Yuki Abe
Yuki Abe (Japanese: 阿部 勇樹, Abe Yuki, born September 6, 1981) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Yuki Abe[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1981[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | JEF United Ichihara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2006 | JEF United Chiba | 214 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 120 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Leicester City | 52 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2022 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 256 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 642 | (77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 | Japan U-20 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Japan U-23 | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Japan | 53 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Biography
Abe was born in Ichikawa on September 6, 1981. He joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) from their youth team in 1998. He made his debut at the age of 16 years and 333 days on August 5, 1998, at the time a record for the youngest player and J1 League. The club won the champions in the 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. In 2007, he moved to Urawa Reds. The club won the champions in the 2007 AFC Champions League. In August 2010, he moved to English EFL Championship club Leicester City. In January 2012, he returned to Urawa. The club won the champions in the 2017 AFC Champions League.
In 2004, Abe was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. He played all 3 matches and scored 1 goal. On January 29, 2005, he debuted for the Japan national team against Kazakhstan. However he was not selected the Japan for the 2006 World Cup. After the 2006 World Cup, he played many matches under new manager Ivica Osim. He played at 2007 Asian Cup. Although his opportunity to play decreased under manager Takeshi Okada from 2008, Abe was selected the Japan for the 2010 World Cup. He played all 4 matches as defensive midfielder. He played 53 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2011.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JEF United Ichihara | 1998 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2000 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2001 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2002 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2003 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2004 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 6 | ||||
| JEF United Chiba | 2005 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | – | – | 44 | 17 | |||
| 2006 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 45 | 14 | |||
| Total | 214 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 8 | – | 3 | 1 | 268 | 47 | |||
| Urawa Reds | 2007 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 6 |
| 2008 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2009 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2010 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 120 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 18 | ||
| Leicester City | 2010–11 | Championship | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 59 | 2 | ||||
| Urawa Reds | 2012 | J1 League | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 44 | 7 | |||
| 2014 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 42 | 6 | ||||
| 2015 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 47 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 252 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 341 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 638 | 77 | 35 | 4 | 80 | 13 | 50 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 819 | 100 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup and FA Cup.
- Includes J.League Cup and Football League Cup.
- Includes AFC Champions League.
- Includes Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup, Suruga Bank Championship, J.League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abe goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 16 August 2006 | Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan |  Yemen | 2–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 25 July 2007 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals | |
| 3 | 27 May 2009 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan |  Chile | 4–0 | Kirin Cup 2009 |
Honours
JEF United Chiba
- J.League Cup: 2005, 2006
Urawa Red Diamonds
- AFC Champions League: 2007, 2017
- J.League Cup: 2016
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2017
- Emperor's Cup: 2018
Individual
- J.League Best Eleven: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
- J.League Cup New Hero Award: 2005
References
- "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 59 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 19 out of 289)
- Yuki Abe at National-Football-Teams.com
Other websites
- Yuki Abe at Olympedia
- Yuki Abe at FIFA
- Yuki Abe at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yuki Abe at National Football Teams.com
- Yuki Abe at Soccerway.com
- Yuki Abe at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Yuki Abe at FootballDatabase.eu
- Yuki Abe at WorldFootball.net
- Yuki Abe at Transfermarkt (player)
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