Keisuke Honda

Keisuke Honda
Keisuke Honda CSKA.jpg
Personal information
Full name Keisuke Honda
Date of birth 13 June 1986 (1986-06-13) (age 24)
Place of birth Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Second striker
Club information
Current club CSKA Moscow
Number 7
Youth career
Settsu FC
1999–2001 Gamba Osaka
2002–2004 Seiryō High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2008 Nagoya Grampus Eight 90 (11)
2008–2010 VVV-Venlo 68 (24)
2010– CSKA Moscow 15 (2)
National team‡
2005 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2006–2008 Japan U-23 18 (4)
2008– Japan 20 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:26, 04 September 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:07, 02 July 2010 (UTC)

Keisuke Honda (本田 圭佑 Honda Keisuke?, born 13 June 1986) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. He is an attacking midfielder and can also play as a second striker and a left full back.

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Club career

Early career

Born in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, Honda started playing football with Settsu FC, the local club, when he was a second-grader at primary school. He joined Gamba Osaka's junior youth team but the club did not promote him to their youth team. He entered Seiryō High School (ja:星稜高等学校) in Ishikawa Prefecture and started playing for the school. He was one of the key players when Seiryō advanced to the semi-final stage of the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament for the first time as a representative of Ishikawa Prefecture. He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2004.

Nagoya Grampus Eight

Because of this status, Honda was able to register as a Nagoya Grampus Eight player while he was still eligible to play for his high school. He played one J. League Cup match for Nagoya while he was still a student.

After his graduation, he officially joined Nagoya in 2005. He started the first match of the season and recorded an assist. In 2006, he became a regular in the club.

VVV-Venlo

Honda with VVV
Honda celebrates his goal against FC Groningen at the De Koel stadium on August 22, 2009

On January 16, 2008, he signed a two and half year deal with Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo. He became known as 'Keizer Keisuke' (Emperor Keisuke) among the fans of VVV-Venlo.[1]

CSKA Moscow

At the end of December 2009 Honda transferred to the Russian CSKA Moscow.[2] Honda signed a 4 year contract.[3] The transfer fee was undisclosed, but VVV-Venlo was said to be very content with the fee as it almost matched their asking price.[1]

Honda made his debut for CSKA in the UEFA Champions League-match against Sevilla.[4] 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. This secured a 2–1 (3–2 aggregate) victory to send the club to the quarterfinals, making Honda the first Japanese player to be in the quarterfinals as well as the first to score in the knock-out stages.

Honda scored his first league goal on 12 March 2010, in the home match against Amkar Perm. He scored the goal in the third minute of injury time, slotting home a pass from Necid with his left. With the goal, he secured the win for CSKA Moscow.[5]

International career

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. He made a full international debut for Japan on June 22, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bahrain. 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.[6] He scored his first goal for senior national team on 27 May 2009 in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

2010 World Cup

Honda scored Japan's winning goal in their first 2010 World Cup match against Cameroon, finishing off Daisuke Matsui's cross into the top left corner of the net and this was the only goal in the match. His performance in the game gained him the Man Of The Match Award from FIFA. In the final group-stage game against Denmark, he scored a free kick in the 17th minute from 30 yards out before turning provider for Shinji Okazaki after making his way into the penalty area, with a Cruyff Turn that beat a Denmark player, in the 88th minute to make the score 3-1 to Japan, a performance that earned him the man of the match award once more and Japan qualified for the second round where they were eliminated by Paraguay after 0-0 a.e.t. and 3-5 at penalties (Honda scored his penalty) .[7] Jonathan Wilson of The Guardian cited him as a 'false nine': a player superficially employed as a centre forward but moving deeper to pull the opposition defense around the pitch.[8]

Personal life

Honda's elder brother was also a footballer. Honda's uncle Daizaburo Honda was a canoeist who represented Japan in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Daizaburo's son and Keisuke's cousin Tamon Honda participated in three Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling in 1984, 1988, and 1992 and is now a professional wrestler.[9]

Career statistics

Last update: 16 March 2010

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight J. League Division 1 - - 1 0 - 1 0
2005 31 2 2 0 2 0 - 35 2
2006 29 6 1 0 4 2 - 34 8
2007 30 3 2 0 3 0 - 35 3
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 VVV-Venlo Eredivisie 14 2 - - - 14 2
2008–09 Eerste Divisie 36 16 1 0 - - 37 16
2009–10 Eredivisie 18 6 2 2 - - 20 8
Russia League Russian Cup Russian Premier League Cup Europe Total
2010 CSKA Moscow Russian Premier League 12 2 1 0 - 4 1 17 3
Total Japan 90 11 5 0 10 2 - 105 13
Netherlands 68 24 3 2 - - 71 26
Russia 12 2 1 0 - 4 1 17 3
Career total 170 37 9 2 10 2 4 1 193 42

Honours

Honda in training (August 21, 2009)

VVV-Venlo

Individual

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Result
Start Sub
 Japan 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship U-20 1 3 0 Round of 16
 Japan 2008 Summer Olympics qualification U-22 10 0 4 Qualified
 Japan 2008 Summer Olympics U-23 3 0 0 Round 1
 Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Senior 1 2 0 Qualified
 Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 1 2 1 Qualified
 Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup Senior 4 0 2 Round of 16

Goals for senior national team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 May 2009 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Chile 4–0 Win 2009 Kirin Cup
2. 10 Oct 2009 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan  Scotland 2–0 Win Friendly match
3. 14 Oct 2009 Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan  Togo 5–0 Win Friendly match
4. 03 Mar 2010 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  Bahrain 2–0 Win 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5. 14 Jun 2010 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa  Cameroon 1–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup
6. 24 Jun 2010 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa  Denmark 3–1 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Emperor Keisuke' joins the Army Men". UEFA.com. 1 January 2010. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=939712.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
  2. ↑ VI.nl (2009-12-30). "CSKA en VVV bereiken akkoord over Honda" (in Dutch). http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item-TS1/174277/CSKA-en-VVV-bereiken-akkoord-over-Honda.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 
  3. ↑ Роман Бабаев: «У Думбия были более привлекательные в финансовом отношении варианты, чем ЦСКА» (Russian)
  4. ↑ Bangkok Post (2010-02-25). "Gonzalez wonder goal earns CSKA draw against Sevilla". http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/169615/gonzalez-wonder-goal-earns-cska-draw-against-sevilla. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
  5. ↑ "ZSKA Moskau 1:0 (0:0) Amkar Perm". Transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/zska-moskauamkar-perm/index/spielbericht_999029.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14. 
  6. ↑ Goal.com (2008-07-14). "Japan Name Olympic Squad". http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=776891. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  7. ↑ "Denmark 1-3 Japan". BBC Sport. 2009-06-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_43/default.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
  8. ↑ "The Question: What have been the tactical lessons of World Cup 2010?". Jonathan Wilson. 2010-07-11. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/jul/09/world-cup-2010-tactics-the-question. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  9. ↑ asahi.com 一人立つ、夢への舞台 サッカー・本田圭佑さん – 家族物語 - retrieved on February 13, 2009
  10. ↑ Elsevier.nl (2009-05-14). "VVV'er Honda beste speler Eerste Divisie" (in Dutch). http://www.elsevier.nl/web/Artikel.htm?contentid=233968. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 

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