Taisei Abe

Taisei Abe
安部 大晴
Personal information
Full name Taisei Abe[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-07) 7 June 2004[1]
Place of birth Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
(on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki)
Number 24
Youth career
–2021 V-Varen Nagasaki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– V-Varen Nagasaki 47 (2)
2025–2026 → Luzern (loan) 34 (0)
2026– → Holstein Kiel (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Japan U20 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:15, 21 October 2023

Taisei Abe (安部 大晴, Abe Taisei; born 7 June 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki.

Club career

Abe joined V-Varen Nagasaki in 2021. He made his debut for Nagasaki in a 3–0 Win over Renofa Yamaguchi, coming on in the 86th minute for Caio César.[2] He scored his first goal for the club against FC Tokyo on 22 June 2022 in the Emperor's Cup, as V-Varen won after extra time.[3]

On 25 July 2025, Abe moved on loan to Luzern in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[4]

On 27 June 2026, Abe was loaned by Holstein Kiel in German 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.[5]

International career

Abe was called up to the Japan U20s for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. He made his debut on 3 March 2023, coming on for Sota Kitano in a 2–1 win against China U20s.[6] Japan were able to get to the Semi Finals before being knocked out on penalties by Iraq Under 20s.

Abe was called up to the Japan U-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] He made his debut in the tournament against Senegal Under 20s on 21 May 2023, coming on in a 1–0 win in the 90th+1st minute for Taichi Fukui.[8] Japan were knocked out in the group stage.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
V-Varen Nagasaki 2020 J2 League 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2021 J2 League 101[a]0000020
2022 J2 League 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
2023 J2 League 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 16 1
2024 J2 League 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
FC Luzern (loan) 2025–26 Swiss Super League 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Career total 7021110010833
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Emperor's Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Renofa Yamaguchi - 29 May 2021". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "FC Tokyo vs V Varen Nagasaki - 22 June 2022". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "FC Luzern verpflichtet Taisei Abe leihweise" [FC Luzern signs Taisei Abe on loan] (in German). FC Luzern. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Taisei Abe wechselt auf Leihbasis zur KSV Holstein" [Taisei Abe joins KSV Holstein on loan.] (in German). Holstein Kiel. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Japan Youth vs China Youth - 23 March 2023". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "U-20日本代表メンバー FIFA U-20ワールドカップアルゼンチン2023" [Japan U-20 national team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023]. Japan Football Association. 8 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Senegal Under 21s vs Japan Under 21s - 21 May 2023". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ Taisei Abe at Soccerway
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