Japanese sensation Kubo will face parent club Real as one of Mallorca's leaders

In Matchday 28 Real Madrid will return to the Visit Mallorca Estadi for the first time since their 10 loss there during the 201920 season Takefusa Kubo played in that victory for RCD Mallorca when he was first on loan from Real Madrid and had a terrific season on the island in 201920 scoring four times in 36 topflight appearances at the age of just 18 Last season Kubo played for Villarreal CF and Getafe CF on loan making 37 appearances and scoring twice including the goal which clinched survival for the Azulones towards the end of the season before returning to RCD Mallorca for the 202122 campaign again on loanKubo is still only 20 years of age but he is already a leader for RCD Mallorca and he has been one of their best performers over recent weeks The Japanese winger forced the late own goal that earned a 32 victory over Athletic Club in February while he has also played excellently in some of the teamrsquos recent defeatsHe will relish the chance to take on his parent club once again this Monday night 9pm CET Although hersquoll hope to show the directors of Los Blancos that he is ready to join Carlo Ancelottirsquos squad Kubo will first and foremost want the three points for his current team84 LaLiga Santander matches at 20 years of ageKubo made his LaLiga Santander debut in early September 2019 with the then18yearold showing glimpses of quality right from the start A technically excellent attacking midfielder with a creative spark and liking for hard work Kubo is already a senior international with JapanBorn in Kawasaki on June 4th 2001 Kubo was no stranger to Spanish football when he signed for Real Madrid back in summer 2019 as hersquod entered FC Barcelonarsquos famed La Masia youth academy aged just 10 He scored a whopping 74 goals in 30 games during his first season in Barcelona impressing at each youth team rank until he returned to his home country in March 2015Kubos rapid development continued at FC Tokyos U23 side where the following November he became the youngest player to ever debut in the J1 League 15 years 5 months and 1 day A goal against Cerezo Osaka the following April made him the youngest ever scorer in the competition 15 years 10 months and 11 daysAfter a spell on loan at hometown club Yokohama F Marinos the 2019 J1 League season saw Kubo emerge as a regular goal scorer and creator for FC Tokyorsquos senior side So it came as no surprise that after turning 18 in June he returned to Europe and LaLiga Santander with his signing a big coup for FC Barcelonarsquos arch rivals Real MadridJune of 2019 also saw the skillful leftfooter make his senior international debut in a friendly against El Salvador making him the second youngest player ever to earn a full cap with the Samurai Blue He then featured in all three of Japanrsquos games at the 2019 Copa America in Brazil as the invited Asian guests achieved notable draws against Uruguay and EcuadorKubo was initially expected to spend his first season with Real Madridrsquos Castilla youth team in Spainrsquos third tier while training with thencoach Zinedine Zidanersquos senior side But his immediate impact during the senior sidersquos preseason outings drew interest from several LaLiga Santander clubs and it was decided that a year at RCD Mallorca would best help him develop and settle on and off the pitch Kubo then became the third Japanese player in Los Bermellonesrsquo history after Yoshito Okubo and Akihiro IenagaAfter spending 202021 at Villarreal CF and Getafe CF Kubo returned to RCD Mallorca after an amazing performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games carrying Japan to a fourth place finish with three goals and one assist starting each of their six gamesKubo has already racked up 84 appearances in LaLiga Santander despite still being just 20 years of age His 85th will be a special one when Real Madrid come to the Visit Mallorca EstadiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever