Taro Sugimoto

{{Short description|Japanese footballer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Taro Sugimoto
杉本太郎

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| fullname = Taro Sugimoto{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Kashima Antlers |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2016/pdf/FCWC_2016_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=14 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033347/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2016/pdf/FCWC_2016_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|28}}

| birth_place = Tajimi, Japan

| height = 1.62 m

| currentclub = Tokushima Vortis

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2011–2013

| youthclubs1 = Teikyo University Kani High School

| years1 = 2014–2018

| clubs1 = Kashima Antlers

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = → J. League U-22 (loan)

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = → Tokushima Vortis (loan)

| caps3 = 65

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Matsumoto Yamaga FC

| caps4 = 63

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Avispa Fukuoka

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–

| clubs6 = Tokushima Vortis

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Japan U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = Japan U18

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|Kashima Antlers}}

{{Medal|W|J1 League|2016}}

{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2015}}

{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2016}}

{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-16 Championship}}

{{Medal|S|2012 Iran|}}

| pcupdate = 21:45, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

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{{Nihongo|Taro Sugimoto|杉本 太郎|Sugimoto Tarō|born 12 February 1996 in Tajimi}} is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Japanese football updater|TokushiV}} club Tokushima Vortis.{{cite web |title=杉本 太郎:徳島ヴォルティス:Jリーグ.jp |url=https://www.jleague.jp/player/1400037/ |website=Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) |access-date=17 April 2023 |language=ja}}

National team career

In October 2013, Sugimoto was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and scored a goal against Venezuela. Japan made it to the round of 16.{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=259263/match=300253559/match-report.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409090104/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=259263/match=300253559/match-report.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 April 2016 | title=Japan late-show stuns Tunisia | date=24 October 2013 | publisher=FIFA | accessdate=1 April 2018}}

Club statistics

{{updated|17 April 2023}}.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 179 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 188 out of 289){{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2021 Taro Sugimoto Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=26181&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=6 May 2021 |language=en}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2 | Club

! rowspan=2 | Season

! colspan=3 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

Division

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 | Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

rowspan="4"|Kashima Antlers

|2014

|rowspan="3"|J1 League

|4

00000colspan="2"
|40
2015

|1

02100colspan="2"
|31
2016

|14

130212{{efn|Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup}}{{efn|Appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship}}0212
colspan="2"|Total

!19||1||5||1||2||1||2||0||28||3

J.League U-22 Selection (loan)

|2014

|J3 League

|6

0colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|60
rowspan="3"|Tokushima Vortis (loan)

|2017

|rowspan=2|J1 League

|41

600colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|416
2018

|24

111colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|252
colspan="2"|Total

!65||7||1||1||0||0||0||0||66||8

rowspan="3"|Matsumoto Yamaga

|2019

|J1 League

|27

20051colspan="2"
|323
2020

|J2 League

|36

50010colspan="2"
|375
colspan="2"|Total

!63||7||0||0||6||1||0||0||69||8

rowspan="3"|Avispa Fukuoka

|2021

|rowspan="2"|J1 League

|25

02100colspan="2"
|271
2022

|4

02040colspan="2"
|100
colspan="2"|Total

!29||0||4||1||4||0||0||0||37||1

rowspan="3"|Tokushima Vortis

|2022

|rowspan="2"|J2 League

|13

000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|130
2023

|9

000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|90
colspan="2"|Total

!22||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||22||0

colspan="3"|Career Total

!204||15||10||3||12||2||2||0||228||20

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FIFA U-17 World Cup statistics

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colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | Tournament

Season

! Club

! League

! Apps

Goals
colspan=6 | Tournament
2013|Japan2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup41
colspan=3|Total

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References

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