Tsukasa Shiotani
Tsukasa Shiotani (塩谷 司, Shiotani Tsukasa, born December 5, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Tsukasa Shiotani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 5, 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2006 | Tokushima Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Kokushikan University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mito HollyHock | 60 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 140 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Al-Ain | 63 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U-23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Japan | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Shiotani was born in Komatsushima on December 5, 1988. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J2 League club Mito HollyHock in 2011. He played many matches as center back from first season. In August 2012, he moved to J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. From 2013, he played many matches as right back of three back defense with Kazuhiko Chiba and Hiroki Mizumoto. Hiroshima won the J1 League champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He was also selected Best Eleven in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In June 2017, he moved to UAE Pro League club Al-Ain.
On October 10, 2014, Shiotani debuted as center back for the Japan national team against Jamaica. In 2016, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team as over aged player for 2016 Summer Olympics. He played all 3 matches as center back with Naomichi Ueda. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches as defensive midfielder and 1 goal, Japan won the 2nd place. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal 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 | |||||||
| 2011 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 9 | ||
| 2015 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | League | UAE Emir Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2017/18 | Al-Ain | Pro League | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2018/19 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2019/20 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2020/21 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 200 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 246 | 26 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 63 | 9 | 15 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 89 | 11 | |||
| Total | 263 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 335 | 37 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
References
- Tsukasa Shiotani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tsukasa Shiotani at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Tsukasa Shiotani at Olympedia
- Tsukasa Shiotani at FIFA
- Tsukasa Shiotani at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Tsukasa Shiotani at National Football Teams.com
- Tsukasa Shiotani at Soccerway.com
- Tsukasa Shiotani at FootballDatabase.eu
- Tsukasa Shiotani at WorldFootball.net
- Tsukasa Shiotani at Transfermarkt (player)
- Tsukasa Shiotani at TheFinalBall.com
- Tsukasa Shiotani at AS.com (in Spanish)
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