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Full name | Masato Shigemi | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | September 20, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2020-2023 | Fukuoka University | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Japan U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 15 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Masato Shigemi (重見 柾斗, Shigemi Masato, born September 20, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka. [1] [2]
Born in the Ōita Prefecture, [3] Shigemi started playing football at his local high school in Ōita, featuring in the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament during his second and third years. [4] [5]
Following his performances, he reportedly caught the attention of several J.League clubs, but eventually decided to commit to Fukuoka University. [6]
On March 24, 2023, J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka officially announced that Shigemi had signed a development contract with the club, while receiving an offer to join the club permanently for the 2024 season. [7] He was subsequently registered as a designated special player within the team's roster. [8]
He made his professional debut for Avispa in a J.League Cup match against Kashima Antlers on April 5, 2023. [9] The club eventually won the trophy at the end of the season. [10]
In September 2023, Shigemi was included by head coach Go Oiwa in the Japan under-23 squad for the 2022 Asian Games, [11] where the Samurai Blue eventually won the silver medal after losing to South Korea in the final. [12] [13]
Club performance | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2023 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2024 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |