Shusuke Sakamoto
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shusuke Sakamoto
坂本修佑
| fullname = Shusuke Sakamoto
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|3|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}
| currentclub = FC Osaka
| clubnumber = 5
| position = Centre-back / Striker
| youthyears1 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs1 = Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School
| collegeyears1 = 2011–2014
| college1 = Osaka University H&SS
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Nara Club
| caps1 = 44
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 2018–2020
| clubs2 = Azul Claro Numazu
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 6
| club-update = 14/1/24 @ 14:34(AEST)
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = – Nara Club
| clubs4 = Azul Claro Numazu
| years4 = 2020
| caps3 = 52
| goals3 = 19
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = FC Osaka
| caps5 = 71
| goals5 = 8
| totalcaps = 231
| totalgoals = 58
}}
{{nihongo|Shusuke Sakamoto|坂本修佑|Sakamoto Shusuke|born 22 March 1993 in Tondabayashi, Osaka}} is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Osaka.
Career
After attending the Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined Nara Club in mid-2015.http://naraclub.jp/archives/41433{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Before the 2017 season, his manager Norihiro Satsukawa turns Sakamoto from a defender to a centre-forward: as a result, Sakamoto scored 18 goals and he was named the JFL's top-scorer.{{cite web|url=http://www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/s.php?a=1253|title=【ＪＦＬオフィシャルサイト】第１９回ＪＦＬ表彰式 開催！|website=www.jfl.or.jp}} After this performance, he opted to sign for Azul Claro Numazu.{{cite web|url=http://www.azul-claro.jp/information/36467/|title=坂本修佑選手 奈良クラブ（ＪＦＬ）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ - アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社|last=アスルクラロスルガ株式会社|website=アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社}}
Club statistics
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| colspan=3 | Club performance | colspan=2 | League | colspan=2 | Cup | colspan=2 | League Cup | colspan=2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| colspan=3 | Japan | colspan=2 | League | colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup | colspan=2 | J. League Cup | colspan=2 | Total | |||||
| 2015 | rowspan="3"|Nara Club | rowspan="3"|JFL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 18 | ||
| 2018 | rowspan="3"|Azul Claro Numazu | rowspan="3"|J3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 8 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19 | 5 | – | – | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="2" |2020 | 5 | 0 | – | – | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nara Club | rowspan="2" |JFL | 5 | 0 | – | – | colspan="2" |– | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | FC Osaka | – | – | – | – | colspan="2" |– | – | – | |
| colspan="3" | Career total
!81||25 ||3 ||0 || colspan="2" |– ||84 ||25 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{J.League player}}
- [http://naraclub.jp/archives/player/player-15 Profile at Nara Club]
- [https://www.azul-claro.jp/players/37054/ Profile at Azul Claro Numazu]
{{Azul Claro Numazu squad}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakamoto, Shusuke}}
Category:Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japan Football League players
Category:Azul Claro Numazu players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:People from Tondabayashi, Osaka
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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