Takahiro Shibasaki

Takahiro Shibasaki
柴崎 貴広

Personal information
Full name	Takahiro Shibasaki
Date of birth	(1982-05-23) May 23, 1982
Place of birth	Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	SC Sagamihara
Number	1
Youth career
1998–2000	Kojo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Tokyo Verdy	2	(0)
2004–2005	Yokohama FC	1	(0)
2006	FC Tokyo	0	(0)
2007–	Tokyo Verdy	138	(0)
2013	→ Yokohama FC (loan)	13	(0)
Total		154	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021

Takahiro Shibasaki (柴崎 貴広, Shibasaki Takahiro, born May 23, 1982) is a Japanese football player who plays for SC Sagamihara.

Playing career

Shibasaki was born in Yokosuka on May 23, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Tokyo Verdy in 2001. Although he debuted in 2002, he could hardly play in the match behind Daijiro Takakuwa and Yoshinari Takagi. In 2004, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC. However he could hardly play in the match behind Takanori Sugeno. In 2006, he moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. However he could not play at all in the match behind Yoichi Doi.

In 2007, Shibasaki re-joined Tokyo Verdy for the first time in 4 years. He could hardly play in the match behind Yoshinari Takagi and Yoichi Doi who joined Verdy in 2008. However Takagi left Verdy end of 2009 and Doi was injured in May 2011. So, Shibasaki became a regular goalkeeper instead Doi from May 2011. Although he also played as regular goalkeeper in 2012, Shibasaki lost his position behind Doi from July 2012.

In 2013, although Doi retired end of 2012 season, Shibasaki also moved to Yokohama FC for the first time in 9 years on loan. He became a regular goalkeeper soon. However the club won only 2 matches in first 10 matches, he lost his position behind Junnosuke Schneider in April.

In 2014, Shibasaki returned to Tokyo Verdy. However he could hardly play in the match behind Yuya Sato until 2015. In 2016, Sato left Verdy end of 2015 season. Shibasaki battled with new player Ryota Suzuki for the position and played many matches. In 2017, Suzuki left Verdy end of 2016 season and Shibasaki played full time in all 42 matches. However he could not play at all in the match behind new player Naoto Kamifukumoto from 2018.

Club statistics

As of 5 December 2021

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2001	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2003			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2004	Yokohama FC	J2 League	1	0	1	0	-		2	0
2005			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Total			1	0	1	0	-		2	0
2006	FC Tokyo	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2008		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009		J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2010			2	0	0	0	-		2	0
2011			36	0	2	0	-		38	0
2012			24	0	2	0	-		26	0
Total			62	0	4	0	0	0	66	0
2013	Yokohama FC	J2 League	13	0	0	0	-		13	0
Total			13	0	0	0	-		13	0
2014	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	1	0	1	0	-		2	0
2015			1	0	1	0	-		2	0
2016			19	0	0	0	-		19	0
2017			42	0	0	0	-		43	0
2018			0	0	3	0	-		3	0
2019			0	0	1	0	-		1	0
2020			5	0			-		5	0
2021			8	0	1	0	-		9	0
Total			76	0	7	0	-		84	0
Career total			154	0	12	0	0	0	167	0

External links

• Takahiro Shibasaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)