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Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
In the middle of last week, in the first round of the UEFA Cup play-offs.
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
South Korean striker Son did not make the roster in a 0-1 defeat away to Pasos Ferreira; late last week, the
England Premier Soccer League
2nd round of the league.
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
In a 1-0 win on the road against Wolves, Sun started in the game and played 71 minutes, making 14 passes, 10 on target, finishing with two shots, one in goal range and two crosses.
Spanish
Kenyoung Kubo (Mallorca), Daichi Hara (Alaves)
Late last week.
La Liga
In the 2nd round of the league, Mallorca beat Alaves 1-0 away from home, Japanese attacker Kenyoung Kubo started and played 88 minutes, making 24 passes, 22 on target, delivering 2 key passes, 3 crosses and 1 steal. Another Japanese player, Daichi Hara, did not make the team's roster.
German
Hwang Hee-Chan (Red Bull Leipzig), Koh Endo, Yohki Ito (Stuttgart)
Late last week.
Bundesliga
League 2, Red Bull Leipzig swept Stuttgart 4-0 at home, South Korean striker Hwang Hee-chan came on as a substitute in the 69th minute, made 2 passes all in place, no shots on goal, and blocked 1. Japanese back-rower Endo Hikari made his debut in the game and played the full 90 minutes, made 58 passes, was in position for 40, took 2 shots on goal, 1 shot in the goal box range, crossed the ball 4 times, made 5 tackles, and blocked 2. The other Japanese midfielder Yohki Ito sat on the bench for 90 minutes.
Kamata Ochi, Makoto Hasebe (Frankfurt)
Late last week.
Bundesliga
In the 2nd round of the league, Eintracht Frankfurt drew 0-0 with Augsburg in the midfield, with two Japanese players, Kamada Daichi and Hasebe Makoto, both waiting to enter the game. The former came on in the 70th minute and made 5 passes, 4 were in place, delivered 1 key ball and had 1 shot blocked; the latter came on in the 80th minute and made 11 passes, 10 were in place and had 1 breakaway.
Yuyoung Jung (Freiburg)
Late last week.
Bundesliga
In the 2nd round of the league, Freiburg beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home, South Korean striker Jung Woo-young made his debut and played 71 minutes, making 11 passes, getting 7 on target, missing the target with 3 shots on goal, crossing once, making 2 tackles, and also making 2 blocks.
Takuma Asano (Bochum), Jaejoong Lee, Kaido Mizuta (
Mainz (city in Germany)
Late last week.
Bundesliga
In the 2nd round of the league, Bochum won 2-0 at home.
Mainz (city in Germany)
05, Japan's goalkeeper Takuma Asano came on as a substitute in the 81st minute, made one unplaced pass, had no shot on goal, and basically had no presence, but was given a yellow card for a foul; South Korea's goalkeeper Lee Jae-Seong made his debut and played 62 minutes, made 22 passes, was in position for 14, and had one shot on goal that was wide of the mark. Japanese player Mizutaki Kaidou did not make the list.
Masaya Okawa (Bielefeld)
Late last week.
Bundesliga
In the 2nd round of the league, Bielefeld drew 1-1 away to Fürth, with Japanese attacker Masaya Okawa making his debut and playing 89 minutes, making 8 passes, 6 placements, 1 cross, 1 steal and 1 breakaway each.
Genki Haraguchi, Kita Endo (United Berlin)
Last midweek, in the first round of the UEFA Cup playoff table, Union Berlin swept Goodspeed 4-0 away from home, Japanese midfielder Genki Haraguchi started in the game and played 72 minutes, making 27 passes, 26 on target, delivering one key ball, making two steals and one block; another Japanese midfielder, Kita Endo, did not make the roster; at the end of last week, the
Bundesliga
In the 2nd round of the league, Union Berlin drew 2-2 away to Hoffenheim, Genki Haraguchi started again and played 85 minutes, making 16 passes, 12 on target, 1 cross, 3 steals, 1 breakaway and 1 block each; Keita Endo continues to be left out of the roster.
Muroya Sung (Hanover 96)
At the end of last week, in the 4th round of the German Bundesliga, Hannover 96 won 1-0 at home against Heidenheim, and Japanese wingback Naru Muroya made his debut and played the full 90 minutes, with 43 passes, 25 in place, 2 steals, 3 breakaways, and 1 cross.
Bea Tanaka (Düsseldorf)
At the end of last week, in the 4th round of the German Bundesliga, Düsseldorf drew 2-2 at home against Kiel. Japanese midfielder Bea Tanaka came on as a substitute in the 59th minute, made 31 passes, 30 on target, delivered 1 key ball, shot 1 off target, and made 2 steals.
