Ariajasuru Hasegawa ( ja, 長谷川アーリアジャスール; fa, آریا جسور; born 29 October 1988) is a Japanese professional

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who plays as an

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for

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. He was born to a Japanese mother and an Iranian father.

Club career

Born in

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, Hasegawa joined Yokohama F. Marinos' youth setup in 2004, aged 16, after starting it out at Sakado Diplomats. In November 2006 he was promoted to the main squad ahead of the following campaign and made his professional debut on 3 March 2007, in a 1–0 home win against

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; however, he struggled severely with injuries during the year. On 6 June 2008, Hasegawa signed a professional deal with Marinos, and scored his first senior goal on 29 November, netting the last in a 2–0 home success against Tokyo Verdy. During the 2010 season he was also used as a

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, but mainly as a substitute. On 6 January 2012, Hasegawa moved to fellow league team

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. He was mainly used as a defensive midfielder by manager

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and scored five goals in

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; on 29 December 2013 he extended his contract with the club. On 16 January 2014, Hasegawa joined

Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. ...

, reuniting with former manager Popović. He appeared in 30 matches for the side during his first season, scoring once. On 2 July 2015, Hasegawa moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year deal with

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and working with Popović for the third time. On 29 March 2016, Hasegawa returned to Japan and play for

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. On 29 December 2017, Hasegawa signed for Nagoya Grampus.

International career

Hasegawa represented

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in the under-20 level between 2006 and 2010, being capped three times and scoring one goal. In December 2012 he got called up to the main squad by coach Alberto Zaccheroni for a

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against

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, but remained unused in the 2–0 win. Born to a Japanese mother and an Iranian father, Hasegawa is eligible to play for Japan or

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, though Japan does not recognize dual citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

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Player of the Month: September 2013

References

External links

Profile at Omiya Ardija
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasegawa, Ariajasuru 1988 births Living people Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Segunda División players Yokohama F. Marinos players FC Tokyo players Cerezo Osaka players Real Zaragoza players Shonan Bellmare players Omiya Ardija players category:Nagoya Grampus players category:FC Machida Zelvia players Japanese people of Iranian descent Iranian people of Japanese descent Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Association football midfielders Sportspeople of Iranian descent Japan youth international footballers