Yuki Abe

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1] He played 53 times for Japan between 2005 and 2011 and was a member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.[2]

Club career

JEF United Chiba

Born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Abe, then a member of the JEF United Ichihara (now JEF United Chiba) youth side, made his debut with the senior club at the age of 16 years and 333 days on 5 August 1998, at the time a record for the youngest Japanese professional player and J1 League. He went on to become JEF United's captain, and led the club to the 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup titles while being named to the league's Best Eleven during the span.

Urawa Reds

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Abe (right) playing for Urawa Reds in 2007

On 22 January 2007, Abe joined Urawa Reds, the defending J1 League and Emperor's Cup champions, for a transfer fee of around ¥360 million (around $3 million), a record amount for a Japanese player in a domestic deal.[3]

Abe helped Urawa Reds to win the 2007 AFC Champions League. He scored once in the second leg of the final against Iran's Sepahan FC.[4] Abe participated in the 2007 Club World Cup playing for Urawa who eventually lost to AC Milan. Urawa finished in third place.

Leicester City

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Abe in his final season with Leicester City on 25 September 2011

On 26 August 2010, Abe was signed by English Championship club Leicester City,[5] signing a three-year contract.[6] He made his debut in a 2-1 league win over Cardiff City on 14 September,[7] scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win over Ipswich Town on 7 May 2011.[8] His last league goal for the club was in a 1–0 win over Brighton on 17 September 2011.[9] Suffering from homesickness, Abe's contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 22 January 2012 and he returned to Japan to re-join former club Urawa Reds.[10]

Urawa Reds

In 2012, Abe returned to Urawa Reds. He played all matches in J1 League except for one match in 2013 season until 2016 season.[11][12] In 2016, Reds won the champions in J.League Cup and the 2nd place in J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven award.[13] In 2017, Reds won the champions in AFC Champions League for the first time in 10 years. In 2018, Reds won the Emperor's Cup.

On 14 November 2021, Abe announced that he would retire from football at the end of the 2021 season.[14][15]

International career

Abe made his senior national team debut on 29 January 2005, in a friendly match against Kazakhstan and scored his first national team goal on 6 September 2006 against Yemen in a 2007 Asian Cup qualification match. He was not selected to Japan's 2006 World Cup team, but he has become a regular under his former JEF United coach Ivica Osim, who took over as the national team head coach after the World Cup. He had previously represented Japan at the Under-20 and Under-23 levels, appearing in all three first round matches at the 2004 Olympics and scoring a goal against Italy. He appeared in all of Japan's games at the 2010 World Cup. Despite missing out on Japan's 2011 Asian Cup victory, on 29 March 2011 he played 45 minutes against the J-League All Stars. On 4 August 2011 Abe was announced in the Japan squad to play South Korea. He played 53 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2011.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17][18]
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn League cupTemplate:Efn ContinentalTemplate:Efn OtherTemplate:Efn Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JEF United Ichihara 1998 J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0
1999 30 1 1 0 2 0 – – 33 1
2000 25 0 3 2 3 0 – – 31 2
2001 17 3 2 0 2 0 – – 21 3
2002 24 1 2 0 3 0 – – 29 1
2003 27 3 4 0 3 0 – – 34 3
2004 24 5 1 0 5 1 – – 30 6
JEF United Chiba 2005 33 12 1 0 10 5 – – 44 17
2006 33 11 1 0 8 2 – 3 1 45 14
Total 214 36 15 2 36 8 – 3 1 268 47
Urawa Reds 2007 J1 League 33 3 1 0 0 0 12 3 6 0 52 6
2008 33 6 1 0 1 0 4 0 – 39 6
2009 34 2 0 0 4 0 – – 38 2
2010 20 3 0 0 2 1 – – 22 4
Total 120 14 2 0 7 1 16 3 6 0 151 18
Leicester City 2010/11 Championship 36 1 2 0 2 0 – – 40 1
2011/12 16 1 1 0 2 0 – – 19 1
Total 52 2 3 0 4 0 – – 59 2
Urawa Reds 2012 J1 League 34 4 3 0 4 0 – – 41 4
2013 33 6 0 0 5 0 6 1 – 44 7
2014 34 4 1 1 7 1 – – 42 6
2015 34 3 4 1 2 2 5 0 2 0 47 7
2016 34 1 1 0 4 1 6 0 – 47 3
2017 33 3 0 0 1 0 11 0 4 1 39 3
2018 27 1 5 0 5 0 – – 37 1
2019 11 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 20 0
2020 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 3
Total 252 25 15 2 33 4 34 1 1 1 341 33
Career total 638 77 35 4 80 13 50 4 16 2 819 100

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International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2005 5 0
2006 8 1
2007 11 1
2008 9 0
2009 8 1
2010 9 0
2011 3 0
Total 53 3
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abe goal.
List of international goals scored by Yuki Abe
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 August 2006 Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = Yemen flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || || align="center"|2–0 || 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2 25 July 2007 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam {{ Template:Yesno alias = Saudi Arabia flag alias = Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg flag alias-1744 = Flag of the First Saudi State.svg flag alias-1822 = Flag of the First Saudi State.svg flag alias-1902 = Flag of the Second Saudi State.svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of Nejd (1921).svg flag alias-1926 = Flag of Nejd (1926).svg flag alias-1932 = Flag of Saudi Arabia (1932–1934).svg flag alias-1934 = Flag of Saudi Arabia (1934–1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938–1973).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Saudi Arabia.svg link alias-naval = Royal Saudi Navy flag alias-navy = Naval base flag of the Royal Saudi Navy.svg link alias-navy = Royal Saudi Navy flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Saudi Land Forces.svg link alias-army = Saudi Arabian Army flag alias-military = Saudi Armed Forces Flag.svg link alias-military = Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Royal Saudi Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Royal Saudi Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || || align="center"|2–3 || 2007 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals

3 27 May 2009 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = Chile flag alias = Flag of Chile.svg flag alias-mapuche = Ancient mapuche flag.svg flag alias-lautaro = Lautaro flag.svg flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg flag alias-spain1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg flag alias-1812 = Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg flag alias-1812a = Flag of Chile (1812-1814, alternative).svg flag alias-andes = Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg flag alias-1817 = Flag of Chile of the transition (1817).svg flag alias-1817_proposal = Flag of Chile (1817-1818, 2nd).svg flag alias-1818 = Flag of Chile (1818).svg flag alias-1818a = Flag of Chile (1818-1854).svg flag alias-1819 = State Ensign of Chile (1819-1834).svg flag alias-expedition = Flag of the Liberating Expedition of Peru.svg flag alias-1826 = Flag of Chile (Civil Use, 1826-1854).svg flag alias-ap = Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg flag alias-easter1 = Easter Island flag 1876 to 1888.svg flag alias-easter = Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg flag alias-president = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Chile.svg link alias-naval = Chilean Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Chilean Air Force.svg link alias-air force =Chilean Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Chilean Army.svg link alias-army = Chilean Army flag alias-navy = Flag of Chile.svg link alias-navy = Chilean Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || || align="center"|4–0 || Kirin Cup 2009

Honours

JEF United Chiba

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

References

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  16. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
  17. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, Template:ISBN (p. 59 out of 289)
  18. ↑ 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, Template:ISBN (p. 19 out of 289)
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