Hajime Hosogai
Hosogai was born in Maebashi on June 10, 1986. After graduating from Maebashi Ikuei High School, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2005. He played several matches as defensive midfielder from first season. Urawa won the champions in the 2006 J1 League and 2007 AFC Champions League. He became a regular player from 2008. In January 2011, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Augsburg. The club was promoted to Bundesliga end of the 2010/11 season. From summer 2012, he played Bayer Leverkusen, Hertha, Bursaspor and Stuttgart. In March 2018, he returned to Japan and joined Kashiwa Reysol. In 2019, he moved to Thailand and played Buriram United and Bangkok United.