Takahiro Sekine
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| Full name | Takahiro Sekine[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | FC Tsurugashima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 110 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Ingolstadt 04 II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2026 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 193 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Japan U-19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Takahiro Sekine (関根 貴大, Sekine Takahiro; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Sydney FC.[3]
Career
In August 2017, Sekine left Urawa Red Diamonds to join FC Ingolstadt 04 in Bundesliga 2.[4] In July 2018, he signed with Sint-Truidense in Belgian Pro League on loan, joined with his teammates Takehiro Tomiyasu.[5]
After having spent 2 years abroad in Europe, Sekine returned to former club in J1, Urawa Red Diamonds for mid 2019 season. He was named Urawa Red Diamonds captain for 2025 season.[6]
Personal life
On 22 December 2017, he married a former SKE48 member Kaneko Shiori, after dating for two and a half years.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2013 | J.League Div 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | J1 League | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| Ingolstadt | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sint-Truidense | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2019 | J1 League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 2020 | 24 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 51 | 7 | ||||
| 2022 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds total | 302 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 409 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 306 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 414 | 39 | ||
1Includes Japanese Super Cup, J. League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.
Honours
Club
Urawa Red Diamonds
References
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Takahiro Sekine" (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "Takahiro Sekine". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "関根貴大 FCインゴルシュタット04への移籍について". URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ "関根貴大、ベルギー1部クラブへ期限付き移籍決定！冨安健洋と同僚に | Goal.com 日本". www.goal.com (in Japanese). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ "関根貴大は生まれ変わった浦和の象徴。末っ子気質の青年が新リーダーへ (2ページ目)". 集英社 スポルティーバ 公式サイト web Sportiva (in Japanese). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ "独２部インゴルシュタット・関根、２年半交際の元ＳＫＥ金子栞と結婚". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ "インゴルシュタット関根 元ＳＫＥ金子栞と結婚、同郷で同い年 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex サッカー". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 20 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 30 out of 289)
- ↑ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
- Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese)
- Takahiro Sekine at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- Sydney FC players
- J1 League players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Ingolstadt 04 II players
- Sint-Truidense VV players
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs