Shinnosuke Katsushima

Shinnosuke Katsushima
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003
Place of birth Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Gimnàstic
Youth career
Kitano SC
2016–2021 Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Tokushima Vortis 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Girona B (loan) 28 (4)
2023–2026 Girona B 42 (5)
2025 → Europa (loan) 5 (0)
2026– Gimnàstic 0 (0)
International career
2018 Japan U15 1 (2)
2018 Japan U16 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026

Shinnosuke Katsushima (Japanese: 勝島 新之助; born 29 June 2003) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Spanish club Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Mainly a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture,[1] Katsushima is a Kyoto Sanga youth graduate. On 2 February 2022, Tokushima Vortis announced his signing, with an immediate loan to Spanish Tercera División RFEF side Girona FC B until June 2023.[2]

On 29 June 2023, Girona exercised Katsushima's buyout clause, with the player signing a contract until 2026.[3] He suffered a knee injury in January of the following year, being sidelined for nine months.

On 3 February 2025, Katsushima was loaned to Segunda Federación side CE Europa, until June.[4] Back to the Blanquivermells in July, he became a regular starter for the B-side, now also in division four.[5]

On 20 June 2026, Katsushima signed a two-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Primera Federación.[6]

International career

Katsushima represented Japan at under-15 and under-16 levels.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 勝島 新之助 [Shinnosuke Katsushima] (in Japanese). Simpre. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. ↑ 勝島 新之助選手 新加入及びジローナFCへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ [Announcement of new signing of Shinnosuke Katsushima and loan transfer to Girona FC] (in Japanese). Tokushima Vortis. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "El Girona ejecuta la opción de compra sobre Shinnosuke Katsushima" [Girona exercise the buyout clause over Shinnosuke Katsushima] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Shinnosuke Katsushima, reforç de l'Europa 24–25" [Shinnosuke Katsushima, addition of Europa 24–25] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "El Nàstic ata al atacante Shinnosuke Katsushima, del Girona B" [Nàstic tie up forward Shinnosuke Katsushima, from Girona B] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Shinnosuke Katsushima s'incorpora al Gimnàstic de Tarragona" [Shinnosuke Katsushima joins Gimnàstic de Tarragona] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  7. ↑ 京都U-18の10番FW勝島新之助が徳島加入!! “即レンタル”でスペイン2部挑戦へ [Kyoto U-18's #10 forward, Shinnosuke Katsushima, joins Tokushima!! He'll be immediately loaned out to take on the challenge of playing in the Spanish second division] (in Japanese). Web Gekisaka. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2026.