I feel like a super-large striker will be added to Japan.
Feyenoord won 7-0 in the ninth round of the Netherlands' Eredivisie in the 2025-2026 season against Hercules at Asito Stadium in Almelo, Netherlands on the 19th (Korea time). Feyenoord, who was undefeated in nine league games, raced to the top of the league.
The main player of the victory was Japanese national striker Ayase Ueda. Ayase, who started as a front-line striker, started fire in the 7th minute of the first half. Hercules made a mistake while turning the ball from the back, and the ball came to Ayase. Ayase immediately scored the first goal with an accurate shot.
Feyenoord made it 2-0 in the 28th minute with Anis Hajj Musa's additional goal. Ayase's goal hunt continued. Haji Musa broke through along the right goal line in the 33rd minute of the first half and connected to the center. Ayase, who was in a good position, scored a net goal with a one-touch finish.
Ayase finished without making a mistake five minutes later when a lucky one-on-one chance came in a refractive situation after a corner kick and completed a hat trick in the 38th minute of the first half. Coach Robin van Persie Feyenoord immediately gave Ayase a break when Ayase's hat trick ended the first half 4-0.
Ayase showed an excellent goal-scoring ability to score all three shots and succeeded in getting off work in 45 minutes. Even after Ayase was absent, Feyenoord added three goals to complete a pleasant victory.
Ayase's explosive power this season is unusual. He has scored as many as 11 goals in nine league games, leading the Dutch league in scoring alone. Considering that the second-highest scorer is only five goals, you can see how outstanding Ayes' scoring ability is. There's not even a penalty score.
It's not just driving around. He is scoring almost every game, scoring in seven of the nine league games. His scoring ability is exploding under the guidance of Van Persie, a former world-class striker.
Ayase started his European career by advancing to Belgium in the 2022-2023 season after performing well in Japan's prestigious Kashima Antlers. He immediately scored 18 league goals in the Belgian first division and moved to Feyenoord in one season. After moving to Feyenoord, he couldn't show off his scoring ability because he couldn't play as the main player, but he is fully seeing the light when he jumped to the main player this season.
Japan is excited about Ayase's growth. What the Japanese national team always lacked was a player with excellent goal-scoring ability. This is because Japan lacked the ability to finish even though it created a good scoring opportunity. If Ayase continues his current performance, he will be the Dutch top scorer. It is a huge boon for Japan ahead of the World Cup.
Ayase is already playing a huge role in the Japanese national team. He made his debut in 2019 and has 16 goals and two assists in 34 A matches. Considering that his debut goal for the national team was scored in 2023, you can see how scary his scoring ability has been recently. It is true that Japan was overwhelmed at the Asian level, so Ayase was able to score comfortably, but his performance in the Asian Cup and A matches against other continental countries is good. Ayase was the player who also focused on Japan's historic victory against Brazil.
In terms of this season alone, Ayase is by far the best striker in Asia. South Korean strikers such as Oh Hyun-kyu and Cho Kyu-sung are also working hard, but it is true that they do not match Ayase's performance.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
