Sho Sasaki
Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, Sasaki Sho, born October 2, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Sho Sasaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 2, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Shiroyama High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Kanagawa University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Ventforet Kofu | 102 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 123 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Japan | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Sasaki was born in Zama on October 2, 1989. After graduating from Kanagawa University, he joined J2 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2012. He played many matches as left side back from first season. Ventforet also was promoted to J1 League end of the 2012 season. In 2015, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He played many matches and Sanfrecce won the J1 champions in 2015. Although he could hardly play in the match for injury in 2016 and 2017, He became a regular player from 2018.
On September 11, 2018, Sasaki debuted for the Japan national team against Costa Rica. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. He played 9 games for Japan until 2019.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 43 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 32 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 32 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 225 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 264 | 16 | |
| Total | 225 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 264 | 16 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
References
- Sho Sasaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sho Sasaki at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Sho Sasaki at FIFA
- Sho Sasaki at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Sho Sasaki at National Football Teams.com
- Sho Sasaki at Soccerway.com
- Sho Sasaki at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Sho Sasaki at FootballDatabase.eu
- Sho Sasaki at WorldFootball.net
- Sho Sasaki at Transfermarkt (player)
- Sho Sasaki at ESPN FC
- Sho Sasaki at TheFinalBall.com