Gaku Shibasaki ( 柴崎 岳, Shibasaki Gaku, natural 28 May 1992 ) is a japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for spanish club certificate of deposit Leganés and the japanese national team. [ 2 ]
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Born in Noheji, Aomori, Japan, Shibasaki began playing in his beginning year at elementary school. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] once he started junior school at Aomoriyamada High School, he left his hometown and started living in a dormitory, saying : “ In a higher flat environment, the dream of becoming a professional at that time is now a waypoint into the future. I would like to play an active role in Kashima ‘s meet in a year. ” [ 3 ] [ 5 ] During his meter at high school, he quickly developed with his well-balanced plate accurate kick for offense and defense, angstrom well as, his gamey judgment and high preciseness. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Two years late on 11 January 2010, Shibasaki helped Aomoriyamada High School reach the final of National High School Championship Final, only to lose 1–0 against Yamanashi Gakuin University. [ 8 ] Following the end of the tournament, he was among 36 players named as the best players by the National Sports Committee of the Football Association. [ 9 ] Later in August 2010, Shibasaki was among 33 players named as the best players by the National Sports Committee of the Football Association once again. [ 10 ] Towards the end of the year, he besides became a master for Aomoriyamada High School and helped the All Japan Youth Championship Final, entirely to lose 2–0 against Tokyo U-18. [ 11 ]
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It was announced on 20 January 2010 that Shibasaki will be joining Kashima Antlers, starting from the 2011 season. [ 12 ] Upon joining the club, he revealed that he has offers from Nagoya Grampus, but opted to join Kashima Antlers rather. [ 13 ]
Kashima Antlers [edit ]
ahead of the 2011 temper, Shibasaki was given a number twenty dollar bill shirt at the club. [ 14 ] He began to learn to play in the right–back position under the management of Oswaldo de Oliveira and potentially be used as a cover following an wound of Daigo Nishi. [ 15 ] Shibasaki made his Kashima Antlers ‘ debut against Avispa Fukuoka on 29 April 2011, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–1 succeed. [ 16 ] [ 7 ] Four days belated on 3 May 2011, he made his AFC Champions League debut, coming on as a late ersatz, in a 2–0 succeed against Shanghai Shenhua. [ 17 ] A month former on 18 June 2011, Shibasaki made his first start for the slope, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 gain against Júbilo Iwata. [ 18 ] however, he fractured his foot during a 1–0 winnings against Vissel Kobe on 22 June 2011 and was sidelined for two months. [ 19 ] It was n’t until on 18 September 2011 when Shibasaki returned from injury, coming on as a 76th-minute alternate, in a 1–1 draw against Nagoya Grampus. [ 20 ] He then scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 gain against Nagoya Grampus in the semi–finals of the J. League Cup to reach the concluding. [ 21 ] [ 7 ] curtly after, Shibasaki signed an “ A sign ”. [ 22 ] In the J.League Cup Final against Urawa Red Diamonds, Shibasaki started the unharmed game, as he helped the club win 1–0 to win the J.League Cup. [ 23 ] Following this, he received a handful of first base team football for the remaining matches of the 2011 season. [ 24 ] At the end of the 2011 season, Shibasaki went on to make twenty appearances and scoring once in all competitions. ahead of the 2012 season, Shibasaki was appointed as the club ‘s vice–captain, aboard Daigo Nishi. [ 25 ] He started three matches in the inaugural four league matches before suffering a second joint sift during a 1–0 win against Omiya Ardija in the J.League Cup on 4 April 2012. [ 26 ] It was n’t until on 21 April 2012 when Shibasaki made his tax return from injury against Cerezo Osaka, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute, and helped Kashima Antlers make a rejoinder from 2–0 down to beat