Take Kubo

Takefusa Kubo (久保 建英, Kubo Takefusa, born 4 June 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Mallorca on loan from Real Madrid and the Japan national team.

Club Career

Early career

At the age of seven, Takefusa Kubo started playing football for FC Persimmon, a local club based in his home city Kawasaki. In August 2009, he was awarded MVP at FC Barcelona Soccer Camp in which he participated at the age of eight. In April 2010, he was selected as a member of FC Barcelona School team and participated in Sodexo European Rusas Cup held in Belgium. He was awarded MVP even though his team finished third. After returning home, he began to play for the Kawasaki Frontale junior youth team.

FC Barcelona

In August 2011, Takefusa Kubo had been invited to join FC Barcelona’s youth Academy, La Masia, after passing the trial. He began to play for Barca Alevi C (U11). During his first full season (2012–13), he was top goalscorer in the league with 74 goals in 30 games.

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