A technically gifted right winger nicknamed the 'Japanese Messi', Kubo joined Real Madrid in 2019 before moving permanently to Real Sociedad in 2022, where he has become a key attacking player in La Liga. He has 50+ caps for Japan and featured at the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup.
Takefusa Kubo, commonly known as Take Kubo, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Japan national team. He has been dubbed "Japanese Messi" by Japanese football fans because of his technical ability.
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Super sub Undav fires Germany to WC knockouts
Deniz Undav scored twice after being subbed in during the second half as Germany defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 on Saturday and clinched a spot in the knockout phase at the World Cup for the first time since 2014.
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Netherlands break WC record with Sweden thumping
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Dalot: Portugal prepped for team, Ronaldo critics
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Tournament totals and per-90 rates from 46 competitions · 21175 minutes played.
| Metric | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 48 | 0.20 |
| Assists | 38 | 0.16 |
| Shots | 303 | 1.29 |
| Shots on target | 152 | 0.65 |
| Metric | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 75.9% | — |
| Assists | 38 | 0.16 |
| Match rating | 7.08 | — |
| Metric | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 30 | 0.13 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Metric | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 344 | — |
| Minutes | 21175 | — |
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