them 3–2. [ 27 ] He former regained his first team home, playing in the cardinal midfield position following his refund from wound. [ 28 ] Shibasaki started in the Suruga Bank Championship against Universidad de Chile and played for 62 minutes before being substituted, as Kashima Antlers won 7–6 on penalties after the game was played throughout 120 minutes with a 2–2 tie. [ 29 ] Seven days former on 8 August 2012, he scored his first goal of the temper, in a 3–0 acquire against Cerezo Osaka in the irregular leg of the J.League Cup quarter–finals to send the club through to the following circle. [ 30 ] Two months late on 6 October 2012, Shibasaki scored his second goal of the season, in a 5–1 acquire against FC Tokyo. [ 31 ] In the J.League Cup Final against Shimizu S-Pulse, Shibasaki started and scored twice in the plot, as Kashima Antlers won 2–1 after the plot went extra clock time, to win the J.League Cup for the second time in a row. [ 32 ] After the match, he was named the Most Valuable Player in the game. [ 33 ] Manager Jorginho praised Shibasaki ‘s performance and believed that he could be playing in Europe in the future. [ 34 ] Despite one match due to a suspension, [ 35 ] he went on to make forty–five appearances and scoring four times in all competitions. For his performance, Shibasaki was awarded J.League ‘s Best Young Player Award. [ 36 ] At the startle of the 2013 temper, Shibasaki continued to regain his first team place, playing in the cardinal midfield status. [ 37 ] It was n’t until on 13 April 2013 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–2 win against Oita Trinita. [ 38 ] Two weeks late on 27 April 2013, Shibasaki scored his second goal of the season, in a 3–2 succeed against Albirex Niigata. [ 39 ] His goal against Albirex Niigata earned him April ‘s Goal of the Month. [ 40 ] Over the summer, he was linked a move to Bundesliga english 1. FC Nürnberg. [ 41 ] Despite this, he started in the 2013 Suruga Bank Championship against São Paulo and helped them win 3–2 to win the trophy once again. [ 42 ] Later in the 2013 season, Shibasaki helped the side polish fifth place in the league, but missed out on qualifying for the AFC Champions League. [ 43 ] Despite this, he went on to make forty–five appearances and scoring two times in all competitions, having played every single matches of the 2013 season. In the 2014 season, Shibasaki continued to regain his first team station, playing in the central midfield position. [ 44 ] It was n’t until on 29 March 2014 when he scored his first goal of the season, and set up the cabaret ‘s irregular goal of the game, in a 3–1 gain against Yokohama F. Marinos. [ 45 ] Shibasaki captained Kashima Antlers for the first time in his career and led the side win 3–1 against Sagan Tosu in the J. League Cup equal on 2 April 2014. [ 46 ] In a follow–up J. League Cup catch, he captained once again and led the side win 2–1 win against Vegalta Sendai. [ 47 ] His irregular goal of the season came on 10 May 2014, in a 4–1 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. [ 48 ] Shibasaki then scored two goals in two matches between 27 July 2014 and 2 August 2014 against Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima. [ 49 ] Two weeks by and by on 16 August 2014, he scored his one-fifth goal of the season, in a 1–0 succeed against Ventforet Kofu. [ 50 ] His goal against the opposition team resulted in him being named J.League Goal of the Week. [ 51 ] In a match against FC Tokyo on 30 August 2014, Shibasaki captained the english for the third base time this season, helping drew 2–2. [ 52 ] His performance throughout August resulted in him being named August ‘s J.League Player of the Month. [ 53 ] It was n’t until on 29 November 2014 when Shibasaki scored his sixth goal of the season, in a 4–1 winnings against Cerezo Osaka. [ 54 ] At the end of the 2014 season, he went on to make forty–one appearances and scoring six times in all competitions. [ 55 ] For his performance, Shibasaki was named J.League Best XI. [ 56 ] ahead of the 2015 temper, Shibisaki was linked a move to Serie A side AC Milan, but no move took place. [ 57 ] At the beginning of the 2015 temper, he was given a captainship following the lacking of Mitsuo Ogasawara. [ 58 ] Shibasaki captained his first base match of the season, starting the solid and set up the clubhouse ‘s only goal of the crippled, in a 3–1 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse in the open game of the season. [ 59 ] He then scored his first goal of the temper, in a 4–3 loss against Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao on 18 March 2015. [ 60 ] Shibasaki played an important role against Sagan Tosu on 8 April 2015, scoring and setting the club ‘s first and one-third goal of the match, in a 3–1 gain. [ 61 ] Two weeks subsequently on 25 April 2015, he scored third finish of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Vissel Kobe, and this followed by a workweek late, scoring 3–2 succeed against FC Seoul in the AFC Champions League match, which saw Kashima Antlers eliminated in the group stage. [ 62 ] A month late on 20 June 2015, Shibsasaki played another important role when he set up the golf club ‘s moment and third base goal of the game, in a 3–0 succeed against Yokohama F. Marinos. [ 63 ] concisely after, he suffered a foot injury that kept him out for a month. [ 64 ] Shibasaki made his render to the starting line-up against FC Tokyo on 25 July 2015, where he scored the opening finish of the game after breaking a deadlock in the thirtieth hour and set up a victorious goal for Gen Shoji, in a 2–1 winnings. [ 65 ] Four days late on 29 July 2015 in a follow–up, Shibasaki scored twice for the slope, in a 3–0 win against Sagan Tosu. [ 66 ] Following his retort, he later regained his first team invest for the rest of the 2015 season. [ 67 ] In the J.League Cup against Gamba Osaka, Shibasaki started the match and set up the club ‘s third goal of the game, resulting a 3–0 gain for Kashima Antlers to win the tournament. [ 68 ] ahead of the 2016 temper, Shibasaki switched count shirt from twenty to ten. [ 69 ] At the start of the 2016 temper, Shibasaki continued to regain his first team place for the side, playing in the cardinal midfield position. [ 70 ] It was n’t until on 10 April 2016 when he scored his first goal of the season and then setting up a finish for Caio, who scored doubly in a bet on, in a 4–1 acquire against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. [ 71 ] A calendar month late on 29 May 2016, Shibasaki set up the club ‘s first goal of the crippled and then scored the clubhouse ‘s third goal of the game, in a 4–0 gain against Ventforet Kofu. [ 72 ] He late scored two goals throughout September, scoring against Kataller Toyama and Albirex Niigata. [ 73 ] however, Shibsaka suffered a animal foot injury that kept him out for a month. [ 74 ] Following the clubhouse ‘s reservation to finish third place at the end of the J.League second stage, he did n’t make his tax return until the final against Urawa Red Diamonds and played in both legs, as Kashima Antlers drew 2–2 on aggregate through away goal, resulting in the cabaret becoming Champions. [ 75 ] In the 2016 Club World Cup, Shibasaki started all three matches and helped Kashima Antlers progress in the smasher stages to the final. [ 76 ] He rose to prominence after scoring twice for Kashima Antlers in the concluding of the 2016 Club World Cup against Real Madrid. real Madrid would finally go on to win the match 4–2 albeit in extra clock time, after a hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo. [ 77 ] Despite losing in the final examination, Shibasaki ‘s performance was praised by the media, both in and outside of Japan. [ 78 ] In addition, he was awarded the Adidas Bronze Ball at the tournament. [ 79 ] Following this, Shibasaki helped the clubhouse bounce back from the get the better of, setting up two goals to beat Yokohama F. Marinos to help Kashima Antlers reach the Emperor ‘s Cup Final. [ 80 ] He helped the club exhaust Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 to win the Emperor ‘s Cup Final. [ 81 ] At the end of the 2016 season, he went on to make forty–six appearances and scoring six times in all competitions .
tenerife [edit ]
Following the 2016 season, Shibasaki was linked a move away from Kashima Antlers, which the clubhouse ‘s executives were willing to sell him at a right price. [ 82 ] It was announced on 31 January 2017, Shibasaki signed a six-month contract with spanish Segunda División side CD Tenerife. [ 83 ] His deviation was confirmed by Kashima Antlers the following day. [ 84 ] He was linked with a move to Las Palmas but chose rather to join CD Tenerife. [ 85 ] Having trained with the golf club curtly, Shibasaki ‘s career at CD Tenerife, however, suffered a reverse when he struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar environment, and at one period, wanted to leave the club. [ 86 ] But Shibasaki managed to overcome the reverse and resumed train with the side, with the cabaret ‘s coach José Luis Martí called on the media and supporters for patient on Shibasaki and give him more time in adapt in Spain. [ 87 ] He made his introduction for the golf club on 19 March 2017, replacing Aitor Sanz in a 1–0 home loss against CF Reus Deportiu. [ 88 ] Since making his introduction for CD Tenerife, Shibasaki said in an consultation with Marca that his style of football equip well in Spain and acknowledged that the differences of “ the pace of the game ” in Spain compared to Japan. [ 89 ] Shibasaki then scored his foremost goal overseas on 28 May 2017 ( a well as, his twenty-fifth birthday ), netting his team ‘s second base in a 3–1 away win against AD Alcorcón. [ 90 ] He became a unconstipated newcomer for the side and impress during the play-offs, scoring the winner in a 1–0 base achiever over Cádiz CF ; his side, however, failed to achieve promotion. [ 91 ] Despite this, Shibasaki ‘s performance earned him recognition among CD Tenerife supporters and the Manager, José Luis Martí, himself. [ 92 ] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he went on to make sixteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitions .
Getafe [edit ]
Despite CD Tenerife planned on extending his narrow, it was announced on that 17 July 2017 Shibasaki signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF, recently promoted to La Liga alternatively. [ 93 ] Upon joining the club, he said about the transfer move : “ I had been wanting to reach the spanish League for a long time. Since last season I was able to be in Spain and now I have been able to take the opportunity to be here. ” [ 94 ] Shibasaki made his debut in the class on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 away describe against Athletic Bilbao. [ 95 ] He scored his first finish for Getafe against FC Barcelona in a 1–2 loss at home. [ 96 ] however, during the match, Shibasaki suffered a foot injury and was substituted in the 54th infinitesimal ; as a result, he was sidelined for three months, with December was his big return date. [ 97 ] It was n’t until on 9 December 2017 when he made his return, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw against SD Eibar. [ 98 ] Since returning to the first team, Shibasaki rotated in the start line–up, by and large coming from the substitute workbench. [ 99 ] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he went on to make twenty–appearances and scoring once in all competitions. Shibasaki made his first starting signal of the 2018–19 season, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Real Madrid in the opening game of the season. [ 100 ] however, his first team opportunities at Getafe soon became limited and spent most of the season on the substitute bench. [ 101 ] After spending 127 days without playing for the side, Shibasaki made his return key against Sevilla on 21 April 2019, where he started and played 61 minutes before being substituted, in a 3–0 succeed. [ 102 ] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Shibasaki went on to make nine appearances in all competitions. Reflecting on his second season at Getafe, he said : “ I have n’t played then much in the league for the last two years. After all, I want to prove my force in a tournament of this level. ” [ 103 ]
Deportivo La Coruña [edit ]
