_(cropped).jpg) Honda with Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Keisuke Honda[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1986[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Settsu, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Settsu | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Seiryo High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 90 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | VVV-Venlo | 68 | (24) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | CSKA Moscow | 94 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | AC Milan | 81 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Pachuca | 29 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Vitesse | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Botafogo | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Portimonense | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Neftçi Baku | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Sūduva | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Paro | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Japan U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Japan U23 | 18 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2018 | Japan | 98 | (37) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Cambodia | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Cambodia U-23 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Keisuke Honda (本田 圭佑, Honda Keisuke, born 13 June 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
A versatile player, Honda usually played as an attacking midfielder, but could also play as a winger, a false nine or as a deep-lying playmaker,[2][3][4] and frequently featured as a right winger for Milan during the 2014–15 season. A quick and creative player, he was also known for his accuracy from bending free-kicks, powerful striking ability from distance, dribbling skills and delivery as a set-piece specialist.
Honda earned over 90 international caps between 2008 and 2018, playing at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups. He was also part of the squad which won the 2011 Asian Cup, where he was also voted Player of the Tournament.
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: CF Pachuca" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ Mabley, Ben (June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Japan tactics and key questions – the expert's view". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Windon, Jacob (6 August 2018). "How will Melbourne Victory deploy their new Japanese superstar?". A-League. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Keisuke Honda Is Happy With Life at CSKA Moscow But Not His Position in the Line-Up". Goal.com. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.