Kento Hashimoto

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kento Hashimoto
橋本拳人

| image = Kento Hashimoto.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Hashimoto with FC Rostov in 2020

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = FC Tokyo

| clubnumber = 18

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| youthclubs1 = Amigo SC

| youthyears2 = 2006–2011

| youthclubs2 = FC Tokyo

| years1 = 2012–2020

| clubs1 = FC Tokyo

| caps1 = 132

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = → Roasso Kumamoto (loan)

| caps2 = 60

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = → J.League U22 (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = → FC Tokyo U-23

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2020–2023

| clubs5 = Rostov

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2022

| clubs6 = → Vissel Kobe (loan)

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = → Huesca (loan)

| caps7 = 33

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Huesca

| caps8 = 31

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2024–2025

| clubs9 = Eibar

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2025–

| clubs10 = FC Tokyo

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Japan U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = Japan U23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Japan

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

| club-update = 21 December 2024

| ntupdate = 27 July 2022

}}

{{nihongo|Kento Hashimoto|橋本拳人|Hashimoto Kento|born August 16, 1993}} is a Japanese football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{Japanese football updater|FCTokyo}} club FC Tokyo and the Japan national team.

Club career

=FC Tokyo=

Considered one of the best prospects in FC Tokyo's youth ranks, he first joined the first-team squad from the 2011 J.League Division 2 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=146638|title = FC東京オフィシャルホームページｌF.C.TOKYO}} He didn't manage to amass much playing time in the squad, so Hashimoto was loaned to Roasso Kumamoto for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=294|title=トップページ｜ロアッソ熊本公式サイト｜Roasso Kumamoto Official Website}}

=Rostov=

On 9 July 2020, Russian Premier League club FC Rostov announced that they had reached an agreement with FC Tokyo for Hashimoto's transfer, and he would move pending a medical. The Japanese footballer signed a 4-year contract with Rostov after arriving in Russia and completing the medical exam.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rostov|url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/13629|title=В Ростов прибудет Кенто Хашимото|trans-title=Kento Hashimoto will arrive to Rostov|date=9 July 2020|language=ru|access-date=9 July 2020|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019183917/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/13629|url-status=dead}} On 23 August 2020, he scored his first goal for Rostov to secure a 1–0 away victory over FC Ufa.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25414.html|title=Hashimoto heads late Rostov winner against 10-man Ufa|date=23 August 2020}} In their next game 3 days later he once again scored the only goal of the game to beat FC Ural Yekaterinburg 1–0.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25436.html|title=Hashimoto bags winner for Rostov|date=26 August 2020}}

On 19 February 2021, Rostov removed Hashimoto from their official squad as registered with the league. That was expected to be temporary, as Russian clubs are only allowed to have 8 foreign players registered at the same time, and Hashimoto was injured at the time.{{cite web|publisher=Sport24|url=https://sport24.ru/news/football/2021-02-19-rostov-vremenno-otzayavil-khashimoto-iz-za-limita-na-legionerov|title="Ростов" временно отзаявил Хашимото из-за лимита на легионеров|date=19 February 2021|language=ru}} He was returned to the squad list on 24 February after the loan of David Toshevski freed up a foreign player spot.{{RPL player|Hasimoto-Kento}}

==Loan to Vissel Kobe==

On 27 March 2022, Hashimoto returned to Japan and signed for Vissel Kobe firstly on a three-month transfer from Russia's FC Rostov after a FIFA ruling temporarily freezing the contracts of foreign players signed with Russian clubs and allowing them to go elsewhere.{{cite web|publisher=Vissel Kobe|url=https://twitter.com/visselkobe/status/1507991084118409218|title=【移籍加入のお知らせ】MF橋本拳人選手がFC ロストフより移籍加入することに決まりました。|date=27 March 2022|language=ja}} On 1 July 2022, his contract was officially extended for an undisclosed period.{{cite web|url=https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/news/article/20250.html|title=MF橋本拳人選手契約延長のお知らせ|trans-title=About Hashimoto's contract extension|access-date=1 July 2022|language=ja}}

