Shigeru Yokotani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shigeru Yokotani | ||
| Date of birth | May 3, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omiya Ardija | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Gamba Osaka Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 81 | (8) |
| 2013 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 37 | (11) |
| 2014 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | (0) |
| 2015– | Omiya Ardija | 92 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Japan U-19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2018 | |||
Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru, born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Omiya Ardija in the J2 League.
Career
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Yokotani was brought up in the Koto area of Nishinomiya where he attended the Koryo junior high school.
Yokotani was a product of Gamba Osaka youth academy and has been capped for the Japan at Under 17, 19 and Under 21 level. He was a member of the Japan squad playing at the AFC Youth Championship in 2006.
Yokotani was promoted to Gamba's first team in 2008. He made his first team debut on 7 July 2007, in a League Cup tie away at Urawa Red Diamonds. In January 2008, he joined 2nd Division side Ehime on loan. He scored his first goal for Ehime in a 4-1 defeat at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, on 23 September 2008.[1]
On 7 January 2013, Yokotani moved to Kyoto Sanga on a season-long loan.[2] He then signed for Kyoto-based club, before moving to Omiya Ardija.
Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2018.[3][4]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 6 | ||||
| 2010 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 12 | ||
| 2014 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Omiya Ardija | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 8 | |||
| 2016 | J1 League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 252 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 33 | ||
References
- ^ Hiroshima 4-1 Ehime. J League. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.sanga-fc.jp/news/detail/19637
- ^ 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. 164 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. 62 out of 289)
External links
- Profile at Omiya Ardija
- Shigeru Yokotani at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Shigeru Yokotani career stats at Guardian.co.uk
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