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Hajime Hosogai
	Hosogai with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, full-back
Team information
Current team	Thespa Gunma
Number	33
Youth career
1999–2001	FC Maebashi
2002–2004	Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2010	Urawa Red Diamonds
2011–2013	Bayer Leverkusen
2011–2012	→ FC Augsburg (loan)
2013–2016	Hertha BSC
2015–2016	→ Bursaspor (loan)
2016–2017	VfB Stuttgart
2017–2018	Kashiwa Reysol
2019–2021	Buriram United
2020–2021	→ Bangkok United (loan)
2021–	Thespakusatsu Gunma/Thespa Gunma
International career
2006–2008	Japan U23
2010–2014	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Red Diamonds
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Hajime Hosogai (細貝萌, Hosogai Hajime, born 10 June 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Thespa Gunma. He is a flexible player, able to play as a full-back or defensive midfielder. He made 30 appearances for the Japan national team scoring once.

Club career

Hosogai was amongst the most promising players of Urawa Red Diamonds. Having helped the Red Diamonds to the AFC Champions League in 2007, he played for Urawa at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

On 23 December 2010, he left Japan and transferred to the German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who promptly loaned him out to FC Augsburg.^[2] On 9 September 2011, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Leverkusen. Playing for the newly promoted Bavarian club, Hosogai helped avoiding relegation before returning to Bayer Leverkusen for the 2012–13 season.

On 25 July 2016, Hosogai moved to VfB Stuttgart.^[3] He joined Kashiwa Reysol on 24 March 2017.^[4]

On 6 December 2018, it was confirmed that Hosogai would join the Thai league club Buriram United for the 2019 season.

On 12 December 2019, it was announced that Hosogai had joined club Bangkok United on a season-long loan deal.

In October 2024 he announced he would retire at the end of the season.^[5]

International career

Hosogai has represented Japan at numerous youth levels. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals,^[6] and made his debut for the Japan national team in a 1–0 win against Paraguay (playing in his natural role as central midfielder) at his home stadium in Saitama on 4 September 2010, after being called up for the first time by caretaker Hiromi Hara and under the auspices of new manager Alberto Zaccheroni.^[7]^[8] He scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 January 2011 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup semi-final match against South Korea.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2017^[9]^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Other^[d]		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2005	3	0	3	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	2006	2	0	4	0	6	0	–		1	0	13	0
	2007	8	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	5	0	19	1
	2008	26	2	1	0	4	0	3	1	–		34	3
	2009	31	2	1	0	6	0	–		–		38	2
	2010	28	1	1	0	5	0	–		–		34	1
	Total	98	5	11	0	25	1	6	1	6	0	146	7
FC Augsburg	2010–11	7	0	–		–		–		–		7	0
	2011–12	32	3	1	0	–		–		–		33	3
	Total	39	3	1	0	–		–		–		40	3
Bayer Leverkusen	2012–13	17	0	2	0	–		4	0	–		23	0
Hertha BSC	2013–14	33	0	1	0	–		–		–		34	0
	2014–15	20	0	2	0	–		–		–		22	0
	Total	53	0	3	0	–		–		–		56	0
Bursaspor	2015–16	20	0	–		–		–		–		20	0
VfB Stuttgart	2016–17	10	0			–		–		–		10	0
Career total		237	8	17	0	25	1	10	1	6	0	295	10