:Genki Haraguchi

{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Genki Haraguchi
{{nobold|原口 元気}}

| image = Genki Haraguchi Japan 2018.jpg

| caption = Haraguchi with Japan in 2018

| height = 1.78 m{{cite web |url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/fussball/profis/kader/detail/Genki-Haraguchi-11604L/2022-23-67e/ |title=Genki Haraguchi |publisher=1. FC Union Berlin |access-date=4 August 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926023133/https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/fussball/profis/kader/detail/Genki-Haraguchi-11604L/2022-23-67e/ |url-status=live }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|5|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan

| currentclub = Urawa Red Diamonds

| clubnumber = 78

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Konan Minami SSS

| youthyears2 = 2004–2009

| youthclubs2 = Urawa Red Diamonds

| years1 = 2008–2014

| clubs1 = Urawa Red Diamonds

| caps1 = 167

| goals1 = 33

| years2 = 2014–2018

| clubs2 = Hertha BSC

| caps2 = 91

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2018–2021

| clubs4 = Hannover 96

| caps4 = 94

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2021–2023

| clubs5 = Union Berlin

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2023–2024

| clubs6 = VfB Stuttgart

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Urawa Red Diamonds

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Japan U19AFC and FIFA only.

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = Japan U22

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2012

| nationalteam3 = Japan U23

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2011–2022

| nationalteam4 = Japan

| nationalcaps4 = 74

| nationalgoals4 = 11

| club-update = 21 May 2024

| nationalteam-update = 23 September 2022

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|AFC Asian Cup}}

{{Medal|S|2019 United Arab Emirates|}}

}}

{{nihongo|Genki Haraguchi|原口 元気|Haraguchi Genki|born 9 May 1991}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds and the Japan national team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/06/12/soccer/genki-haraguchi-says-hes-reached-agreement-join-hannover/|title=Genki Haraguchi says he's reached agreement to join Hannover|date=12 June 2018|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=18 June 2018|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618054309/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/06/12/soccer/genki-haraguchi-says-hes-reached-agreement-join-hannover/|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/tools_en/cgi-bin/view_news.cgi?action=view&nid=1220 |title=Yamazaki Nabisco Cup vs Nagoya Grampus |date=25 May 2008 |access-date=26 April 2011 |work=Urawa Red Diamonds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928164949/http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/tools_en/cgi-bin/view_news.cgi?action=view&nid=1220 |archive-date=28 September 2011}} He scored his first professional goal against Nagoya Grampus in a J. League Division 1 game on 12 April 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/tools_en/cgi-bin/view_news.cgi?action=view&nid=1887 |title=J.League 5th sec. vs Nagoya Grampus result |date=12 April 2009 |access-date=26 April 2011 |work=Urawa Red Diamonds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928165024/http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/tools_en/cgi-bin/view_news.cgi?action=view&nid=1887 |archive-date=28 September 2011}}

=Hertha BSC=

On 25 May 2014, it was announced that Haraguchi had been signed by Hertha BSC.{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000295086.php |title=Haraguchi becomes Hertha's fourth summer signing |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014 |work=Bundesliga |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195744/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000295086.php |archive-date=25 May 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=HERTHA-NEUZUGÄNGE SORGEN FÜRS WEITERKOMMEN|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/wettbewerbe/dfb-pokal/news/2014/spielbericht-fc-viktoria-koeln-gegen-hertha-bsc-dfb-pokal.php|access-date=19 August 2014|ref=bundesliga.de|language=de|archive-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014040736/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/wettbewerbe/dfb-pokal/news/2014/spielbericht-fc-viktoria-koeln-gegen-hertha-bsc-dfb-pokal.php|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news|title=Haraguchi wechselt nach Düsseldorf|url=https://www.kicker.de/haraguchi-wechselt-nach-duesseldorf-715642/artikel|access-date=23 January 2018|work=kicker Online|date=23 January 2018|language=de|archive-date=7 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607230537/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/715642/artikel_haraguchi-wechselt-nach-duesseldorf.html|url-status=live}}

=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.{{cite web | url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/fortuna-dusseldorf-promoted-takashi-usami-neuhaus-haraguchi-479820.jsp | title=Welcome back to the Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf! | access-date=1 May 2018 | archive-date=1 May 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161131/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/fortuna-dusseldorf-promoted-takashi-usami-neuhaus-haraguchi-479820.jsp | url-status=live }}

=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2223/transfer-genki-haraguchi-kopie/|title=Genki Haraguchi signs for VfB Stuttgart|website=www.vfb.de/en|date=30 January 2023|accessdate=30 January 2023|archive-date=30 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130141637/https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2223/transfer-genki-haraguchi-kopie/|url-status=live}}

On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Haraguchi will leave the club after this season when his contract expires.{{cite web|url=https://www.vfb.de/de/vfb/aktuell/neues/profis/2324/abschiede-im-kader-und-trainerteam/|title=Abschiede im Kader und Trainerteam|trans-title=

Farewells to the squad and coaching team|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|language=de|date=21 May 2024}}

International career

=2011 AFC Asian Cup=

Haraguchi was elected as one of the preliminary registration members on Japan's 50-man list.{{cite news|url=http://samuraiblue.jp/newscenter/press_release/news_000242.html|title=SAMURAI BLUE(日本代表) アジアカップ2011カタール 予備登録メンバー|date=6 December 2010|access-date=26 April 2011|work=Japan Football Association|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731230656/http://samuraiblue.jp/newscenter/press_release/news_000242.html|url-status=live}}

=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.http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m2.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810055035/http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m2.pdf |date=10 August 2013 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m6.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228104533/http://www.eaff.com/img/competition/eafc2013/pdf/m6.pdf |date=28 December 2013 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

=2018 World Cup=

In May 2018 Haraguchi was named to Japan's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web|title= World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/440833652018}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 18 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/genki-haraguchi/74310/|title=G. Haraguchi|website=Soccerway|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323052022/https://int.soccerway.com/players/genki-haraguchi/74310/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/genki-haraguchi/2/|title=Genki Haraguchi > Club matches|website=WorldFootball.net}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes J. League Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes AFC Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League}}

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Urawa Red Diamonds

|2008

|J1 League

|0

000100010
2009

|J1 League

|32

1106100392
2010

|J1 League

|26

2226000344
2011

|J1 League

|30

91042003511
2012

|J1 League

|32

6104000376
2013

|J1 League

|33

114000424113
2014

|J1 League

|14

4300000174
colspan="2"|Total

!167

331222134220440
rowspan="5"|Hertha BSC

|2014–15

|Bundesliga

|21

121colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—232
2015–16

|Bundesliga

|32

251colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—373
2016–17

|Bundesliga

|31

120colspan="2"|—10341
2017–18

|Bundesliga

|7

010colspan="2"|—30110
colspan="2"|Total

!91

4102colspan="2"|—401056
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)

|2017–18

|2. Bundesliga

|13

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—131
rowspan="4"|Hannover 96

|2018–19

|Bundesliga

|28

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—290
2019–20

|2. Bundesliga

|32

610colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—336
2020–21

|2. Bundesliga

|34

920colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—369
colspan="2"|Total

!94

1540colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—9815
rowspan="3"|Union Berlin

|2021–22

|Bundesliga

|30

250colspan="2"|—70422
2022–23

|Bundesliga

|11

020colspan="2"|—60190
colspan="2"|Total

!41

270colspan="2"|—130612
rowspan="3"|VfB Stuttgart

|2022–23

|Bundesliga

|11

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
2023–24

|Bundesliga

|2

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
colspan="2"|Total

!13

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—160
colspan="3"|Career total

!419

5536421321249764

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|match played 23 September 2022|{{NFT player|45160|Genki Haraguchi|access-date=14 July 2018}}}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="12"|Japan

|2011

10
201200
201320
201400
201581
201695
201790
2018112
2019133
202040
202190
202280
colspan="2"|Total7411

:Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haraguchi goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Genki Haraguchi

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|111 June 2015Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan{{fb|IRQ}}align="center"|4–0align="center"|4–0Friendly
align="center"|229 March 2016Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan{{fb|SYR|1980}}align="center"|5–0align="center"|5–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|36 September 2016Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand{{fb|THA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|46 October 2016Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan{{fb|IRQ}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|511 October 2016Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia{{fb|AUS}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|615 November 2016Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan{{fb|KSA}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|72 July 2018Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia{{fb|BEL}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–32018 FIFA World Cup
align="center"|820 November 2018Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan{{fb|KGZ}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|4–02018 Kirin Challenge Cup
align="center"|913 January 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates{{fb|OMA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02019 AFC Asian Cup
align="center"|1028 January 2019Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates{{fb|IRN}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|3–02019 AFC Asian Cup
align="center"|1114 November 2019Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan{{fb|KGZ}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

References

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