Gaku Shibasaki

Gaku Shibasaki
柴崎 岳
Shibasaki playing for Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Gaku Shibasaki[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992[2]
Place of birth Noheji, Aomori, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kashima Antlers
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2010 Aomori Yamada High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Kashima Antlers 172 (17)
2017 Tenerife 16 (2)
2017–2019 Getafe 29 (1)
2019–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 26 (0)
2020–2023 Leganés 98 (5)
2023– Kashima Antlers 3 (0)
International career‡
2007–2009 Japan U17 11 (2)
2014– Japan 60 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 United Arab Emirates
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Gaku Shibasaki (柴崎 岳, Shibasaki Gaku; born 28 May 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.[4]

Biography

Club career

Shibasaki was born in Noheji, Aomori on May 28, 1992. Shibasaki graduated from Aomori Yamada High School and joined the J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2011. He became a regular player in 2012. He was given the award for Best Young Player that year. In 2016, Kashima won the J1 League, so the club took part in the 2016 Club World Cup. He scored 2 goals against Real Madrid at the final. In January 2017, he moved to Spanish Segunda División club Tenerife. In summer 2017, he moved to La Liga club Getafe. He was not able to play as much in the 2018/19 season. In 2019, he moved to Segunda División club Deportivo La Coruña. The club moved down to Segunda División B end of the 2019/20 season. In 2020, he moved to Leganés. He returned to Kashima in 2023.

International career

In 2009, he joined the Japan U-17 national team for the 2009 U-17 World Cup. On September 9, 2014, he started playing for the Japan national team. His first game was against Venezuela. In 2015, he played at the 2015 Asian Cup. From 2018, he became a regular player as a defensive midfielder, under new manager Akira Nishino. At the 2018 World Cup, he played all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 6 matches and Japan won the 2nd place. He also played at 2019 Copa América.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 October 2023[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashima Antlers 2011 J.League Division 1 130303110—201
2012 J.League Division 1 3114093—10454
2013 J.League Division 1 3422080—10452
2014 J.League Division 1 3461060—00416
2015 J1 League 29500106200367
2016 J1 League 31341400072466
Total 17217141314729223326
Tenerife 2016–17 Segunda División 12100——41162
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 22100———221
2018–19 La Liga 7020———90
Total 29120———311
Deportivo La Coruña 2019–20 Segunda División 26010———270
Leganés 2020–21 Segunda División 34210———352
2021–22 Segunda División 34300———343
2022–23 Segunda División 28000———280
Total 96510———975
Kashima Antlers 2023 J1 League 300010——40
2024 J1 League 000000——00
Total 300010——40
Career total 338241813247213340834
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup and Copa del Rey.
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup.
  3. ↑ Includes AFC Champions League.
  4. ↑ Includes Suruga Bank Championship, J.League Championship, FIFA Club World Cup and La Liga play-offs.

International

As of match played 17 November 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201441
201592
201600
201710
2018120
2019190
202040
202160
202250
Total603
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shibasaki goal.
List of international goals scored by Gaku Shibasaki
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
19 September 2014International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Venezuela2–12–2Friendly
223 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia United Arab Emirates1–11–1 (4–5 pen.)2015 AFC Asian Cup
331 March 2015Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan Uzbekistan3–05–1Friendly

Honours

Kashima Antlers

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Shibasaki won't land deal with Las Palmas, poised to join Spanish second-division team Japan Times.
  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. 284 out of 289)
  6. ↑ Japan – Gaku Shibasaki – Profile with news, career statistics and history Soccerway.
  7. ↑ Gaku Shibasaki at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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