Sho Sasaki (footballer)
Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer of British descent who plays as a centre back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Sho Sasaki[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Kanagawa University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Ventforet Kofu | 102 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 189 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Japan | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023, 17:34 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
On 30 August 2018, Sasaki received his first international callup from the Japan national football team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | J. League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2012 | 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 | ||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2015 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 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 | 6 | 2 | – | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 289 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 356 | 24 | ||
- Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sasaki goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Kyrgyzstan | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 27 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  South Korea | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
References
- "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- "Sho Sasaki" (in Japanese). Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 122 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 50 out of 289)
- Sho Sasaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
External links
- Sho Sasaki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sho Sasaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sho Sasaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Sho Sasaki at Soccerway
- Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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