Tsukasa Shiotani

Tsukasa Shiotani
	Shiotani playing for Al-Ain
Personal information
Full name	Tsukasa Shiotani
Date of birth	December 5, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Ain
Youth career
2004–2006	Tokushima Commercial High School
2007–2010	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Mito HollyHock
2012–2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2017–	Al-Ain
National team
2016	Japan U-23
2014–2019	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 2019/20 season

Tsukasa Shiotani (塩谷司, Shiotani Tsukasa, born December 5, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Shiotani was born in Komatsushima on December 5, 1988. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J2 League club Mito HollyHock in 2011. He played many matches as center back from first season. In August 2012, he moved to J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. From 2013, he played many matches as right back of three back defense with Kazuhiko Chiba and Hiroki Mizumoto. Hiroshima won the J1 League champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He was also selected Best Eleven in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In June 2017, he moved to UAE Pro League club Al-Ain.

On October 10, 2014, Shiotani debuted as center back for the Japan national team against Jamaica. In 2016, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team as over aged player for 2016 Summer Olympics. He played all 3 matches as center back with Naomichi Ueda. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches as defensive midfielder and 1 goal, Japan won the 2nd place. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal 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
2011	Mito HollyHock	J2 League	35	3	3	0	-		-		38	3
2012	Mito HollyHock	J2 League	25	2	0	0	-		-		25	2
2012	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	3	0	1	0	0	0	-		4	0
2013			34	3	6	1	2	0	6	0	48	4
2014			32	6	3	1	3	0	8	2	46	9
2015			27	3	2	0	4	0	-		33	3
2016			30	5	2	0	0	0	4	0	36	5
2017			14	0	0	0	2	0	-		16	0
United Arab Emirates			League		UAE Emir Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2017/18	Al-Ain	Pro League	18	3	2	0	-		2	0	20	3
2018/19			26	4	6	1	-		9	1	32	5
2019/20			19	2	7	0	-		-		26	2
2020/21
Country	Japan		200	22	17	2	11	0	18	2	246	26
Country	United Arab Emirates		63	9	15	1	-		11	1	89	11
Total			263	31	32	3	11	0	29	3	335	37