2021 Kashima Antlers season

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ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerAntônio Carlos Zago
(until 13 April)[1]
Naoki Soma (interim)
(until 5 December)[2]
Kashima Antlers
2021 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerAntônio Carlos Zago
(until 13 April)[1]
Naoki Soma (interim)
(until 5 December)[2]
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League4th
Emperor's CupQuarter finals
J.League CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ayase Ueda (14 goals)
All: Ayase Ueda (19 goals)
Highest home attendance16,518 (v. Urawa Reds, J1 League, 7 November 2021)[3]
Lowest home attendance3,586 (v. Gamba Osaka, J1 League, 18 September 2021)[4]
Biggest win8–1 (v. YSCC Yokohama, Emperor's Cup, 16 June 2021)[5]
Biggest defeat0–3 (v. Avispa Fukuoka, J1 League, 11 September 2021)[6]
 2020
2022 

The 2021 season was Kashima Antlers' 29th consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2021 J1 League in fourth place, one place above their position from the previous season.[7] They also competed in the Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup and reached the quarter-finals of both competitions.

After a poor start to the season losing four of their first six league games, manager Antônio Carlos Zago was dismissed in April 2021 and was replaced by Naoki Soma as interim manager who would take control until the end of the season.

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Kwoun Sun-tae South Korea GK 11 September 1984 (aged 36)
29 Tomoki Hayakawa Japan GK 3 March 1999 (aged 21)
31 Yuya Oki Japan GK 22 August 1999 (aged 21)
38 Taiki Yamada Japan GK 8 January 2002 (aged 19)
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Japan RB / LB 31 May 1995 (aged 25)
14 Katsuya Nagato Japan LB 15 January 1995 (aged 26)
22 Rikuto Hirose Japan RB 23 September 1995 (aged 25)
23 Naoki Hayashi Japan CB 9 June 1998 (aged 22)
28 Koki Machida Japan CB 25 August 1997 (aged 23)
32 Keigo Tsunemoto Japan RB / CB 21 October 1998 (aged 22)
33 Ikuma Sekigawa Japan CB 13 September 2000 (aged 20)
39 Tomoya Inukai Japan CB 12 May 1993 (aged 27)
Midfielders
4 Léo Silva Brazil DM 24 December 1985 (aged 35)
6 Ryota Nagaki Japan DM 4 June 1988 (aged 32)
7 Juan Alano Brazil RM / AM / SS 2 September 1996 (aged 24)
11 Ryuji Izumi Japan LM / RW 6 November 1993 (aged 27)
17 Arthur Caíke Brazil LW / FW 15 June 1992 (aged 28)
20 Kento Misao (c) Japan DM 16 April 1996 (aged 24)
21 Diego Pituca Brazil CM 15 August 1992 (aged 28)
24 Yusuke Ogawa Japan DM / CM 14 April 2002 (aged 18)
25 Yasushi Endo Japan RM / RW 7 April 1988 (aged 32)
26 Naoki Suto Japan LM / RM 1 October 2002 (aged 18)
27 Yuta Matsumura Japan RM / LM 13 April 2001 (aged 19)
34 Yu Funabashi Japan DM 12 July 2002 (aged 18)
Forwards
8 Shoma Doi Japan SS / LW / RW 21 May 1992 (aged 28)
9 Everaldo Brazil FW 5 July 1991 (aged 29)
13 Ryotaro Araki Japan FW / LW / RW 29 January 2002 (aged 19)
18 Ayase Ueda Japan FW 28 August 1998 (aged 22)
19 Itsuki Someno Japan FW 12 September 2001 (aged 19)

Last updated: 20 July 2021.
Source: Soccer D.B.

Transfers

Arrivals

Date Position Player From Type Source
12 January 2021 MF Brazil Arthur Caíke Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Full [8]
15 January 2021 MF Brazil Diego Pituca Brazil Santos FC Full [9]
1 February 2021 MF Japan Yusuke Ogawa Japan Shohei High School Full [10]
1 February 2021 MF Japan Naoki Suto Japan Shohei High School Full [11]
17 February 2021 DF Japan Keigo Tsunemoto Japan Meiji University Full [12]
17 February 2021 GK Japan Tomoki Hayakawa Japan Meiji University Full [13]
17 February 2021 DF Japan Naoki Hayashi Japan Osaka University of H&SS Full [14]
19 July 2021 DF Japan Koki Anzai Portugal Portimonense Full [15]
24 July 2021 DF Brazil Bueno Brazil Atlético Mineiro Return from loan [16]

Departures

Date Position Player To Type Source
23 December 2020 DF Japan Shuto Yamamoto Japan Shonan Bellmare Full [17]
24 December 2020 GK Japan Hitoshi Sogahata Retired [18]
28 December 2020 DF Japan Itsuki Oda Japan JEF United Chiba Loan [19]
29 December 2020 DF Japan Yukitoshi Ito Japan JEF United Chiba Full [20]
5 January 2021 FW Brazil Leandro Japan FC Tokyo Full [21]
13 January 2021 FW Japan Kazuma Yamaguchi Japan Matsumoto Yamaga Full [22]
15 January 2021 FW Japan Sho Ito Japan Yokohama FC Full [23]
18 January 2021 DF Japan Tatsuki Nara Japan Avispa Fukuoka Loan [24]
1 February 2021 MF Japan Shintaro Nago Japan Shonan Bellmare Loan [25]
10 August 2021 DF Japan Daiki Sugioka Japan Shonan Bellmare Loan [26]
10 August 2021 MF Japan Kei Koizumi Japan Sagan Tosu Full [27]
11 August 2021 MF Japan Ryōhei Shirasaki Japan Sagan Tosu Loan [28]

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