Kento Hashimoto (橋本 拳人, Hashimoto Kento, born August 16, 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Eibar and the Japan national team.

Kento Hashimoto
橋本 拳人
Hashimoto with FC Rostov in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Eibar
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2005 Amigo SC
2006–2011 FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 FC Tokyo 132 (14)
2013–2014Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 60 (0)
2014–2015J.League U22 (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017FC Tokyo U-23 3 (1)
2020–2023 Rostov 29 (8)
2022Vissel Kobe (loan) 9 (1)
2022–2023Huesca (loan) 33 (0)
2023–2024 Huesca 31 (2)
2024– Eibar 5 (0)
International career
2012 Japan U19 1 (0)
2016 Japan U23 1 (0)
2019– Japan 15 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

Club career

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Tokyo

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Rostov

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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.[3] On 23 August 2020, he scored his first goal for Rostov to secure a 1–0 away victory over FC Ufa.[4] In their next game 3 days later he once again scored the only goal of the game to beat FC Ural Yekaterinburg 1–0.[5]

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.[6] He was returned to the squad list on 24 February after the loan of David Toshevski freed up a foreign player spot.[7]

Loan to Vissel Kobe

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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.[8] On 1 July 2022, his contract was officially extended for an undisclosed period.[9]

Huesca

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On 18 July 2022, Hashimoto signed with Huesca in Spain.[10] On 3 September 2023, Hashimoto returned to Huesca on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.[11]

Eibar

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On 29 August 2024, Hashimoto signed a one-year deal with Eibar also in the Spanish Segunda División.[12]

International career

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Hashimoto made his debut for the Japan national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Bolivia, as a starter.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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Updated to 17 May 2024.[14][15][16]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Total
Roasso Kumamoto 2013 J2 League 21 0 1 0 22 0
2014 39 0 1 0 40 0
Total 60 0 2 0 62 0
FC Tokyo 2015 J1 League 13 1 2 1 4 0 19 2
2016 28 4 1 0 4 0 6 0 39 4
2017 26 5 0 0 6 1 32 6
2018 27 1 2 1 3 0 32 2
2019 34 3 2 1 2 0 38 4
2020 4 0 2 0 6 0
Total 132 14 7 3 19 1 8 0 166 18
Russia League Russian Cup Europe Total
FC Rostov 2020–21 RPL 19 6 1 0 20 6
2021–22 10 2 10 2
Total 29 8 1 0 30 8
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Total
Vissel Kobe 2022 J1 League 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
Huesca 2022–23 Segunda División 33 0 0 0 33 0
Huesca 2023–24 Segunda División 28 2 2 0 30 2
Total 299 25 12 3 19 1 9 0 329 29

Reserves performance

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Last Updated: 25 February 2019

Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Total
2015 J.League U-22 Selection J3 2 0 2 0
2017 FC Tokyo U-23 1 0 1 0
2018 2 1 2 1
Career total 5 1 5 1

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2021 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan   Tajikistan 3–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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International

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "FC東京オフィシャルホームページlF.C.TOKYO".
  2. ^ "トップページ|ロアッソ熊本 公式サイト|Roasso Kumamoto Official Website".
  3. ^ "В Ростов прибудет Кенто Хашимото" [Kento Hashimoto will arrive to Rostov] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Hashimoto heads late Rostov winner against 10-man Ufa". Russian Premier League. 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Hashimoto bags winner for Rostov". Russian Premier League. 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ ""Ростов" временно отзаявил Хашимото из-за лимита на легионеров" (in Russian). Sport24. 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ Kento Hashimoto at Russian Premier League
  8. ^ "【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。" (in Japanese). Vissel Kobe. 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ "MF橋本拳人選手 契約延長のお知らせ" [About Hashimoto's contract extension] (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ^ "KENTO HASHIMOTO, TALENTO JAPONÉS PARA EL CENTRO DEL CAMPO" (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Kento Hashimoto regresa a la SD Huesca" [Kento Hashimoto returns to SD Huesca] (in Spanish). Huesca. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Kento Hashimoto, nuevo jugador del Eibar" [Kento Hashimoto, new player of Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Japan v Bolivia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "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)
  15. ^ 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. 37 out of 289)
  16. ^ Kento Hashimoto at Soccerway
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