Toshio Shimakawa

Toshio Shimakawa
島川 俊郎
Personal information
Full name Toshio Shimakawa
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990
Place of birth Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
SC Sagamihara
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2008 Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
2012 → Tokyo Verdy (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Blaublitz Akita (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 Blaublitz Akita 67 (1)
2016 Renofa Yamaguchi 2 (0)
2016 → Tochigi SC (loan) 11 (3)
2017–2018 Ventforet Kofu 27 (2)
2019-2020 Oita Trinita 52 (2)
2021–2023 Sagan Tosu 39 (0)
2024 Tokushima Vortis 7 (0)
2024 Taichung Futuro 12 (1)
2025– Sagamihara 49 (3)
Total 293 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026

Toshio Shimakawa (島川 俊郎, Shimakawa Toshio; born 28 May 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who is currently playing for SC Sagamihara, as a defensive midfielder or a centre back.

Career

In 2009, Shimakawa started his professional career at Vegalta Sendai but never ended up making an appearance for the club. He made his debut whilst on loan at JFL club Blaublitz Akita in the 2012 season. Shimakawa played for two seasons on loan at Blaublitz Akita before joining them permanently ahead of the 2014 season, the club's first in the J3 League. He scored his first professional goal in the 2015 season.

Moves to a number of clubs followed and Shimakawa played in the top-flight of Japanese football for Ventforet Kofu, Oita Trinita and Sagan Tosu.

In 2024, he joined J2 League club Tokushima Vortis but announced his retirement just two months after the start of the season in April.[1][2] He made 274 appearances, scoring 9 goals in a career spanning 14 years.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Other Total
Vegalta Sendai 2010 J1 League 000000–00
2011 J1 League 000000–00
2013 J1 League 000000–00
Total 0000000000
Tokyo Verdy (loan) 2012 J2 League 0000––00
Blaublitz Akita (loan) 2012 JFL 12020––140
2013 JFL 15020––170
Total 270400000310
Blaublitz Akita 2014 J3 League 32020––340
2015 J3 League 35121––372
Total 671410000712
Renofa Yamaguchi 2016 J2 League 2000––20
Tochigi SC (loan) 2016 J3 League 11300–2[a]0133
Ventforet Kofu 2017 J1 League 1301050–190
2018 J2 League 1420030–172
Total 272108000362
Oita Trinita 2019 J1 League 2204020–280
2020 J1 League 3020000–302
Total 522402000582
Sagan Tosu 2021 J1 League 2602030–310
2022 J1 League 902030–140
2023 J1 League 402050–110
Total 3906011000560
Tokushima Vortis 2024 J2 League 700000–70
Career total 2328191210202749
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion/relegation series

References

  1. ↑ "島川 俊郎選手 サガン鳥栖より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "島川 俊郎選手 現役引退のお知らせ". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  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. 156 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. 112 out of 289)
  5. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 241 out of 289)
  6. ↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Toshio Shimakawa Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 25 June 2024.