Choi Kyung-rok (Karlsruhe), Park Koo-gi, Kim Min-woo (Bremen)
At the end of last week, the 4th round of the German Bundesliga, Karlsruhe drew 0-0 at home against Bremen, South Korean midfielder Choi Kyung-rok made his debut and played 71 minutes, making 11 passes, getting 8 in place, crossing 2 times, and dedicating 3 blocks; South Korean defender Park Gyeong-gu was on the bench for 90 minutes, and the other South Korean midfielder, Kim Min-woo, did not make the roster.
Itakura Hwang (Schalke 04)
At the end of last week, in the 4th round of the German Bundesliga, Schalke 04 was slaughtered by Regensburg 1-4 away from home. Japanese defender Hwang Itakura made his debut as a substitute at the beginning of the second half, making 28 passes, 26 on target, making 1 tackle, 1 breakaway and 1 block, committing 2 fouls, and being penalized with 1 yellow card.
French
Huang Yisuke (Bordeaux)
At the end of last week, in the 3rd round of Ligue 1, Bordeaux drew 1-1 at home against Angers, South Korean striker Hwang Eui-suk made his debut, was substituted in extra time, made 24 trips to the field, was in position for 20 trips, delivered 1 key goal, had no shots on goal, and made 1 breakaway.
Naoto Ueda (Nîmes)
At the end of last week, in the 5th round of Ligue 2, Nimes won 2-0 away to Dunkirk, Japanese center back Naoto Ueda started in the game and played the full 90 minutes, making 56 passes, 46 in place, 5 breakaways and 1 block.
Adow (Toulouse)
At the end of last week, in the 5th round of Ligue 2, Toulouse beat Dijon 4-2 on the road, Japanese striker Ado started in the game, played 74 minutes, made 12 passes, 11 in place, delivered 1 key goal, shot 2 times all within the goal box, he scored in the 37th minute, assisted in the 1-1 equalization, made 1 cross, and made 1 steal and 1 breakaway each.
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Shinji Kagawa (Thessaloniki)
Thessaloniki drew 1-1 at home to Rijeka in the first leg of the UEFA Cup play-offs in the middle of last week, with Japanese attacker Shinji Kagawa not coming on until stoppage time and not having much room to play.
Henwu Furuhashi (Celtic)
In the middle of last week, the first round of the UEFA Cup play-offs, Celtic won 2-0 at home against Alkmaar, Japanese striker Henwu Furuhashi started to enter the game, played 75 minutes, 15 passes, 13 in place, sent 1 key ball, 1 shot on goal, that is, the opening 11 minutes to receive a wonderful pass from Roji for the team's first record, and then made an oolong goal, robbed 3 times; at the end of last week, the Soviet Premier League, the 3rd round. Celtic home 6-0 blood wash St. Mirren, Furuhashi Henwu debut into the field, played 67 minutes, 17 passes all in place, sent 3 times the key ball, shot 2 times, 1 hit in the goal box range, steal and breakaway each 1 time.
Kuanya Fujimoto (Gilvesant)
Japanese striker Kanya Fujimoto made his debut in the 3rd round of the Portuguese Superliga at the end of last week, losing 0-2 at home to Benfica, and played 68 minutes, making 16 passes, getting 15 on target, hitting 1 shot inside the goal box, crossing 2 times, and making 1 tackle.
Hidemasa Morita (Santa Clara)
Last midweek, in the first round of the UEFA Cup play-offs, Santa Clara beat Belgrade Rangers 2-1 at home. Japanese midfielder Hidemasa Morita made his debut and played 77 minutes, scoring his team's second goal in the 50th minute to assist in extending the team's lead, before receiving a yellow card in the 54th minute for a foul.
Yusei Sugawara (Alkmaar)
Last midweek, in the first leg of the UEFA Cup play-off table, Alkmaar lost 0-2 away to Celtic, Japanese wing-back Yusei Sugawara started and played the full 90 minutes, making 61 passes, 50 in place, 3 crosses, 2 tackles, 5 breakaways and 2 blocks.
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At the end of last week, in the 5th round of the Russian Premier League.
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Tov 2-1 away from Nizhny Novgorod, Japanese midfielder Kenshin Hashimoto started in the game and played 74 minutes, 27 passes, 21 on target, 2 shots on goal, of which in the 36th minute received a great pass from a teammate to assist the team to equalize the score of 1-1, in addition to his contribution to the 2 steals and 3 stops.
