Gen Shoji

Gen Shoji
	Shoji at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Gen Shoji
Date of birth	December 11, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Youth career
2008–2010	Yonago Kita High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2018	Kashima Antlers
2019–2020	Toulouse
2020–	Gamba Osaka
National team
2015–2019	Japan
Honours
Kashima Antlers
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Gen Shoji (昌子源, Shoji Gen, born December 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Shoji was born in Kobe on December 11, 1992. After graduating from Yonago Kita High School, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2011. He became a regular player as center back from the 2014 season. In 2016, Antlers won the champions in J1 League and qualified for 2016 Club World Cup as host country champions. At Club World Cup, he played all 4 matches and won the 2nd place. In 2018, Antlers won the champions in AFC Champions League first Asian title in the club history. In January 2019, he moved to French Ligue 1 club Toulouse. In February 2020, he returned to Japan and joined Gamba Osaka.

In January 2015, Shoji was selected the Japan national team for 2015 Asian Cup, but he did not play in the match. On March 31, he debuted for the Japan against Uzbekistan. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played 3 matches as center back with Maya Yoshida and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. He played 18 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2018.

Statistics

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Club statistics			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		Asia		Total
2011	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012			9	0	4	1	5	0	-		18	1
2013			4	0	0	0	1	0	-		5	0
2014			34	2	0	0	6	0	-		40	2
2015			29	3	0	0	4	0	5	0	38	3
2016			31	1	4	0	2	1	-		37	2
2017			34	1	3	1	0	0	8	0	45	2
2018			16	1	2	0	1	0	9	0	28	1
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2018/19	Toulouse	Ligue 1	18	0	2	0	0	0	-		20	0
2019/20	Toulouse	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2020	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	18	0	0	0	1	0	-		19	0
2021	Gamba Osaka	J1 League
Country	Japan		175	8	15	2	20	1	22	0	232	11
Country	France		19	0	2	0	0	0	-		21	0
Total			194	8	17	2	20	1	22	0	253	11