If Makoto Hasebe makes his 380th Bundesliga appearance when Eintracht Frankfurt go to Darmstadt on Matchday 18, the 40-year-old will be among the five oldest players ever to feature in the German top flight.
Eintracht Frankfurt s Makoto Hasebe, a Bundesliga title winner with Wolfsburg and one of the most consistent performers in the German top flight for more than a decade is now the league s all-time leading Asian appearance maker.
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