Alpha Kubota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympique Alès | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | JA Drancy | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Montceau Bourgogne | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | SAS Épinal | 41 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | CS Sedan | 6 | (2) |
| 2021 | Louhans-Cuiseaux FC | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | AS Saint-Priest | 43 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | AS Furiani-Agliani | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | Olympique Alès | 23 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2025 | |||
Alpha Sawaneh Kubota (Japanese: 窪田アルファサワネ; born 19 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Olympique Alès.
Early life
[edit]Kubota was born on 19 July 1996 in Tokyo, Japan and is a native of Tokyo, Japan. Born to a Sierra Leonean father and a Japanese mother, he is a cousin of Guinean footballer Iya Traoré.[1]
Career
[edit]Kubota started his career with French side JA Drancy in 2015, where he made sixteen league appearances and scored zero goals. Two years later, he signed for FC Montceau Bourgogne, where he made nine league appearances and scored three goals, before signing for SAS Épinal in 2018, helping the club reach the quarter-finals of the 2019–20 Coupe de France.[2]
In 2020, he signed for French side CS Sedan, where he made six league appearances and scored two goals. French magazine So Foot wrote in 2021 that he "has been a hit with National 2 clubs for six seasons. He rarely leaves anyone indifferent, thanks to his breakthrough performances on the right wing, and because he is the only Japanese player in the division" while playing for the club.[2]
One year later, he signed for French side Louhans-Cuiseaux FC, where he made nine league appearances and scored one goal. Subsequently, he signed for French side AS Saint-Priest in 2022, where he made forty-three appearances and scored seven goals. During the summer of 2023, he signed for French side AS Furiani-Agliani, where he made twelve league appearances and scored two goals. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he signed for French side Olympique Alès.[3]
Style of play
[edit]Kubota plays as a winger. Right-footed, he is known for his speed.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alpha Kubota, le Japonais voyageur qui fait le bonheur d'Épinal" [Alpha Kubota, the Japanese traveler who brings joy to Épinal] (in French). Le Parisien. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Alpha Kubota, le Samuraï des Sangliers" [Alpha Kubota, the Boar Samurai] (in French). So Foot. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Alpha Kubota at Soccerway
- ^ "Kubota, la touche japonaise du CS Sedan Ardennes" [Kubota, the Japanese touch of CS Sedan Ardennes] (in French). L'Ardennais. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Tokyo
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- AS Furiani-Agliani players
- FC Montceau Bourgogne players
- JA Drancy players
- Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players
- Olympique Alès players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France