Ren Shibamoto
Japanese footballer (born 1999)
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Ren Shibamoto (芝本 蓮, Shibamoto Ren; born 22 July 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as Central Midfielder. He currently plays for Nara Club, on loan from Tiamo Hirakata.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Minoh, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Nara Club (on loan from Tiamo Hirakata) | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSK Kurio | |||
| Osaka Central FC | |||
| –2019 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 105 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → SC Sagamihara (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Fujieda MYFC (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tiamo Hirakata | 69 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Nara Club (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Born on 22 July 1999, in Minoh, Shibamoto joined local side Gamba Osaka as a youth. He was included in the club's under-23 side for the 2017 season, and made his debut on April 15, 2017, coming on as a half time substitute for Takahiro Ko in a 2-0 defeat to Nagano Parceiro.[4][5] In total he played 29 games and scored 1 goal in 2017 as his side finished 16th out of 17 teams in the final standings.
Shibamoto's performances in J3 didn't go unnoticed, and at age 18, he was given a senior Gamba Osaka contract ahead of the 2018 season.[6] He was handed the number 32 jersey ahead of his debut season, however, owing to his tender years his top team action was limited to 5 outings as an unused substitute, 3 in J1 League and 2 in the J.League Cup.
Gamba operated a new policy for their J3 side in 2018, utilising it as reserve team as opposed to a youth team as it had been run the previous season. This limited Shibamoto's game time and he started just 13 times out of a total of 22 appearances and contributed 2 goals as Gamba U-23 finished 6th in the final standings.[2]
After loan at J3 club, Shibamoto played for SC Sagamihara and Fujieda MYFC for two seasons respectively,[7][8] he left from the club in 2022 after a once play at Gamba Osaka in top tier.
On 26 January 2023, Shibamoto announcement official transfer to JFL club, Tiamo Hirakata ahead of the 2023 season.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gamba Osaka U-23 | 2017 | J3 League | 28 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 32 | 3 | – | – | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2020 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 6 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2019 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| SC Sagamihara (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fujieda MYFC (loan) | 2022 | J3 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Tiamo Hirakata | 2023 | Japan Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the J. League Cup
