Takumi Minamino grew up in Izumisano, Osaka, and began his career at Cerezo Osaka before moving to Red Bull Salzburg in 2015, where he won several Austrian titles and impressed in the Champions League against Liverpool.
Liverpool signed him in January 2020, and he won the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. He joined Monaco in 2022. Minamino is a versatile attacking player and a key figure for Japan, playing at the 2022 World Cup.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2012, Minamino has made 466 club appearances and scored 118 goals in all competitions for 5 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2018/19: 14 goals in 45 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.