is a former

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player. Hasabe made two appearances in the

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for

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Career

Hasebe was born near Niigata and joined local side

as a trainee from school. Hasebe is a graduate of the Albirex youth academy and signed his first professional contract in the winter of 2008. He made his first team debut on 3 May 2008 in the

match against

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in the 45th minute. During the 2009 season, Hasebe was loaned out to

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, and later

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. In total Hasebe made 41 appearances for these clubs.

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* 1990 births Living people Association football people from Niigata Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players Japan Football League players Albirex Niigata players Japan Soccer College players Zweigen Kanazawa players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub