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Genki Haraguchi (原口 元気, Haraguchi Genki, born 9 May 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Japan national team.^[3]

Club career

Urawa Red Diamonds

Haraguchi made his debut as a professional on 25 May 2008, in the J. League Cup match against Nagoya Grampus.^[4] He scored his first professional goal against Nagoya Grampus in a J. League Division 1 game on 12 April 2009.^[5]

Hertha BSC

On 25 May 2014, it was announced that Haraguchi had been signed by Hertha BSC.^[6] He scored his first competitive goal for Hertha on 16 August 2014 in a 4–2 win during the first round DFB Pokal game against FC Viktoria Köln.^[7] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 14 March against Schalke 04 to put Hertha 2–1 in front.

In January 2018, Haraguchi joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until the end of the season.^[8]

Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)

While on loan at Düsseldorf for the 2017–18 season, Haraguchi played a key role in helping the side gain promotion to the Bundesliga.^[9]

Hannover 96

On 11 June 2018, Haraguchi announced that he had reached an agreement to join Hannover 96 for the 2018–19 season.

VfB Stuttgart

On 30 January 2023, Haraguchi signed for VfB Stuttgart on an eighteen-month contract.^[10] On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Haraguchi will leave the club after this season when his contract expires.^[11]

International career

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Haraguchi was elected as one of the preliminary registration members on Japan's 50-man list.^[12]

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Haraguchi played for Japan in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He played against China PR and South Korea for 71 and 90 minutes respectively, and helped Japan to win the championship for the first time.^[13][14]

2018 World Cup

In May 2018 Haraguchi was named to Japan's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024^[16][17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Urawa Red Diamonds 2008 J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2009 J1 League 32 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 39 2 2010 J1 League 26 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 34 4 2011 J1 League 30 9 1 0 4 2 0 0 35 11 2012 J1 League 32 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 37 6 2013 J1 League 33 11 4 0 0 0 4 2 41 13 2014 J1 League 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 Total 167 33 12 2 21 3 4 2 204 40 Hertha BSC 2014–15 Bundesliga 21 1 2 1 — — 23 2 2015–16 Bundesliga 32 2 5 1 — — 37 3 2016–17 Bundesliga 31 1 2 0 — 1 0 34 1 2017–18 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 — 3 0 11 0 Total 91 4 10 2 — 4 0 105 6 Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1 Hannover 96 2018–19 Bundesliga 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 32 6 1 0 — — 33 6 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 34 9 2 0 — — 36 9 Total 94 15 4 0 — — 98 15 Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 30 2 5 0 — 7 0 42 2 2022–23 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 — 6 0 19 0 Total 41 2 7 0 — 13 0 61 2 VfB Stuttgart 2022–23 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 — — 13 0 2023–24 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0 Total 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0 Career total 419 55 36 4 21 3 21 2 497 64 ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal ^ Includes J. League Cup ^ Includes AFC Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League International As of match played 23 September 2022[18] Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Japan 2011 1 0 2012 0 0 2013 2 0 2014 0 0 2015 8 1 2016 9 5 2017 9 0 2018 11 2 2019 13 3 2020 4 0 2021 9 0 2022 8 0 Total 74 11 Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haraguchi goal. List of international goals scored by Genki Haraguchi No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 11 June 2015 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan  Iraq 4–0 4–0 Friendly 2 29 March 2016 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Syria 5–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 6 September 2016 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 6 October 2016 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Iraq 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 11 October 2016 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Australia 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 15 November 2016 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 2 July 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia  Belgium 1–0 2–3 2018 FIFA World Cup 8 20 November 2018 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 4–0 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 9 13 January 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Oman 1–0 1–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup 10 28 January 2019 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Iran 3–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup 11 14 November 2019 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Honours Fortuna Düsseldorf 2. Bundesliga: 2017–18 Japan AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019 EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013 Individual J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2011 References ^ "Genki Haraguchi". 1. FC Union Berlin. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022. ^ a b c AFC and FIFA only. ^ "Genki Haraguchi says he's reached agreement to join Hannover". The Japan Times Online. 12 June 2018. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018. ^ "Yamazaki Nabisco Cup vs Nagoya Grampus". Urawa Red Diamonds. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011. ^ "J.League 5th sec. vs Nagoya Grampus result". Urawa Red Diamonds. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011. ^ "Haraguchi becomes Hertha's fourth summer signing". Bundesliga. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014. ^ "HERTHA-NEUZUGÄNGE SORGEN FÜRS WEITERKOMMEN" (in German). 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Retrieved 26 April 2011. ^ http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m2.pdf Archived 10 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF] ^ http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m6.pdf Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF] ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". ^ "G. Haraguchi". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018. ^ "Genki Haraguchi > Club matches". WorldFootball.net. ^ "Genki Haraguchi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018. External links Genki Haraguchi – FIFA competition record (archived) Genki Haraguchi at National-Football-Teams.com Genki Haraguchi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Genki Haraguchi at Urawa Reds official site (in Japanese) Genki Haraguchi Archived 1 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Yahoo! Japan sports (in Japanese)