Genki Haraguchi Explained

is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds and the Japan national team.^[3]

Club career

Urawa Red Diamonds

Haraguchi made his debut as a professional on 25 May 2008, in the J. League Cup match against Nagoya Grampus.^[4] He scored his first professional goal against Nagoya Grampus in a J. League Division 1 game on 12 April 2009.^[5]

Hertha BSC

On 25 May 2014, it was announced that Haraguchi had been signed by Hertha BSC.^[6] He scored his first competitive goal for Hertha on 16 August 2014 in a 4–2 win during the first round DFB Pokal game against FC Viktoria Köln.^[7] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 14 March against Schalke 04 to put Hertha 2–1 in front.

In January 2018, Haraguchi joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until the end of the season.^[8]

Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)

While on loan at Düsseldorf for the 2017–18 season, Haraguchi played a key role in helping the side gain promotion to the Bundesliga.^[9]

Hannover 96

On 11 June 2018, Haraguchi announced that he had reached an agreement to join Hannover 96 for the 2018–19 season.

VfB Stuttgart

On 30 January 2023, Haraguchi signed for VfB Stuttgart on an eighteen-month contract.^[10] On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Haraguchi will leave the club after this season when his contract expires.^[11]

International career

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Haraguchi was elected as one of the preliminary registration members on Japan's 50-man list.^[12]

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Haraguchi played for Japan in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He played against China PR and South Korea for 71 and 90 minutes respectively, and helped Japan to win the championship for the first time.^{[13] [14]}

2018 World Cup

In May 2018 Haraguchi was named to Japan's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

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Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2008	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2009	J1 League	32	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	39	2
	2010	J1 League	26	2	2	2	6	0	0	0	34	4
	2011	J1 League	30	9	1	0	4	2	0	0	35	11
	2012	J1 League	32	6	1	0	4	0	0	0	37	6
	2013	J1 League	33	11	4	0	0	0	4	2	41	13
	2014	J1 League	14	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	4
	Total		167	33	12	2	21	3	4	2	204	40
Hertha BSC	2014–15	Bundesliga	21	1	2	1	—		—		23	2
	2015–16	Bundesliga	32	2	5	1	—		—		37	3
	2016–17	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	—		1	0	34	1
	2017–18	Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	—		3	0	11	0
	Total		91	4	10	2	—		4	0	105	6
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
Hannover 96	2018–19	Bundesliga	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	32	6	1	0	—		—		33	6
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	34	9	2	0	—		—		36	9
	Total		94	15	4	0	—		—		98	15
Union Berlin	2021–22	Bundesliga	30	2	5	0	—		7	0	42	2
	2022–23	Bundesliga	11	0	2	0	—		6	0	19	0
	Total		41	2	7	0	—		13	0	61	2
VfB Stuttgart	2022–23	Bundesliga	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
Career total			419	55	36	4	21	3	21	2	497	64

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2011	1	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	8	1
	2016	9	5
	2017	9	0
	2018	11	2
	2019	13	3
	2020	4	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	8	0
Total		74	11

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haraguchi goal.

List of international goals scored by Genki Haraguchi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2015	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan		4–0	4–0	Friendly
2	29 March 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan		5–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	6 September 2016	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand		1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	6 October 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan		1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	11 October 2016	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia		1–0	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 November 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan		2–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	2 July 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia		1–0	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup
8	20 November 2018	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan		2–0	4–0	2018 Kirin Challenge Cup
9	13 January 2019	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates		1–0	1–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup
10	28 January 2019	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates		3–0	3–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup
11	14 November 2019	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan		2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Fortuna Düsseldorf

• 2. Bundesliga

2017–18

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
• EAFF East Asian Cup

2013

Individual

• J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2011

External links

• • • • Genki Haraguchi at Urawa Reds official site
• Genki Haraguchi at Yahoo! Japan sports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genki Haraguchi . 1. FC Union Berlin . 4 August 2022 . 26 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926023133/https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/fussball/profis/kader/detail/Genki-Haraguchi-11604L/2022-23-67e/ . live .
2. [Asian Football Confederation|AFC]
3. News: Genki Haraguchi says he's reached agreement to join Hannover. 12 June 2018. The Japan Times Online. 18 June 2018. en-US. 0447-5763. 18 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180618054309/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/06/12/soccer/genki-haraguchi-says-hes-reached-agreement-join-hannover/. live.
4. News: Yamazaki Nabisco Cup vs Nagoya Grampus . 25 May 2008 . 26 April 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928164949/http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/tools_en/cgi-bin/view_news.cgi?action=view&nid=1220 . 28 September 2011.
5. News: J.League 5th sec. vs Nagoya Grampus result . 12 April 2009 . 26 April 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928165024/http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/tools_en/cgi-bin/view_news.cgi?action=view&nid=1887 . 28 September 2011.
6. News: Haraguchi becomes Hertha's fourth summer signing . 25 May 2014 . 25 May 2014 . Bundesliga . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195744/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000295086.php . 25 May 2014.
7. Web site: HERTHA-NEUZUGÄNGE SORGEN FÜRS WEITERKOMMEN. 19 August 2014. bundesliga.de. de. 14 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014040736/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/wettbewerbe/dfb-pokal/news/2014/spielbericht-fc-viktoria-koeln-gegen-hertha-bsc-dfb-pokal.php. live.
8. News: Haraguchi wechselt nach Düsseldorf. 23 January 2018. kicker Online. 23 January 2018. de. 7 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180607230537/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/715642/artikel_haraguchi-wechselt-nach-duesseldorf.html. live.
9. Web site: Welcome back to the Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf! . 1 May 2018 . 1 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161131/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/fortuna-dusseldorf-promoted-takashi-usami-neuhaus-haraguchi-479820.jsp . live .
10. Web site: Genki Haraguchi signs for VfB Stuttgart. www.vfb.de/en. 30 January 2023. 30 January 2023. 30 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130141637/https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2223/transfer-genki-haraguchi-kopie/. live.
11. Web site: Abschiede im Kader und Trainerteam. Farewells to the squad and coaching team. VfB Stuttgart. de. 21 May 2024.
12. News: ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ＢＬＵＥ（日本代表） アジアカップ2011カタール 予備登録メンバー. 6 December 2010. 26 April 2011. Japan Football Association. 31 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200731230656/http://samuraiblue.jp/newscenter/press_release/news_000242.html. live.
13. http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m2.pdf
14. http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m6.pdf
15. Web site: World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia.
16. Web site: G. Haraguchi. Soccerway. 20 February 2018. 23 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323052022/https://int.soccerway.com/players/genki-haraguchi/74310/. live.
17. News: Genki Haraguchi > Club matches. WorldFootball.net.