Hwang In-beom, Saito Mizuki (Kazan Ruby)
At the end of last week, in the 5th round of the Russian Premier League, Ruby Kazan drew 1-1 away to Khimki, South Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom made his debut and played the full 90 minutes, making 51 passes, 41 on target, delivering 1 key ball, crossing 3 times, and making 1 breakout and block each. Japanese midfielder Saito Mizuki came on as a substitute in the 81st minute and made 4 passes, 3 on target, and 1 shot on target.
Sanko Kanger (Antwerp)
Last midweek, in the first round of the UEFA Cup play-offs, Antwerp lost 2-4 away to Omonia. Japanese attacker Yasuhiro Miyoshi came on as a substitute in the 60th minute and made 10 passes, 5 in place, delivered 1 key shot, 3 shots on goal, 2 within the goal box, including a shot on goal in the 62nd minute to help his team recover a point from a 1-3 deficit, and he also made 2 crosses and 1 block.
Daniel Schmidt, Yuma Suzuki, Tatsuya Ito, Hou Matsubara, Daichi Hayashi, Seung-Young Lee, Daiki Hashi-Oka (St. Turten)
At the end of last week, the fifth round of the Belgian League, St. Tilden lost 0-2 at home to Kortrijk, Japanese goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt started to enter the game, and played 90 minutes, 21 passes, 16 in place, no saves; Japan's two wing backs, Hashioka Daiki and Matsubara after the same start to enter the game, and both played 69 minutes, the former made 28 passes, 17 in place, sent 1 key ball, shot 1 off target, 3 passes, 1 steal and block 1 each; steal 1, the latter passed 23 times, 18 times, 1 off target, 3 times, steal and block 1 each. The former made 28 passes, 17 on target, sent one key ball, one shot off target, three passes, one steal and one block; South Korean striker Lee Sung-woo sat on the bench for 90 minutes, and Japanese strikers Yuma Suzuki and Daichi Hayashi and Japanese midfielder Tatsuya Ito were not included in the list of players.
Ryota Morioka (Charleroi)
At the end of last week, the 5th round of the Belgian League, Charleroi drew 2-2 away from Wiltshire, Japanese midfielder Ryota Morioka started in the game, and played the full 90 minutes, 47 passes, in place 37 times, sent 4 key goals, which assisted his teammates to score in the 51st minute, once assisted the team to grab a 2-1 lead, 2 shots on goal all missed the target, and 2 steals.
Musashi Suzuki (Beershot)
At the end of last week, in the 5th round of the Belgian League, Beerschot lost 2-3 away to Bruges. Japanese striker Musashi Suzuki, who came on as a substitute in the 88th minute, made all 2 passes and had no shots on goal.
Kitagawa Koya (Vienna Rapid)
Last week in the middle of the first round of the UEFA Cup playoffs, Vienna Rapid won 3-0 at home against Soljaer, the Japanese striker Kitagawa Hanya came on as a substitute in the 79th minute, only 1 pass was not in place, no shot on goal, giving 1 steal and 1 block. At the end of last week, in the 5th round of the Austrian League, Rapid Vienna won 3-0 at home against Ried, Kitagawa Hanya came on as a substitute in the 79th minute, made 3 passes, 2 in place, sent 1 key ball, and had no shots on goal.
Keidou Nakamura (Linz)
In the middle of last week, in the first round of the EHF Cup play-offs, Linz drew 1-1 at home against St. Johnstone, and Japanese striker Keido Nakamura came on as a substitute in the 84th minute, with 3 passes, 2 on target, 1 shot on target, and 1 steal; at the end of last week, in the 5th round of the Austrian league, Linz drew 1-1 at home against Hartberg, and Keido Nakamura didn't make it into the competition roster.
Jun Kawabe (Grasshopper)
At the end of last week, in the 4th round of the Swiss League, Grasshopper defeated Zurich 1-2 on the road. Japanese midfielder Jun Kawanabe came on as a substitute in the 61st minute and made 11 passes, 9 on target, 2 shots on goal both missing the target, and 1 steal.
Touichi Suzuki (Lausanne Sports)
At the end of last week, in the 4th round of the Swiss League, Sporting Lausanne drew 2-2 at home against Basel, Japanese midfielder Touichi Suzuki started in the game and played the full 90 minutes, making 27 passes, 22 on target, delivering 1 key ball, 7 crosses, 2 breakaways, 2 blocks, 2 fouls, and 1 yellow card.
Yukiya Sugita (Sirius)
At the end of last week, in the 16th round of the Swedish league, Sirius drew 1-1 away to Orebro, Japanese striker Yuki Sugita also started in the match and played 87 minutes, making 27 passes, 19 on target, delivering 4 key passes, 2 shots all off target, and 4 crosses.
