Takumi Minamino

Takumi Minamino
Minamino with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Takumi Minamino[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Izumisano, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2012 Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cerezo Osaka 62 (7)
2015–2020 Red Bull Salzburg 136 (42)
2020–2022 Liverpool 30 (4)
2021 → Southampton (loan) 10 (2)
2022– Monaco 24 (4)
National team‡
2010–2011 Japan U17 15 (6)
2012 Japan U20 8 (5)
2015–2016 Japan U23 14 (4)
2015– Japan 49 (17)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2019
AFC U-23 Championship
Winner 2016
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Takumi Minamino (南野 拓実, Minamino Takumi, born January 16, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Minamino was born in Izumisano. He started his club career at J1 League club Cerezo Osaka in 2012 and in his first season he was named "J.League Rookie of the Year". In 2014, he moved to Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. He spent four successful seasons at Salzburg before moving to Liverpool on 1 January 2020.[4] On February 1, 2021 Minamino joined Southampton on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 Premier League season.[5] In 2022 he moved to AS Monaco in France.

Minamino has made over 20 appearances for the Japan national team. He was part of the squad that reached final of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and played in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerezo Osaka 2012[6] J.League Division 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2013[6] J.League Division 1 29 5 1 0 8 3 — — 38 8
2014[6] J.League Division 1 30 2 1 1 2 2 7[c] 2 — 40 7
Total 62 7 3 1 10 5 7 2 — 82 15
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15[6] Austrian Bundesliga 14 3 2 0 — 1[d] 0 — 17 3
2015–16[6] Austrian Bundesliga 32 10 6 2 — 2[d] 1 — 40 13
2016–17[6] Austrian Bundesliga 21 11 5 3 — 5[e] 0 — 31 14
2017–18[6] Austrian Bundesliga 28 7 4 1 — 12[f] 3 — 44 11
2018–19[6] Austrian Bundesliga 27 6 5 3 — 13[g] 5 — 45 14
2019–20[6] Austrian Bundesliga 14 5 2 2 — 6[h] 2 — 22 9
Total 136 42 24 11 — 39 11 — 199 64
Liverpool 2019–20[7] Premier League 10 0 3 0 — 1[h] 0 — 14 0
2020–21[8] Premier League 9 1 1 0 2 2 4[h] 0 1[i] 1 17 4
2021–22[9] Premier League 11 3 4 3 5 4 4[h] 0 — 24 10
Total 30 4 8 3 7 6 9 0 1 1 55 14
Southampton (loan) 2020–21[8] Premier League 10 2 — — — — 10 2
Total 10 2 0 0 — 6 0 — 10 2
Monaco 2022–23[6] Ligue 1 18 1 1 0 — 6[j] 0 — 25 1
2023–24[6] Ligue 1 6 3 0 0 — — — 6 3
Total 24 4 1 0 — 6 0 — 31 4
Career total 262 59 36 15 17 11 61 13 1 1 373 99
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  9. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  10. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 5 December 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2015 2 0
2018 5 4
2019 15 7
2020 4 1
2021 9 4
2022 12 1
Total 47 17
As of match played 5 December 2022
Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Minamino goal[10]
List of international goals scored by Takumi Minamino
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 September 2018 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan 3  Costa Rica 2–0 3–0 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup [11]
2 12 October 2018 Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan 4  Panama 1–0 3–0 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup [12]
3 16 October 2018 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 5  Uruguay 1–0 4–3 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup [13]
4 4–2
5 1 February 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 13  Qatar 1–2 1–3 2019 AFC Asian Cup [14]
6 5 September 2019 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan 18  Paraguay 2–0 2–0 2019 Kirin Challenge Cup [15]
7 10 September 2019 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 19  Myanmar 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
8 10 October 2019 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 20  Mongolia 1–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
9 15 October 2019 Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 21  Tajikistan 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
10 2–0
11 14 November 2019 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 22  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
12 13 November 2020 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria 25  Panama 1–0 1–0 Friendly [20]
13 30 March 2021 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan 28  Mongolia 1–0 14–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
14 28 May 2021 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan 29  Myanmar 1–0 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
15 7–0
16 7 June 2021 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan 30  Tajikistan 2–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
17 1 February 2022 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 37  Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Liverpool

Japan U23

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Takumi Minamino: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Takumi Minamino". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Ames, Nick (5 January 2020). "Takumi Minamino set to show Jürgen Klopp he is more than a handyman". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Southampton transfer news: Takumi Minamino signs from Liverpool on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 "T. Minamino: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Takumi Minamino in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Takumi Minamino in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Takumi Minamino in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Takumi Minamino at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ "Japan vs. Costa Rica 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Japan vs. Panama 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Japan vs. Uruguay 4–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Japan vs. Qatar 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Japan vs. Paraguay 2–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Myanmar vs. Japan 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Japan vs. Mongolia 6–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Tajikistan vs. Japan 0–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Kyrgyz Republic vs. Japan 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "Japan vs. Panama 1–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Mongolia vs. Japan 0–14: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Japan vs. Myanmar 10–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Japan vs. Tajikistan 4–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Japan vs. Saudi Arabia 2–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Takumi Minamino: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  27. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  28. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 May 2022). "Liverpool 0–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Football/Soccer: 2013 J.League Awards". Nippon News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  30. ↑ "南野拓実選手 内閣総理大臣杯日本プロスポーツ大賞「新人賞」受賞のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Cerezo Osaka. 27 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  31. ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
  32. ↑ "Takumi Minamino, joueur du mois d'août de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats!" [Takumi Minamino, Ligue 1 Uber Eats Player of the Month for August!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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