On 14 July 2019, Shibasaki signed a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in the second class, for a report fee of around €2 million. [ 104 ] He was previously linked with a be active to UNAM and SD Huesca. [ 105 ] Upon joining the cabaret, Shibasaki said his objectives at Deportivo La Coruña is to get more play time and helped the clubhouse get promoted to La Liga. [ 106 ] In addition, he was given a number twenty–two shirt. [ 107 ] Shibasaki made his Deportivo La Coruña debut, starting the unharmed game, in a 3–2 succeed against Real Oviedo in the opening game of the season. [ 108 ] After the match, his operation was praised by the spanish newspaper. [ 109 ] In a follow–up equal against SD Huesca, he set up a goal for christian Santos to score the deep consolation, in a 3–1 loss. [ 110 ] Since making his debut for the golf club, Shibasaki found himself in and out of the starting line–up, which saw him placed on the substitute bench. [ 111 ] This besides combined with his international commitment. [ 112 ] He acknowledged his advancement to improve in the first base team, saying : “ I am sure that I can give much more and improve my performance, it is true that we are not giving a good level as a team, but we will surely improve with the coming days. ” [ 113 ] By mid–December, however, he suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out for a calendar month. [ 114 ] It was n’t until on 16 January 2020 when Shibasaki made his first base team return, starting the hale crippled, in a 2–1 win against Racing de Santander. [ 115 ] After the match, he was named Team of the Week by Marca. [ 116 ] In a follow–up meet against Cádiz CF, Shibasaki played an important function when he set up a finish for Sabin Merino, who scored the only goal of the crippled, in a 1–0 gain for Deportivo La Coruña. [ 117 ] Following his render, Shibasaki regained his first team set under the new management of Fernando Vázquez. [ 118 ] [ 119 ] however, he was sent off for a second bookable umbrage in a 3–1 frustration against Real Zaragoza on 23 February 2020. [ 120 ] After serving a one match suspension, Shibasaki made his first team return on 7 March 2020, starting the wholly game, in a 4–0 loss against UD Almería. [ 121 ] By the time the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he had made 17 league appearances. [ 122 ] Shibasaki remained an integral part of the club once the season resumed behind close doors. [ 123 ] however, in a match against Elche CF on 23 June 2020, he received a heterosexual crimson circuit board in the 32nd minute for an unprofessional foul on Iván Sánchez, as Deportivo La Coruña won 1–0. [ 124 ] After serving a one match suspension, Shibasaki returned to the starting line–up against CD Tenerife on 30 June 2021 and started the whole game, as the club drew 1–1. [ 125 ] however, he missed the last game of the temper against CF Fuenlabrada, due to injury and Deportivo de La Coruña ‘s relegation was confirmed on 7 August 2020 despite winning 2–1. [ 126 ] At the end of the 2019–20 season, Shibasaki went on to make twenty–seven appearances in all competitions .
Leganés [edit ]
On 4 September 2020, Shibasaki agreed to a three-year contract with CD Leganés, recently relegated to the moment division as a result of the delegating article being activated. [ 127 ] He was previously linked with a move to Las Palmas but opted to join Leganés rather. [ 128 ] Shibasaki made his debut for the club, coming on as a second half substitute, in a 1–0 gain against UD Las Palmas in the open crippled of the season. [ 129 ] In a follow–up match against CD Lugo, he set up a goal for Sabin Merino, in a 2–1 loss. [ 130 ] Shibasaki played a key function to the game by setting up the only goal of the plot, in a 1–0 gain against Real Zaragoza on 22 October 2020. [ 131 ] Three days later on 25 October 2020, he scored his inaugural goal for the club, in a 2–1 gain against Real Oviedo. [ 132 ] Since joining CD Leganés, Shibasaki became a first team regular for the baseball club, playing in the midfield position. [ 133 ] He then scored his second gear goal for the club, a well as, setting up the fetching finish, in a 2–1 gain against AD Alcorcón on 25 April 2021. [ 134 ] however, Shibasaki ‘s absence from the first team due to injury see CD Leganés unsuccessfully promoted back to La Liga after the club lost 5–1 on aggragate in the play-offs. [ 135 ] Despite being absent from the first team on four occasions throughout the 2020–21 temper, he went on to make thirty–five appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. [ 136 ]
International career [edit ]
Youth career [edit ]
