Keisuke Honda, whose photos are presented below, -This is one of the most successful Japanese soccer players in history. He was born on June 13, 1986 in the town of Sezza. During his career, he performed with such clubs as Nagoya Grampus, BBB-Venlo (the Netherlands), CSKA (Moscow), Milan, and also played for the national team of his country.
First steps in football
Being a second grade student in elementary school,the boy began attending football training sessions at the local Settsu club. He did quite well, so it is not surprising that some time later he ended up in the youth team of the more eminent team “Gamba Osaka”. It was not possible to get through to her “youth team”, so he continued his studies at a regular high school. Here Keisuke Honda became the real leader of the local football team, and therefore he was noticed by scouts from several Japanese clubs. In 2004, the player began training with Nagoya Grampus, and a year later he signed a professional contract with the team. In 2006, the guy was already steadily taking to the pitch at the base.
BBB-Venlo
After several years of performances at homeFootballer announced his desire to play in Europe. As a result, in 2008 he moved to the Dutch BBB-Venlo - a club that then debuted in the top division. Here, Keisuke Honda almost immediately became the most important link of the core team, but could not help the team save a place in the “elite”. Anyway, he made the decision not to leave the club due to the drop in class and became his real leader. For several rounds before the end of the season, when BBB-Venlo had already guaranteed itself a return to the big leagues, Dutch grants — PSV and Ajax — turned their gaze on the young Japanese. The president of the club estimated its leader at 10 million euros, which scared away potential buyers.
CSKA
New season player started in "BBB-Venlo".He continued to score a lot and give assists, therefore in the press constantly rumors about interest to him from those or other English, Italian and French teams. Despite this, in December 2009, it was officially announced that Keisuke Honda was a football player from CSKA Moscow. The amount of the transaction was equal to 6 million euros, and the newcomer scored a goal with the ball already in his first match in the national championship. The Japanese became the key figure of the Russian club and even helped him get into the quarter finals of the Champions League. After the end of the world championship in 2010, the Italian Milan offered 10 million euros for this player, but was refused. Anyway, the footballer dreamed of making the next step in his career, therefore, he did not play with such dedication as before, although he remained the team leader. In 2013, it became clear that the player will not renew the contract with CSKA.
"Milan"
In October, Milan held talks withfootball player without the participation of representatives of Muscovites. For the sake of speeches in Italy, Keisuke Honda even agreed to pay cuts. In January, the footballer was in the new team, having received a contract for 4.5 years. Very soon, on January 12, 2014, the Japanese came on as a substitute in the Italian championship duel, and three days later, during the 1/8 final of the country's cup against Spice, he distinguished himself with the first goal scored. In general, the football player’s performances for Milan can now be called quite successful, because here he managed to become a player of the main team and a leader on the field.
National team
The first call to the Japanese team received in 2005.However, then on the field, he never went. The debut of a player in a T-shirt of the national Japanese team took place only three years later. Keisuke Honda scored his first goal for Japan in a friendly against Chile in May 2009. During the 2010 World Championships, he scored two goals in the group stage and helped the team make it to the 1/8 finals, where the Japanese lost in the penalty shootout to Paraguaya. In 2011, Japan became a triumphant Asian Cup, and the player himself was recognized as the best player in the tournament. As part of the qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup, Honda designed its first hat trick as part of the national team, three times hitting the gates of Jordan.
