Keisuke Honda

Keisuke Honda
	Honda at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Keisuke Honda
Date of birth	June 13, 1986
Place of birth	Settsu, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2004	Seiryo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2008–2009	VVV-Venlo
2010–2013	CSKA Moscow
2014–2017	Milan
2017–2018	Pachuca
2018–2019	Melbourne Victory
2019	Vitesse
2020	Botafogo
2021–	Neftçi
National team
2005	Japan U-20
2008	Japan U-23
2008–2018	Japan
Teams managed
2018–	Cambodia
Honours
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Keisuke Honda (本田圭佑, Honda Keisuke, born June 13, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Honda was born in Settsu on June 13, 1986. When he played for Seiryo High School, he joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2004. He played many matches from 2005. In January 2008, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo. Although the club was relegated to Eerste Divisie in summer 2008, returned to Eredivisie in a year. In January 2010, he moved to Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow and played many matches. He played 94 matches and scored 20 goals for the club. In January 2014, he moved to Italian Serie A club Milan. Although he played many matches until the 2015/16 season, his opportunity to play decreased in the 2016/17 season. In summer 2017, he moved to Mexican Liga MX club Pachuca. After that, he played for Melbourne Victory (2018-2019), Vitesse (2019) and Botafogo (2020). In February 2021, he signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense. However, Portimonense canceled its contract, since the team was unable to register him.

In 2005, Honda was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Championship. In June 2008, he was selected the Japan national team for 2010 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Bahrain on June 22. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, he was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. Although his original position is offensive midfielder, he was converted to center forward at 2010 World Cup by manager Takeshi Okada. He played in all 4 matches and scored 2 goals, and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. After the 2010 World Cup, he played many matches as offensive midfielder under manager Alberto Zaccheroni. In 2011, he played at 2011 Asian Cup. Japan won the champions and he was selected MVP award. In 2014, he participated 2014 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored 1 goal. In 2015, he also participated 2015 Asian Cup. He played 4 matches and scored 3 goals. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2017, he was selected Japan for 2018 World Cup. he played 3 matches as substitute midfielder and scored 1 goal. He played 98 games and scored 37 goals for Japan until 2018.

In August 2018, whilst still a player, Honda became a manager for Cambodia national team.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statistics			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	J1 League	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	-		-		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
2010/11	CSKA Moscow	Premier League	28	4	5	0	-		12	1	45	5
2011/12			25	8	1	0	-		1	0	27	8
2012/13			23	7	3	1	-		2	1	28	9
2013/14			18	1	0	0	-		6	2	24	3
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
2013/14	Milan	Serie A	14	1	2	1	-		-		16	2
2014/15			29	6	1	0	-		-		30	6
2015/16			30	1	7	1	-		-		37	2
2016/17			8	1	1	0	-		-		9	1
Mexico			League		Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2017/18	Pachuca	Liga MX	29	10	5	3	-		-		34	13
Australia			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2018/19	Melbourne Victory	A-League	18	7	0	0	-		4	1	22	8
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2019/20	Vitesse	Eredivisie	4	0	-		-		-		4	0
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2020	Botafogo	Série A	18	2	5	0	-		-		23	2
Country	Japan		90	11	5	0	10	2	-		105	13
	Netherlands		72	24	3	2	-		-		75	26
	Russia		94	20	9	1	-		21	4	124	25
	Italy		81	9	11	2	-		-		92	11
	Mexico		29	10	5	3	-		-		34	13
	Australia		18	7	0	0	-		4	1	22	8
	Brazil		18	2	5	0	-		-		23	2
Total			402	83	38	8	10	2	25	5	475	98

[3]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	1	0
2009	10	3
2010	12	3
2011	8	2
2012	9	4
2013	12	8
2014	13	4
2015	14	10
2016	7	2
2017	5	0
2018	7	1
Total	98	37

References

Keisuke Honda at National-Football-Teams.com
Keisuke Honda at J.League (in Japanese)
Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites

Keisuke Honda at Olympedia

Keisuke Honda at FIFA

Keisuke Honda at UEFA

Keisuke Honda at J.League (player) (in Japanese)

Keisuke Honda at National Football Teams.com

Keisuke Honda at Soccerway.com

Keisuke Honda at Soccerbase.com (player)

Keisuke Honda at FootballDatabase.eu

Keisuke Honda at WorldFootball.net

Keisuke Honda at Transfermarkt (player)

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[1] Keisuke Honda at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] Keisuke Honda at J.League (in Japanese)

[3] Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)