Tsukasa Shiotani
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Tokushima, Japan
 Shiotani with Al Ain in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tsukasa Shiotani[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1988[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Minami-Komatsushima FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Omatsu SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Otsuka FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Tokushima Shogyo High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Kokushikan University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mito HollyHock | 60 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 140 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Al Ain | 88 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 123 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Japan | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tsukasa Shiotani (塩谷 司, Shiotani Tsukasa; born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Shiotani is a well-decorated player, having won 8 trophies as of 2025, and has been named in the J.League Team of the Year for three years in a row, from 2014 to 2016.
Sanfreece Hiroshima
On 23 December 2015, Shiotani was selected in the 2015 J.League Best XI.[2]
Al Ain
On 15 June 2017, Shiotani was announced at Al Ain on a permanent transfer.[3]
During the final of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, Shiotani scored in the 86th minute against Real Madrid as Al Ain finished runners-up.[4]
Second spell at Sanfreece Hiroshima
On 1 October 2021, Shiotani was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima on a permanent transfer.[5] He was part of the Sanfeece Hiroshima team that won the 2022 J.League Cup.[6]
Shiotani was part of the Sanfreece Hiroshima team that won the 2025 Japanese Super Cup.[7]
International career
On 15 December 2014, Shiotani was called up to the Japan squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[8]
On 1 July 2016, Shiotani was called up to the Japan U-23 national team as one of three over-aged players for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] At this tournament, he played the full 90 minutes in all three matches in a centre back partnership with Naomichi Ueda.
On 13 December 2018, Shiotani was called up to the Japan squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[10] He scored his first international goal against Uzbekistan during the competition, scoring in the 58th minute on 17 January 2019.[11] The stadium which he scored his first international goal is also the home stadium of Al Ain.[12] He started in the final as Japan lost to Qatar.[13]
Club statistics
Updated to 3 December 2023.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cuo | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mito HollyHock | 2011 | J. League Division 2 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 63 | 5 | |||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2012 | J. League Division 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
| 2015 | J1 League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 140 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 193 | 23 | ||
| Al Ain | 2017–18 | UAE Pro League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 34 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 88 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 142 | 16 | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2021 | J1 League | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 73 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 346 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 471 | 49 | ||
1Includes FIFA Club World Cup, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 January 2019 | Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |  Uzbekistan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