Throughout 2007, Shibasaki represented the Japan U-15 side and appeared for the U-15 side in a act of matches. [ 137 ] In 2008, Shibasaki was called up to the Japan U-16 squad for both the Montaigu Tournament and Viktor Bannikov Memorial Tournament. [ 138 ] Later in September 2008, he was called up to the Japan U-16 squad for the AFC U-16 Championship in Uzbekistan. [ 139 ] Shibasaki scored Japan ‘s U16 first finish of the tournament, in a 4–0 acquire against Malaysia U-16 on 5 October 2008. [ 140 ] He made two more appearances in the Group Stage and helped the national side advance to the quarter–finals of the tournament. [ 141 ] Shibasaki appeared in two more matches in the tournament by beating Saudi Arabia U-16 2–0 in the quarter–finals, but lost 2–1 to South Korea U-16 in the semi–finals. [ 142 ] [ 7 ] In January 2009, Shibasaki was elected Japan U-17 home team for the first gear time. [ 143 ] He made his Japan U17 debut, starting a peer before being substituted in the fifty-fifth hour, in a 2–2 draw against Brazil U17 on 25 January 2009. [ 144 ] Later in October 2009, Shibasaki was called up to Japan U-17 squad again for the 2009 U-17 World Cup in Nigeria and wore the number 10 shirt for the U-17 side. [ 145 ] [ 146 ] He played in all three matches, as Japan U-17 were eliminated in the Group Stage. [ 147 ] Six months late, Shibasaki was called up to the Japan U19 team but never made an appearance for the U-19 side. [ 148 ]
senior career [edit ]
In February 2012, Shibasaki was called up to the Japan for the first time ahead of a match against Iceland by Manager Alberto Zaccheroni. [ 149 ] however, he appeared as an idle substitute in a match, as Japan won 3–1 on 24 February 2012. [ 150 ] Shibasaki ‘s hope of making his debut for the national team continued to be delayed until August 2014 when he was called up. [ 151 ] On 9 September 2014, Shibasaki debuted and scored a goal for Japan home team against Venezuela. [ 152 ] In a follow–up match against Jamaica, he played a function that led to Nyron Nosworthy scoring an own finish to give Japan a 1–0 winnings. [ 153 ] After the catch, Manager Javier Aguirre praised his performance. [ 154 ] He late made two more appearances by the end of 2014. [ 155 ] In December 2014, Shibasaki was elected Japan for 2015 asian Cup in Australia. [ 156 ] After appearing in the first two matches of the tournament as an unused utility, he made his beginning appearance, coming on as a late ersatz, in a 2–0 acquire against Jordan on 20 January 2015, which saw Japan through to the adjacent circle. [ 157 ] Shibasaki ‘s future appearance came against United Arab Emirates in the quarter–finals of the asian Cup and scored an equalize goal ; and the match was played throughout 120 minutes ; ultimately, they were eliminated after losing in penalty–shootout ( despite Shibasaki, himself, successfully converted the gunfight. [ 158 ] Two months late on 31 March 2015, he scored his moment Japan ‘s goal of his career, in a 5–1 winnings against Uzbekistan. [ 159 ] Five months later, Shibasaki was called up to Japan for the EAFF East asian Cup in China. [ 160 ] He was featured three times in the tournament, as they finished stopping point stead. [ 161 ]
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Shibasaki pictured during a friendly meet against Paraguay on 8 June 2018. Two years late away from the national team, Shibasaki was called to Japan ‘s police squad and made his first appearance on 5 September 2017 against Saudi Arabia and helped the slope win 1–0. [ 162 ] Six months by and by on 28 March 2018, Shibasaki played a character when he set up a goal for Tomoaki Makino, in a 2–1 acquire against Ukraine. [ 163 ] Two months late, he was named in Japan ‘s preliminary team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 164 ] Eventually, Shibasaki made it to the final cut of the 23 men squad. [ 145 ] [ 165 ] Shibasaki made his World Cup debut against Colombia in Matchday 1 of the Group Stage, where he played 80 minutes in the catch, in a 2–1 win. [ 166 ] After the match, Manager Akira Nishino praised Shibasaki ‘s performance. [ 167 ] He then made two more starts in the World Cup, as Japan progressed through the hard stage in the tournament. [ 168 ] In a couple against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16, Shibasaki set up the afford goal of the game for Genki Haraguchi, as the resistance team late made a rejoinder in the second half, resulting Japan losing 3–2 and was out of the tournament. [ 169 ] concisely after, Fox Sports named Shibasaki in the Asian ‘s Best Eleven of the tournament. [ 170 ]
