Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Japan national team.
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| Date of birth | (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Kanagawa University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Ventforet Kofu | 102 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 175 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018– | Japan | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On 30 August 2018, Sasaki received his first international callup from the Japan national football team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[2]
| Season | Club | League | J. League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 277 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 336 | 23 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 27 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima – current squad | |
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Japan squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup runners-up | ||
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