Makoto Hasebe extends his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt by another year. From 2024, the Japanese will remain with the club in a new role.
Frankfurt am Main – The eternal Japanese: Makoto Hasebe, at 38, the oldest in this Bundesliga season deployed professional soccer player, attached Eintracht Frankfurt one more year to go.
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Eintracht Frankfurt veteran Makoto Hasebe (38) extended his contract as a player until 2023. After that he will stay with the SBU in a new position. © Olivier Matthys/AP/dpa
The Japanese contract, which expires in the summer, has been extended, as the Hessians announced on Friday. After another year as a player until 2023, Hasebe should have a position on the coaching team. The defender was tied to the club until 2027.
Hasebe came to the Main in 2014 from 1. FC Nürnberg. The 114-time national player has made 256 appearances for Eintracht so far, including 19 games in all competitions this season.
He was recently absent due to a chest injury, but is back in team training.
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“Frankfurt has become my home for me in recent years, Eintracht my club. I still feel fit and able to play football at a high level,” said Hasebe in a press release from Eintracht.
“Makoto Hasebe is a player that every professional club could only wish for,” praised sporting director Markus Krösche (41).
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“Makoto is the strategist and calming influence of our team and has an impeccable personality.”
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