Shō Fukuda
Japanese footballer (born 2001)
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Shō Fukuda (福田 翔生, Fukuda Shō; born 23 March 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[1]
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Fukuda with Brøndby in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Kokura Minami FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Higashi Fukuoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | FC Imabari | 36 | (0) |
| 2023 | YSCC Yokohama | 21 | (11) |
| 2023–2025 | Shonan Bellmare | 62 | (14) |
| 2025– | Brøndby | 29 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:28, 15 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
His elder brother Yuya is also a professional footballer currently playing for J1 League side Gamba Osaka.
Career
Early years
After playing high school football for Higashi Fukuoka, in November 2018 it was announced that Fukuda would be joining Japan Football League club FC Imabari for the 2019 season.[2]
He played for FC Imabari for four seasons, but after never really breaking into the first team and only making 37 appearances for the club, he left the club when his contract expired in November 2022.[3]
In December 2022, Fukuda joined J3 League team YSCC Yokohama.[4] Following a strong run of form at the beginning of the season, Fukuda was awarded the Monthly MVP award for May, scoring three goals and helping YSCC Yokohama to an unbeaten month.[5]
Shonan Bellmare
On 17 August 2023, it was announced that Fukuda signed with J1 League team from Kanagawa, Shonan Bellmare, on a full transfer.[6]
Brøndby
On 26 June 2025, Danish Superliga club Brøndby announced the signing of Fukuda on a contract running to June 2029.[7][8] He made his competitive debut on 24 July, replacing Clement Bischoff in the 87th minute of a 1–1 away draw with HB in the second qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa Conference League. Fukuda scored his first goal seven days later, deciding the return leg at Brøndby Stadion with a 64th-minute strike that sealed a 1–0 win and a 2–1 aggregate victory, sending Brøndby through to the third qualifying round.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Imabari | 2019 | JFL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | J3 League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | J3 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | J3 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| YSCC Yokohama | 2023 | J3 League | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 11 | |||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2023 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 11 | |||
| 2025 | J1 League | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 71 | 15 | ||||
| Brøndby | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 148 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 33 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, Danish Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Danish Superliga play-off
