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Tsukasa Shiotani
塩谷 司
Shiotani with Al Ain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Tsukasa Shiotani[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Komatsushima,
Tokushima, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
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 106 (5)
International career‡
2016 Japan Olympic (O.P.) 3 (0)
2014–2019 Japan 7 (1)
Medal record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Winner J1 League 2012
Winner J1 League 2013
Winner J1 League 2015
Runner-up J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:16, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ 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.

Club career

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Sanfreece Hiroshima

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On 23 December 2015, Shiotani was selected in the 2015 J.League Best XI.[2]

Al Ain

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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

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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

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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

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Updated to 3 December 2023.[14]

Club Season League Cuo League Cup Continental Other1 Total
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

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Japan national team
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

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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

Honours

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Douglas leads the line for J.League Team of the Year". Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ "塩谷司選手 アル・アインＦＣ（ＵＡＥ）へ完全移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Shiotani Tsukasa to Al Ain FC (UAE)] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ "「あれはまぐれ」アルアイン塩谷司、レアルに一矢報いるヘディング弾" ["It was a fluke" says Al Ain's Tsukasa Shiotani as he scores a header to get revenge against Real Madrid]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
  5. ^ "塩谷司選手 アル・アインFC（UAE）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Tsukasa Shiotani joins the team on a permanent transfer from Al Ain FC (UAE)]. www.sanfreece.co.jp (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Vissel Kobe vs Sanfreece Hiroshima - 8 February 2025". www.jleague.co.
  8. ^ "Japan selects squad for 2015 Asian Cup defence in Australia". abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  9. ^ "U-23 Japan National Team squad, schedule – Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016". Japan Football Association. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SAMURAI BLUE森保監督、「成長しながら王座奪還を目指す」" (in Japanese). JFA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. ^ "森保Ｊ、３連勝で首位突破！塩谷が弾丸ミドル ウズベクに逆転勝ち" [Moriyasu J-League takes the lead with three straight wins! Shionoya's mid-range shot leads to come-from-behind victory over Uzbekistan]. www.sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese).
  12. ^ ""本拠地"で輝いた塩谷を現地絶賛 「アル・アインの"ミスター多芸多才"が能力を誇示」" [Shionoya, who shone at home, was highly praised by locals: "Al Ain's 'Mister Multi-Talent' shows off his skills"]. www.football-zone.net (in Japanese).
  13. ^ "ボランチで先発の塩谷、敗戦に肩落とすも「代表でやるサッカーは楽しいと再認識できた」" [Shionoya, who started as a defensive midfielder, was dejected after the loss, but said, "I was reminded that playing soccer for the national team is fun."]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
  14. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 57 out of 289)
  15. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
  16. ^ "Tsukasa Shiotani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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