Takefusa Kubo grew up in Kawasaki, Japan, and joined Barcelona’s La Masia academy at 10. After a FIFA ban on Barcelona’s international youth signings, he returned to Japan to play for FC Tokyo.
Real Madrid signed him in 2019, and he spent several seasons on loan at Mallorca, Villarreal and Getafe before joining Real Sociedad in 2022. At Real Sociedad he became one of La Liga’s most creative wingers, known for his dribbling and left foot.
Kubo is a key player for Japan and played at the 2022 World Cup.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2017, Kubo has made 310 club appearances and scored 40 goals in all competitions for 7 clubs. His most productive season in front of goal was 2022/23, when he scored 9 times in 44 games for Real Sociedad. His busiest campaign was 2024/25, with 52 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 6 appearances for Real Sociedad. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.