Taisei Abe
Japanese footballer
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Taisei Abe (安部 大晴, Abe Taisei; born 7 June 2004) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Luzern on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taisei Abe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Luzern (on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | V-Varen Nagasaki | 47 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Luzern (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Japan U20 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:15, 21 October 2023 | |||
Career
Abe joined V-Varen Nagasaki in 2021. He made his debut for Nagasaki in a 3–0 Win over Renofa Yamaguchi, coming on in the 86th minute for Caio César.[2] He scored his first goal for the club against FC Tokyo on 22 June 2022 in the Emperor's Cup, as V-Varen won after extra time.[3]
On 25 July 2025, Abe moved on loan to Luzern in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[4]
International career
Abe was called up to the Japan U20s for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. He made his debut on 3 March 2023, coming on for Sota Kitano in a 2–1 win against China U20s.[5] Japan were able to get to the Semi Finals before being knocked out on penalties by Iraq Under 20s.
Abe was called up to the Japan U-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6] He made his debut in the tournament against Senegal Under 20s on the 21 May 2023, coming on in a 1–0 win in the 90th+1st minute for Taichi Fukui.[7] Japan were knocked out in the group stage.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 February 2026.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2020 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2021 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2022 | J2 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2023 | J2 League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2024 | J2 League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| FC Luzern | 2025-26 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
