Kazuyoshi Shimabuku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Higashimatsuyama Shinjuku SSS | |||
| Higashimatsuyama Pelenia FC | |||
| –2017 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Niigata University HW | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Albirex Niigata | 34 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | → Fujieda MYFC (loan) | 66 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 | |||
Kazuyoshi Shimabuku (シマブク･カズヨシ, Shimabuku Kazuyoshi; born 29 July 1999) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
Personal life
Born in Peru, he belongs to the Japanese Peruvian community. He emigrated to Japan at age 3 and was naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 2021.[1]
Club career
He joined Urawa Red Diamonds at his youth after playing for the high school teams of Higashimatsuyama. He later joined Albirex Niigata, his first professional contract, in 2021, and later winning promotion to J1 League after two years, although he had played more in J.League Cup rather than in the regular J.League seasons.[2]
On 25 December 2023, Shimabuku was announced at Fujieda MYFC on a loan deal.[3]
International career
In May 2023, it was reported that Juan Reynoso, former head coach of Peru national football team, is trying to convince Kazuyoshi to represent Peru internationally, and has set sight on him.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 May 2026.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Niigata University of Health and Welfare | 2018 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2021 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | J2 League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | J2/J3 (100) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Fujieda MYFC (loan) | 2024 | J2 League | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2025 | J2 League | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor Cup
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
Honours
- Albirex Niigata
References
- ↑ Ogawa, Soji (20 May 2022). "海外ゆかりの3選手に注目 J1昇格に向け新潟に新戦力". Asahi Shimbun Digital.
- 1 2 "Quién es Kazuyoshi Shimabuku, el futbolista del Albirex Niigata de Japón que despertó el interés de Juan Reynoso". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "シマブク カズヨシ 選手 藤枝MYFCに期限付き移籍のお知らせ". www.albirex.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ Kazuyoshi Shimabuku at Soccerway
External links
- Kazuyoshi Shimabuku at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Peruvian people of Okinawan descent
- Peruvian emigrants to Japan
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Peruvian men's footballers
- 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- J2 League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Albirex Niigata players
- Fujieda MYFC players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs
- Peruvian football forward stubs