Takefusa Kubo
Real Sociedad · MFRW #8 · Japan · Group F 72Rating49Caps7Goals€33MValue25Age173Height
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Club season 2025/26 La Liga, Copa del Rey
27
Apps
1,508
Minutes
2
Goals
4
Assists
International
49
Caps
7
Goals
Club career totals
300
Career apps
44
Career goals
Form
Copa del Rey winner with Real Sociedad 2025-26; club apps shown are La Liga only
Date of birth2001-06-04 (age 25) NationalityJapan ClubReal Sociedad · Spain LeagueLa Liga PositionMF · Right wing · #8 Height173 cm Preferred footleft Market value€33M
Dubbed the 'Japanese Messi', Takefusa Kubo moved to Barcelona's La Masia academy at just 10 before a FIFA transfer-ban ruling forced his return to Japan, where he became the J.League's youngest-ever scorer. Real Madrid signed him in 2019 and, after a series of La Liga loans, he found a permanent home at Real Sociedad in 2022, becoming their creative talisman. A quick, left-footed dribbler, he is Japan's marquee attacking threat and a Copa del Rey winner.
- Joined Barcelona's La Masia academy aged 10
- Nicknamed the 'Japanese Messi'
- Once the youngest goalscorer in J.League history
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