Takuma Abe

Takuma Abe
阿部 拓馬

Personal information
Full name	Takuma Abe
Date of birth	5 December 1987
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Number	44
Youth career
2006–2010	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2012	Tokyo Verdy	93	(37)
2013–2014	VfR Aalen	14	(2)
2014–2015	Ventforet Kofu	44	(6)
2016–	FC Tokyo	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Takuma Abe (阿部 拓馬, born 5 December 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J. League Division 1 side FC Tokyo.

Career

Hosei

Abe joined Hosei University in 2006 and played football for the university.

Tokyo Verdy

Abe then joined J. League Division 2 side Tokyo Verdy on a free transfer in January 2010. He made his league debut on 10 April 2010 in Verdy's 1–0 loss to Ehime, coming on at half time.

Aalen

After three seasons at Tokyo Verdy, Abe joined 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen in January 2013.^[1] He made his league debut on 16 February 2013 coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in Aalen's 1–0 loss to Hertha BSC. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 March 2013 in the 90th minute to draw the game 2–2 against SV Sandhausen.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 February 2016^[2]

Club	Season	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tokyo Verdy	2010	20	3	1	0	-		21	3
	2011	33	16	2	2	-		35	18
	2012	40	18	1	0	-		41	18
	Total	93	37	4	2	-		97	39
VfR Aalen	2012–13	9	2	0	0	-		9	2
	2013–14	4	0	1	0	-		5	0
	Total	13	2	1	0	-		14	2
Ventforet Kofu	2014	14	1	0	0	-		14	1
	2015	30	5	2	2	2	1	34	8
	Total	44	6	2	2	2	1	48	9
FC Tokyo	2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		150	45	7	4	2	1	159	50

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

²Includes J. League Cup.

See also

• List of Japanese footballers playing in Europe

References

1. "Tokyo Verdy" (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
2. Soccerway profile

External links

• j-league (Japanese)