In December 2018, Shibsaski was one of 23 japanese players selected for the 2019 AFC asian Cup. [ 171 ] He started his first base couple of the tournament, starting the solid game and Japan win 3–2 against Turkmenistan. [ 172 ] In a match against Saudi Arabia in the asian Cup Round of 16, Shibasaki set up a finish for Takehiro Tomiyasu, who scored the alone goal of the game, resulting in Japan winning 1–0 to progress to the quarter–finals. [ 173 ] He late played two more matches of the tournament, which saw the national side reaching the final examination for the first time since 2011. [ 174 ] n the AFC Asian Cup final against Qatar, Shibasaki started and captained the side, as they lost 3–1, finishing as runner–up in the procedure. [ 175 ] Two months subsequently on 22 March 2019, Shibasaki captained Japan for the beginning clock in his career, as they lost 1–0 against Colombia. [ 176 ] Two months late, he was called up to the police squad ahead of the Copa América in Brazil. [ 177 ] Ahead of the tournament, Shibasaki was appointed as captain for Japan and once captained the national side for the second time, in a 0–0 draw against Trinidad and Tobago on 6 June 2019. [ 178 ] He started and captained Japan in all three matches, playing in the centre–midfield position, as they were eliminated in the Group Stage. [ 179 ] After the national team side were eliminated, Shibasaki said : “ It was not a bad experience to bring the team together. I personally wanted to prove my ability at these times, and I think it ‘s one of the ways to be a professional when you can do it. Do n’t let yourself down mentally and spend those periods consciously. I was able to reconfirm that it would be connected to this kind of situation. ” [ 180 ] Following the tournament, Shibasaki started the remaining matches of 2019, including one when he was a captain against Venezuela on 19 November 2019. [ 181 ] about a year belated, Shibasaki was called up to the Japan squad for a equal against Cameroon and Ivory Coast. [ 182 ] In a match against Ivory Coast, he played a role in a match by taking a rid kick that led to Naomichi Ueda scoring a header, in a 1–0 gain for the national team. [ 183 ] Shibasaki went on to make three starts for Japan by the end of the year. [ 184 ]
personal life [edit ]
Shibasaki has two older brothers, whom one of them got him into football. [ 185 ] [ 3 ] Growing up, Shibasaki said in an interview that his ambition is to become a football player, having no interests in anything but football. [ 186 ] He besides idolised Alessandro Del Piero, Francesco Totti and Hidetoshi Nakata. [ 185 ] [ 187 ] When asked in an consultation on how does his improve his concentration before the game, Shibasaki said : “ First of all, I start by creating my own world. I create my own senses, spaces, and rhythm. At the like prison term, I become more focus by being aware of my surroundings. I ‘m doing something over there, I picked up something and I recognize the movement in the space. ” [ 188 ] He began a relationship with the actress and singer Erina Mano and their kinship was n’t made public until on 25 November 2017. [ 189 ] They were married on 16 July 2018. [ 190 ] In September 2015, it was announced that Shibasaki was appointed as a corroborate leader of the 94th National High School Soccer Championship. [ 191 ] In accession to speaking japanese, he has been learning galician and acknowledged at Deportivo La Coruña ‘s press conference that his spanish is not estimable. [ 118 ] [ 192 ] Shibasaki besides spoke out about living in Spain. [ 193 ] In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Shibasaki posted a message on his social media bill, urging people to stay at home. [ 194 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of 23 November 2021[195][196]
1Includes Emperor ‘s Cup and Copa del Rey. 2Includes J.League Cup. 3Includes AFC Champions League. 4Includes Suruga Bank Championship, J.League Championship, FIFA Club World Cup and La Liga play-offs .
International [edit ]
- As of 7 October 2021[197]
Japan
Year
Apps
Goals
2014
4
1
2015
9
2
2016
0
0
2017
1
0
2018
12
0
2019
19
0
2020
4
0
2021
3
0
Total
52
3
International goals [edit ]
Scores and results list Japan’s goal tally first.
Honours [edit ]
club [edit ]
- Kashima Antlers
International [edit ]
- Japan
person [edit ]
References [edit ]
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