Sho Sasaki

Sho Sasaki
Personal information
Full name	Sho Sasaki
Date of birth	October 2, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Youth career
2005–2007	Shiroyama High School
2008–2011	Kanagawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Ventforet Kofu
2015–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
National team
2018–2019	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Sho Sasaki (佐々木翔, Sasaki Sho, born October 2, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Sasaki was born in Zama on October 2, 1989. After graduating from Kanagawa University, he joined J2 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2012. He played many matches as left side back from first season. Ventforet also was promoted to J1 League end of the 2012 season. In 2015, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He played many matches and Sanfrecce won the J1 champions in 2015. Although he could hardly play in the match for injury in 2016 and 2017, He became a regular player from 2018.

On September 11, 2018, Sasaki debuted for the Japan national team against Costa Rica. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. He played 9 games for Japan until 2019.

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
2012	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	35	2	0	0	-		-		35	2
2013		J1 League	33	3	4	0	4	0	-		41	3
2014		J1 League	34	3	3	0	6	0	-		43	3
2015	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	22	0	4	0	6	1	-		32	1
2016			4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	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	5	2	39	3
2020			32	1	-		1	0	-		33	1
2021
Country	Japan		225	13	14	0	19	1	6	2	264	16
Total			225	13	14	0	19	1	6	2	264	16