Sho Sasaki (footballer)

Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer of British descent who plays as a centre back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Japan national team.

Sho Sasaki
佐々木 翔

Personal information
Full name	Sho Sasaki^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Number	19
Youth career
2008–2011	Kanagawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Ventforet Kofu	102	(8)
2015–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	187	(11)
International career^‡
2018–	Japan	15	(2)
Honours Sanfrecce Hiroshima Winner J1 League 2015 Runner-up J1 League 2018 Men's football Representing  Japan EAFF Championship Winner 2022 Japan Team Runner-up 2019 South Korea Team AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 2019 United Arab Emirates Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023, 17:34 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

International career

On 30 August 2018, Sasaki received his first international callup from the Japan national football team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start from 2023 season.^[4][5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League	J. League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Other^[a]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ventforet Kofu	2012	J2 League	35	2	0	0	–		–		–		35	2
	2013	J1 League	33	3	4	0	4	0	–		–		41	3
	2014		34	3	3	0	6	0	–		–		43	3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2015		22	0	4	0	6	1	–		6	1	38	2
	2016		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	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	6	2	–		40	3
	2020		32	1	0	0	1	0	–		–		33	1
	2021		30	2	0	0	3	0	–		–		33	2
	2022		34	3	6	1	11	0	–		–		51	4
	2023		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			289	19	20	1	33	1	7	2	7	1	356	24

1. Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2018	3	0
	2019	6	0
Total		9	0

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sasaki goal.

List of international goals scored by Sho Sasaki

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 June 2021	Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan	Kyrgyzstan	4–1	5–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	27 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	South Korea	2–0	3–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Honours

Club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J.League Cup: 2022^[7]

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
2. "Sho Sasaki" (in Japanese). Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
4. 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. 122 out of 289)
5. 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. 50 out of 289)
6. Sho Sasaki at National-Football-Teams.com  
7. "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

External links

• – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Sho Sasaki at National-Football-Teams.com  
• Sho Sasaki at J.League () (in Japanese)
• Sho Sasaki at Soccerway  
• Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima