

Club	Season	League	League^1		Cup^2		League Cup^3		Continental^4		Other^5		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gamba Osaka	2009	J. League Division 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-		4	1
	2010		26	7	4	2	2	0	4	2	1	0	37	11
	2011		14	4	0	0	0	0	7	1	-		21	5
	Total		43	11	4	2	2	0	12	4	1	0	62	17
Bayern Munich	2011–12	Bundesliga	3	0	1	1	-		1	0	-		5	1
	Total		3	0	1	1	-		1	0	-		5	1
Hoffenheim	2012–13	Bundesliga	20	2	1	0	-		-		-		21	2
	Total		20	2	1	0	-		-		-		21	2
Gamba Osaka	2013	J. League Division 2	18	19	2	1	-		-		-		20	20
	2014	J. League Division 1	26	10	4	6	7	5	-		-		37	21
	2015	J1 League	37	19	3	4	1	0	11	4	1	1	53	28
	2016		8	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	13	3
	Total		89	50	9	11	8	5	15	4	2	2	123	72
Career total			155	63	15	14	10	5	28	8	3	2	211	92

¹Includes J. League Championship appearances.

²Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

³Includes J. League Cup.

⁴Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Champions League.

⁵Includes Japanese Super Cup.

International

As of 29 March 2011.

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U15 2007 4 2 Japan U16 2007 3 3 2008 4 2 Total 7 5 Japan U17 2009 5 3 Japan U19 2010 13 5 Japan U22 2011 4 0

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2007 9 August Toyota Sports Park Stadium, Toyota Australia U16 3–0 1 2007 Toyota International Youth Football Championship[10] / Japan U16 10 August Toyota Sports Park Stadium, Toyota United States U16 3–1 1 2007 Toyota International Youth Football Championship[10] / Japan U16 12 August Toyota Stadium, Toyota United Arab Emirates U16 4–0 1 2007 Toyota International Youth Football Championship[10] / Japan U16 24 October Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta Laos U15 2–0 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 26 October Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta Cambodia U15 7–0 1 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 30 October Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta Indonesia U15 2–1 1 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 1 November Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta Hong Kong U15 7–0 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 2008 5 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent Malaysia U16 4–0 2 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 7 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent United Arab Emirates U16 6–1 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 12 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent Saudi Arabia U16 2–0 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 15 October Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent South Korea U16 1–2 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 2009 24 January Verde Valle 1, Guadalajara Brazil U17 2–2 2 2009 Copa Chivas[11] / Japan U17 25 January Bugambilias, Guadalajara Monarcas Morelia 0–1 0 2009 Copa Chivas[12] / Japan U17 Unofficial 26 January Verde Valle 1, Guadalajara Chivas USA 5–0 2 2009 Copa Chivas[13] / Japan U17 Unofficial 27 January Gigantera, Guadalajara Deportivo Toluca 2–2 0 2009 Copa Chivas[14] / Japan U17 Unofficial 29 January Gigantera, Guadalajara Santos 3–0 3 2009 Copa Chivas[15] / Japan U17 Unofficial 19 June Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso U17 1–0 1 Friendly[16] / Japan U17 8 August Villarreal Football Center, Castellón A.C. Milan 0–1 0 2009 Villarreal Youth Tournament[17][18] / Japan U17 Unofficial 9 August Villarreal Football Center, Castellón Real Madrid 2–2 2 2009 Villarreal Youth Tournament[19] / Japan U17 Unofficial 10 August Villarreal Football Center, Castellón Celtic 1–2 1 2009 Villarreal Youth Tournament[20] / Japan U17 Unofficial 15 August La Devesa, Sant Carles de la Ràpita UE Rapitenca 4–0 1 2009 Manel Forne Pons Youth Tournament[21] / Japan U17 Unofficial 16 August La Devesa, Sant Carles de la Ràpita Deportivo de La Coruña 3–0 2 2009 Manel Forne Pons Youth Tournament[22] / Japan U17 Unofficial 24 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos Brazil U17 2–3 0 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 27 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos Switzerland U17 3–4 0 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 30 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos Mexico U17 0–2 0 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 2010 28 March Pizza Hut Park, Frisco Tigres　 3–2 1 2010 Dallas Cup[23] / Japan U19 Unofficial 29 March Richland College, Dallas Tottenham Hotspur　 1–1 0 2010 Dallas Cup[24] / Japan U19 Unofficial 31 March Richland College, Dallas Dallas Texans　 2–3 1 2010 Dallas Cup[25] / Japan U19 Unofficial 18 May Odin, Heemskerk Canada U19 0–0 0 Friendly[26] / Japan U19 20 May VV Assendelft, Assendelft Senegal U19 0–1 0 Friendly[27] / Japan U19 22 May Sportpark de Koog, Uitgeest United States U19 2–1 0 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament[28] / Japan U19 22 May Sportpark de Koog, Uitgeest Atlético Mineiro 0–0 0 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament[28] / Japan U19 Unofficial 24 May Sportpark de Koog, Uitgeest SC Heerenveen 2–0 2 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament[29] / Japan U19 Unofficial 24 May Sportpark de Koog, Uitgeest Sporting Lokeren 3–0 1 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament[29] / Japan U19 Unofficial 24 May Sportpark de Koog, Uitgeest FC Twente 2–0 0 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament[29] / Japan U19 Unofficial 24 May Sportpark de Koog, Uitgeest South Korea U20 0–1 0 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament[29] / Japan U19 20 June Ekbatan Stadium Tehran, Tehran Iran U19 2–1 0 Friendly[30] / Japan U19 22 June Azadi Stadium, Tehran Iran U19 2–5 0 Friendly[31] / Japan U19 27 June Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang China PR U19 0–1 0 Friendly[32] / Japan U19 29 June Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang China PR U19 2–1 0 Friendly[33] / Japan U19 11 September Sendai Stadium, Sendai Brazil U19 0–1 0 2010 Sendai Cup[34] / Japan U19 12 September Sendai Stadium, Sendai China PR U19 4–0 2 2010 Sendai Cup[35] / Japan U19 4 October Zibo Sports Center Stadium, Zibo United Arab Emirates U19 2–1 0 2010 AFC U-19 Championship / Japan U19 6 October Zibo Sports Center Stadium, Zibo Vietnam U19 4–0 3 2010 AFC U-19 Championship / Japan U19 11 October Linzi Stadium, Linzi South Korea U19 2–3 0 2010 AFC U-19 Championship / Japan U19 2011 9 February Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli  Kuwait 0–3 0 Friendly[36] / Japan U22 12 February Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Bahrain U22 2–0 0 Friendly[37] / Japan U22 26 March Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan U22 0–1 0 Friendly[38] / Japan U22 29 March JAR Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan U22 2–1 0 Friendly[39] / Japan U22

Honours

Club

Gamba Osaka

• J. League Division 1: 2014
• J. League Division 2: 2013
• Emperor's Cup: 2009, 2014, 2015
• J. League Cup: 2014
• Japanese Super Cup: 2015

Bayern Munich

• DFB-Pokal Runner-up: 2012
• UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2011–12

Individual

• J. League Rookie of the Year: 2010
• J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2014
• J. League Best Eleven: 2014, 2015

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External links

• Takashi Usami – FIFA competition record
• Takashi Usami at Gamba Osaka official site (Japanese)
• Takashi Usami at Yahoo! Japan sports (Japanese)