Sho Sasaki (footballer)
Japanese footballer
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Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Full name
Sho Sasaki[1]
Date of birth
2 October 1989
Place of birth
Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
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| Full name | Sho Sasaki[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Kurihara FC (AC Rosso) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Shiroyama High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Kanagawa University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Ventforet Kofu | 102 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 284 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Japan | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
| Club | Season | League | J. League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 119 | 8 | ||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2015 | J1 League | 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 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||||
| 2024 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 255 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 320 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 357 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 439 | 31 | ||
- Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.
International
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sasaki goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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
