Takumi Minamino

Takumi Minamino
Minamino with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Takumi Minamino[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Izumisano, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Monaco
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2006 Sessel Kumatori SC
2007–2012 Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cerezo Osaka 62 (7)
2015–2020 Red Bull Salzburg 136 (42)
2020–2022 Liverpool 30 (4)
2021Southampton (loan) 10 (2)
2022– Monaco 58 (11)
International career
2010–2011 Japan U17 15 (6)
2012 Japan U20 8 (5)
2015–2016 Japan Olympic 14 (4)
2015– Japan 65 (24)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2019 UAE
AFC U-23 Championship
Winner 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Takumi Minamino (南野 拓実, Minamino Takumi, born 16 January 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Japan national team.

Minamino began his club career at J.League Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka in 2012 and in his first season he was named J.League Rookie of the Year. In 2014 he moved to Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg with whom he spent four successful seasons. Following impressive displays for the club he joined Liverpool on 1 January 2020, winning the 2019–20 Premier League in his first season.

Making his senior international debut for Japan in 2015, Minamino starred in the team that reached the final of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, also playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Takumi Minamino: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Takumi Minamino". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 15 December 2022.