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Tsukasa Shiotani

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

Sanfreece Hiroshima

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

Al Ain

On 15 June 2017, Shiotani was announced at Al Ain on a permanent transfer.

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.

Second spell at Sanfreece Hiroshima

On 1 October 2021, Shiotani was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima on a permanent transfer. He was part of the Sanfeece Hiroshima team that won the 2022 J.League Cup.

Shiotani was part of the Sanfreece Hiroshima team that won the 2025 Japanese Super Cup.

International career

On 15 December 2014, Shiotani was called up to the Japan squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

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. 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. He scored his first international goal against Uzbekistan during the competition, scoring in the 58th minute on 17 January 2019. The stadium which he scored his first international goal is also the home stadium of Al Ain. He started in the final as Japan lost to Qatar.

Club statistics

Updated to 3 December 2023.

<div id="notes gs1"></div><sup>1</sup><small>Includes FIFA Club World Cup, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.</small>

National team statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan

Individual

References

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