Takefusa Kubo Bio, Club Career, Family, Net Worth, Transfer

Takefusa Kubo is a Japanese football player who is currently playing for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Japan national team. His playing position is a winger and his shirt number is 14. In 2015, he joined the youth team of FC Tokyo and started his career at the club. On the international level, Takefusa has represented Japan's national team at various age levels. He has also represented Japan at U16, U17, U20, U21, U23, and the senior level. On 9th June 2019, he made his senior international team debut for Japan. Recently on 19th July 2022, he joined Real Sociedad on a permanent deal and marked his debut by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win away to Cadiz in their opening game of the season in La Liga. 

Takefusa Kubo Bio/Wiki

Takefusa Kubo was born on 4th June 2001 in Asao-Ku, Kawasaki, Japan. He holds Japanese nationality and is of Asian ethnicity. He follows the Christian religion and his race is white. Likewise, as per his birth date, his zodiac sign is Gemini and his present age is 21. He is the son of his father, Takefumi Kubo whereas his mother's name has not been disclosed yet. He grew up as the only child of his parents.  

Takefusa Kubo Club Career

Takefusa Kubo kicked off his football career by joining the local club FC Persimmon at the age of 7 in 2008. Then he was selected as a member of the FC Barcelona School team in April 2010. He also participated in the Sodexo European Russia Cup held in Belgium. Even though his team finished third, he was awarded MVP in the tournament. He then joined the Kawasaki Frontale youth system in 2010.

FC Barcelona

• Takefusa gave a trial at FC Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia In August 2011 and was invited after passing the trial. 
• He began to play for Barca Alevin C (U11). 
• He became the top goalscorer during his first full season 2012-13 with 74 goals in 40 games.  
• He was then promoted to Barca Infantil A (U14) in his third full season. 
• It was later found that Barcelona had violated FIFA's international transfer policy for U18 youths. He became ineligible to play for the club. 
• Later he returned to Japan in March 2015. 

FC Tokyo

• Kubo signed with FC Tokyo's junior youth team in 2016 and was promoted to the club's senior team in September 2016. 
• He made his J League record debut at the age of 15 years, 5 months, and one day and became the youngest player to score in the J League in April 2017 scoring against Cerezo Osaka U23. He was 15 years, and 10 months old at the time. 
• In May 2017, he made his debut for the first team in J League YBC Levain Cup after which
• FC Tokyo announced in November 2017 that the team improved his contract with the club and will pay him as a first-team member. 
• He became a regular starter for FC Tokyo from the start of the 2019 season.

Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)

• Kubo joined Yokohama F. Marinos on a half-year loan on 16th August 2018 and scored in his Marinos debut against Vissel Kobe.

Real Madrid

• Takefusa signed with Spanish club Real Madrid on a five-year deal on a free transfer on 14th June 2019. Although registered with their U-19 team, he had been expected to mainly play for Real Madrid B during the 2019-20 season. 
• But, he featured regularly with the first team during Real Madrid's preseason tour of the United States and Germany.

Mallorca (loan)

• Kubo joined RCD Mallorca on a season-long loan as he became the third Japanese player in Mallorca's history after Yoshito Okubo and Akihiro Ienaga on 22nd August 2019.
• He made his debut for the club on 1st September 2019 in a 2-0 loss to Valencia as he became the youngest Japanese player in the Top 4 European leagues history to play in a match with a record of 18 years, 2 months, and 28 days. 
• On 10th November 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Villarreal. During his loan spell at RCD Mallorca, Kubo made 36 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals and providing 5 assists in all the competitions. 

Villarreal (loan) 

• He was loaned to Villarreal CF until the end of the 2020-2021 season where his loan was cut short on 8th January 2021.
• He made 19 appearances for the club during his loan spell at Villarreal, scoring once and providing 3 assists in all the competitions. 

Getafe (loan)

• On 8th January 2021, Kubo moved to fellow top-tier side Getafe CF on loan for the remainder of the 2020-2021 season where he made 18 appearances for the club, scoring once and providing 1 assist in all the competitions. 

Return to Mallorca (loan)

• He rejoined RCD Mallorca on a season-long loan where he made 31 appearances for the club on 12th August 2021, scoring 2 goals and providing 3 assists in all the competitions. 

Real Sociedad

• Takefusa joined Real Sociedad on a permanent deal for a transfer fee of €6 million on 19th July 2022.
• He marked his debut by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win away to Cadiz in their opening game of the season in La Liga.

International Career

• Takefusa Kubo represented Japan's national team at various age levels as well as he represented Japan at U16, U17, U20, U21, U23, and the senior level.
• As well, he was selected for the Japan U20 national team for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup. He was 15 years old then. 
• Shortly before turning eighteen, Kubo was named to the squad for the 2019 Copa America, which marked his first call-up to the senior squad. 
• On 9th June 2019, he made his senior international team debut for Japan in a 2-0 friendly win against El Salvador. 
• In July 2021, Kubo was included in the 22-player squad of the U23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
• Also, he scored his first goal for Japan against South Africa in the 2020 Olympics on 22nd July 2021.

Awards and Achievements

Individual

• UEFA La Liga Revelation Team of the Year: 2019-2020

Transfer History

• Real Sociedad on 19th Jul 2022  at 6.5m euro
• Real Madrid on 30th June 2022 at the end of the loan
• RCD Mallorca on 11th August 2021 at loan
• Getafe CF on 8th January 2021 at loan
• Villarreal on 10th August 2022 at loan
• FC Tokyo at the end of the loan
• Yokohama F. Marinos on 15th Aug 2018 at loan
• FC Tokyo on 1st November 2017 From FC Tokyo Youth

Takefusa Kubo's Personal Life

Takefusa Kubo is too young to have a girlfriend now. Currently, he is assumed to be single as there is no news or rumors about his dating anyone. Also, he has not given any clue about his relationship or dating life. He has not shared any pictures of himself with any girls on his social media accounts. He is single at present. Despite his young age, he has a huge fan following and many people love him. Concerning his sexual orientation, he is straight.

Takefusa Kubo 2023: Net Worth, Salary, and Earnings

Takefusa Kubo is a Japanese professional football player who has accumulated a huge amount of money from his football career which is his major source of wealth. As of 2022, Kubo's net worth is estimated to be around €12.5 million and he received £1.7 million as a yearly salary from his current club. In July 2022, he joined Real Sociedad on a permanent deal for a transfer fee of €6 million. In addition, his current market value is around $9.90m whereas his highest market value was $33.00m as of 23rd July 2020.

Takefusa Kubo Measurements: Height & Weight

Takefusa Kubo stands at an ideal height of 1.73m i.e. 5 feet and 8 inches tall. He has a body weight of 64kg. Moreover, he has an athletic body build. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black. He has a well-maintained body.