Keisuke Honda: The Way to Success

Keisuke Honda, whose photo is presented below, is one of the most successful Japanese football players in history. He was born on June 13, 1986 in the town of Sezza. Throughout his career, he played in such clubs as Nagoya Grampus, VVV-Venlo (Netherlands), CSKA Moscow (Moscow), Milan, and also played for the national team of his country.

First steps in football

As a pupil of the second grade of primary school, the boy began attending football training sessions at the local Setzu club. He did very well, so it's no wonder that some time later he was in the junior team of the more eminent team of "Gamba Osaka". To get into her "youth" the guy did not succeed, so he continued his education in a regular high school. Here, Keisuke Honda became a true leader of the local football team, which is why scouts of several Japanese clubs drew attention to him. In 2004, the player began training in the "Nagoya Grampus", and a year later signed a professional contract with the team. In 2006, the guy became already consistently on the field in the "basis."

"BBB-Venlo"

After several years of performances at home, the football player declared his desire to play in Europe. As a result, in 2008 he moved to the Dutch "ВВВ-Венло" - the club, which then debuted in the top division. Here Keisuke Honda almost immediately became an important link in the main line-up, but could not help the team to keep a place in the "elite". Whatever it was, he decided not to leave the club because of a drop in the class and became his real leader. Several tours before the end of the season, when the "BBV-Venlo" already guaranteed a return to the big leagues, the Dutch grandees - PSV and "Ajax" - turned their attention to the young Japanese. The president of the club estimated his leader at 10 million euros, which frightened off potential buyers.

CSKA Moscow

The new season the player started in the "BBB-Venlo". He continued to score a lot and give assists, so in the press constantly rumors of interest to him from those or other English, Italian and French teams. Despite this, in December 2009 it was officially announced that Keisuke Honda is a football player of the Moscow CSKA. The amount of the transaction was 6 million euros, and the newcomer scored a scored ball in the first match in the national championship. The Japanese became the key figure of the Russian club and even helped him to break 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. Whatever it was, the football player dreamed of making another step in his career, so he was no longer playing with the same dedication as before, although he remained the leader of the team. In 2013, it became clear that the contract with CSKA Moscow player will not be extended.

"Milan"

In October, "Milan" held talks with the player without the participation of Muscovites. For the sake of the possibility of appearances in Italy, Keisuke Honda agreed to even lower wages. In January, the player was in a new team, having received a contract, designed for 4.5 years. Very soon, on January 12, 2014, the Japanese came on as a substitute in the duel of the Italian championship, and three days later during the 1/8 finals of the country's Cup against "Spice" scored the first goal scored. In general, the performances of the footballer for "Milan" can now be called quite successful, because here he managed to become a player of the main structure and the leader on the field.

National team

The first call to the Japanese team was in 2005. However, then on the field he never came out. The debut of the player in the T-shirt of the national Japanese team took place only three years later. The first goal for Japan Keisuke Honda scored in a friendly match against Chile in May 2009. During the 2010 World Championship, he scored two goals in the group stage and helped the team to break into the 1/8 finals, where the Japanese lost in the penalty shootout of Paraguay. In 2011, Japan became the winner of the Asian Cup, and the player was recognized as the best player in the tournament. As part of the qualifying cycle for the 2014 World Cup, Honda designed his first hat trick as part of the national team, striking the Jordan Gate three times.