Japan National University's beautiful challenge a year before Son Heung-min, re-enters Europe at the age of 34...Beir's Hoot Official Entrance

Sep 09, 2025

Japan National University's beautiful challenge a year before Son Heung-min, re-enters Europe at the age of 34...Beir's Hoot Official Entrance
Source=Veyershoot SNS Capture



Japan National University's beautiful challenge a year before Son Heung-min, re-enters Europe at the age of 34...Beir's Hoot Official Entrance
Source=Veyershoot SNS Capture
Japan National University's beautiful challenge a year before Son Heung-min, re-enters Europe at the age of 34...Beir's Hoot Official Entrance
Source=Veyershoot SNS Capture
Former Japanese national midfielder Kenki Haraguchi has entered the European stage again at the age of 34.

Belgium's second-division club Beirshut announced the recruitment of Haraguchi, who played for the Urawa Reds in Japan, on its official channel on the 8th (local time). It is a two-year contract (1+1) until June 2027.

Beirshut said 'Offensive midfielder Haraguchi had a wealth of experience. He played in 607 professional games, 74 of which were A matches for the Japanese national team. Haraguchi is a well-known figure on the German stage. From 2014 to 2023, he played 173 Bundesliga matches for Stuttgart, Union Berlin, Hanover 96, Hertha Berlin and Dusseldorf.




Japan National University's beautiful challenge a year before Son Heung-min, re-enters Europe at the age of 34...Beir's Hoot Official Entrance
Source=Veyershoot SNS Capture
He then returned to his home country of Japan last season and continued his career in Urawa. However, Haraguchi wanted to continue his leadership career in Europe after finishing his career as a true soccer player. Based on these goals, I signed a contract with Beirshut' and published Haraguchi's feelings after explaining the background of the recruitment. Haraguchi said "I'm glad to be back in Europe. I'm looking forward to making my debut at Beir's Hoot. I look forward to playing an important role here in the fall of my career. This club is full of life, and it will help me a lot to accrue my coaching career. Let's make a great experience together."

Murat Akin Beirshut Sports Director "Haraguchi is a big player in Japanese soccer. I'm very proud that he believes in our project, and I'm sure it will be a great help to the team. With 76 goals and 79 assists, he expressed his expectations, saying, "A midfielder who knows how to score goals."

Japan National University's beautiful challenge a year before Son Heung-min, re-enters Europe at the age of 34...Beir's Hoot Official Entrance
Source=Veyershoot SNS Capture
Beirshut, who won the Belgian Challenger Professional League (division 2) in the 2023-2024 season and was promoted to the professional league (division 1), was relegated to the bottom (16th) after a slump in the 2024-2025 season.




This year, he took the helm of coach Mohamed Mesudi, who is only seven years apart from Haraguchi.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.