FULL INTERVIEW: Hosei Kijima: 'I wasn't good enough!"

The Asian Game

In an open and expansive conversation, new DC United midfielder Hosei Kijima sits down with The Asian Game Podcast to discuss his unqiue journey to professional football and why he thinks he wasn't good enough to make it in Japan.

We also discuss the Japan national team, his debut season in MLS, the complexities of identity and his love for modern, progressive coaches.

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