=Huesca=

On 18 July 2022, Hashimoto signed with Huesca in Spain.{{cite web|publisher=SD Huesca|url=https://www.sdhuesca.es/noticia/kento-hashimoto-talento-japones-para-el-centro-del-campo|title=KENTO HASHIMOTO, TALENTO JAPONÉS PARA EL CENTRO DEL CAMPO|date=18 July 2022|access-date=18 July 2022|language=es}} On 3 September 2023, Hashimoto returned to Huesca on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Huesca|url=https://www.sdhuesca.es/noticias/kento-hashimoto-regresa-a-la-sd-huesca|title=Kento Hashimoto regresa a la SD Huesca|trans-title=Kento Hashimoto returns to SD Huesca|date=3 September 2023|access-date=3 September 2023|language=es}}

=Eibar=

On 29 August 2024, Hashimoto signed a one-year deal with Eibar also in the Spanish Segunda División.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdeibar.com/noticias/kento-hashimoto-nuevo-jugador-del-eibar|title=Kento Hashimoto, nuevo jugador del Eibar|trans-title=Kento Hashimoto, new player of Eibar|publisher=SD Eibar|language=es|date=29 August 2024|accessdate=29 August 2024}}

=Return to FC Tokyo=

On 9 January 2025, Eibar announce official transfer of Hashimoto to J1 club FC Tokyo for 2025 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdeibar.com/noticias/kento-hashimoto-traspasado-al-fc-tokyo|title=Kento Hashimoto, traspasado al FC Tokyo|trans-title=Kento Hashimoto, transferred to FC Tokyo|publisher=SD Eibar|language=es|date=9 January 2025|accessdate=9 January 2025}}

International career

Hashimoto made his debut for the Japan national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Bolivia, as a starter.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=536166|title=Japan v Bolivia game report|date=26 March 2019}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|the start from 2025 season}}.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 106 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4905411335 "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"], 10 February 2016, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411338}} (p. 37 out of 289){{Soccerway|kento-hashimoto/156941}}

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Club ! Season ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| AFC ! colspan=2 \| Total
rowspan=3\|Roasso Kumamoto	2013	rowspan=2\|J.League Div 2	21	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	22	0
2014	39	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	40	0
colspan="2"\|Total !60	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	62	0
rowspan="7"\|FC Tokyo	2015	rowspan="6"\|J1 League	13	1	2	1	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	19	2
2016	28	4	1	0	4	0	6	0	39	4
2017	26	5	0	0	6	1	colspan="2"\|–	32	6
2018	27	1	2	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|–	32	2
2019	34	3	2	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	38	4
2020	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	2	0	6	0
colspan="2"\|Total !132	14	7	3	19	1	8	0	166	18
colspan=3 \| Russia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Russian Cup ! colspan=2 \| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
rowspan="3"\|FC Rostov	2020–21	rowspan="2"\|RPL	19	6	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	1	0	20	6
2021–22	10	2	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	10	2
colspan="2"\|Total !29	8	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	1	0	30	8
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| AFC ! colspan=2 \| Total
Vissel Kobe	2022	J1 League	8	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	9	1
colspan=3 \|Spain ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Copa del Rey ! colspan=2 \| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
rowspan="2"\|SD Huesca	2022–23	rowspan="3"\|Segunda División	33	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	33	0
2023–24	31	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	33	2
SD Eibar	2024–25	7	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	8	0
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| AFC ! colspan=2 \| Total
FC Tokyo	2025	J1 League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Career Total !301\|\|25\|\|13\|\|2\|\|19\|\|1\|\|9\|\|0\|\|341\|\|28

=Reserves performance=

Last Updated: 25 February 2019

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Total
2015	J.League U-22 Selection	rowspan=3\|J3	2	0	2	0
2017	rowspan=2\|FC Tokyo U-23	1	0	1	0
2018	2	1	2	1
colspan=3 \| Career total !5\|\|1\|\|5\|\|1