Shigeru Yokotani

Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru, born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ehime FC.

Shigeru Yokotani
横谷 繁
Personal information
Full name Shigeru Yokotani
Date of birth (1987-05-03) May 3, 1987
Place of birth Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ehime FC
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2005 Gamba Osaka Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Gamba Osaka 18 (0)
2008–2009Ehime FC (loan) 81 (8)
2013Kyoto Sanga FC (loan) 37 (11)
2014 Kyoto Sanga FC 24 (0)
2015–2018 Omiya Ardija 115 (12)
2019 Ventforet Kofu 36 (0)
2020– Ehime FC 2 (1)
National team
2006 Japan U-19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:49, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Yokotani was brought up in the Koto area of Nishinomiya where he attended the Koryo junior high school.

Yokotani was a product of Gamba Osaka youth academy and has been capped for the Japan at Under 17, 19 and Under 21 level. He was a member of the Japan squad playing at the AFC Youth Championship in 2006.

Yokotani was promoted to Gamba's first team in 2008. He made his first team debut on 7 July 2007, in a League Cup tie away at Urawa Red Diamonds. In January 2008, he joined 2nd Division side Ehime on loan. He scored his first goal for Ehime in a 4-1 defeat at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, on 23 September 2008.[1]

On 7 January 2013, Yokotani moved to Kyoto Sanga on a season-long loan.[2] He then signed for Kyoto-based club, before moving to Omiya Ardija.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.[3][4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Total
2006Gamba OsakaJ1 League0000000000
200700002000
2008Ehime FCJ2 League36220382
200945610466
2010Gamba OsakaJ1 League0010001020
2011110100010130
20127011000081
2013Kyoto SangaJ2 League3711113812
201424010250
2015Omiya Ardija38820408
2016J1 League3133040383
20172310050281
Total 252311321102027833

References

  1. Hiroshima 4-1 Ehime. J League. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. http://www.sanga-fc.jp/news/detail/19637
  3. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 164 out of 289)
  4. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 62 out of 289)


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