Takuma Abe

Takuma Abe isn't the kind of name that jumps off a highlight reel, and honestly that's kind of the point — he's the guy who put in the work at Hosei University, earned his spot as a pro, and built a career the steady way. Born in Kodaira, Tokyo, which is this quietly residential corner of the city that doesn't shout for attention, and I think that vibe suits him. Not a lot of glam on the record, but there's something genuinely solid about a player who came up through the university route and made it stick. Sometimes the understated ones are the ones worth paying attention to.

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Takuma Abe is a Japanese former footballer born on December 5, 1987, in Kodaira, Tokyo. He graduated from Hosei University before pursuing a career in football. A forward, he joined Tokyo Verdy in 2010, finished second in the J2 scoring chart in 2011 and 2012, then played for VfR Aalen in Germany, Ventforet Kofu and FC Tokyo.

Name (English)

Takuma Abe

Name (Japanese)

阿部拓馬

Reading

あべ たくま

Born

December 5, 1987 (age 38)

Origin

Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan

Height

171 cm

Occupation

Footballer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

University

Hosei University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E9%83%A8%E6%8B%93%E9%A6%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1522870

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Footballer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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