Shohei Otsuka

Shohei Otsuka
Personal information
Full name	Shohei Otsuka
Date of birth	11 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Second striker
Team information
Current team	SC Sagamihara
Number	37
Youth career
2003–2008	Gamba Osaka Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Gamba Osaka
2012–2014	JEF United Chiba
2015	Giravanz Kitakyushu
2016–2017	Kawasaki Frontale
2018–	SC Sagamihara
International career‡
2005–2007	Japan U-17
2010	Japan U-21
Medal record
Japan under-23
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2008

Shohei Otsuka (大塚翔平, Ōtsuka Shōhei, born 11 April 1990 in Osaka, Osaka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for SC Sagamihara.^[1]

National team career

In August 2007, Otsuka was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches.

On 23 September 2010, Otsuka was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China PR.^[2]

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
2009	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2010			4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	8	1
2011			1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1
2012			0	0	–		–		0	0	0	0
2012	JEF United Chiba	J2 League	15	1	2	1	–		–		17	2
2013			23	3	1	0	–		–		24	3
2014			19	2	1	0	–		–		20	2
2015	Giravanz Kitakyushu		16	1	0	0	–		–		16	1
2016	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	12	2	1	0	2	2	–		15	4
2017	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Total			94	10	8	2	3	3	5	0	110	15

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Team	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
Japan	AFC U-17 Championship 2006 Qualification	U-15	1	1	4	Qualified
Japan	AFC U-17 Championship 2006	U-16	4	1	1	Champions
Japan	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup	U-17	2	1	0	Group Stage
Japan	2010 Asian Games	U-21

^ "Stats Centre: Shohei Otsuka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Japan U-21 squad announced for Asian Games". Japan Football Association. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ 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. 28 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 55 out of 289)

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