Kai Shibato
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| Full name | Kai Shibato[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tokyo Verdy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Meiji University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2026 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 139 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Machida Zelvia (loan) | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kai Shibato (柴戸 海, Shibato Kai; born 24 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy. He has 2 caps for the Japan national football team.
Career
After attending Meiji University and even getting picked for All Japan University XI, Shibato joined Urawa Red Diamonds in May 2017.[2]
In January 2024, Shibato moved on loan to newly promoted J1 League club Machida Zelvia, ahead of the 2024 season.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2018 | J1 League | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020 | J1 League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | J1 League | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | J1 League | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 116 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5 | ||
| Machida Zelvia (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in the Japanese Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup
International
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Urawa Red Diamonds
References
- 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "【浦和】大学ナンバー１Ｄｆ柴戸を獲得！ : スポーツ報知". Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ↑ "柴戸海選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". FC町田ゼルビア オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ↑ 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. 61 out of 289)
- ↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Kai Shibato Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ↑ "Doi, Shoma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
- ↑ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
- Kai Shibato at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds
- Profile at J. League
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- FC Machida Zelvia players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Men's association football midfielders
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan
- Summer World University Games medalists in football
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs