Tsukasa Shiotani

Tsukasa Shiotani
塩谷司
	Shiotani with Al Ain in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Tsukasa Shiotani
Date of birth	5 December 1988
Place of birth	Komatsushima, ; Tokushima, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions	Centre-back; defensive midfielder;
Team information
Current team	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Number	3
Youth career
1996–1999	Minami-Komatsushima FC
1999–2001	Omatsu SC
2001–2003	Otsuka FC
2004–2006	Tokushima Shogyo High School
College career
Years	Team
2007–2010	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Mito HollyHock
2012–2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2017–2021	Al Ain
2021–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
International career‡
2016	Japan Olympic (O.P.)
2014–2019	Japan
Medal record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2019

Tsukasa Shiotani (塩谷司, Shiotani Tsukasa; born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Shiotani has won 8 trophies as of 2025 and was selected for the J.League Team of the Year from 2014 to 2016.

Club career

Sanfreece Hiroshima

On 23 December 2015, Shiotani was selected in the 2015 J.League Best XI.^[2]

Al Ain

On 15 June 2017, Shiotani was announced at Al Ain on a permanent transfer.^[3]

During the final of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, Shiotani scored in the 86th minute against Real Madrid as Al Ain finished runners-up.^[4]

Second spell at Sanfreece Hiroshima

On 1 October 2021, Shiotani was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima on a permanent transfer.^[5] He was part of the Sanfeece Hiroshima team that won the 2022 J.League Cup.^[6]

Shiotani was part of the Sanfreece Hiroshima team that won the 2025 Japanese Super Cup.^[7]

International career

On 15 December 2014, Shiotani was called up to the Japan squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.^[8]

On 1 July 2016, Shiotani was called up to the Japan U-23 national team as one of three over-aged players for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[9] At this tournament, he played the full 90 minutes in all three matches in a centre back partnership with Naomichi Ueda.

On 13 December 2018, Shiotani was called up to the Japan squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.^[10] He scored his first international goal against Uzbekistan during the competition, scoring in the 58th minute on 17 January 2019.^[11] The stadium which he scored his first international goal is also the home stadium of Al Ain.^[12] He started in the final as Japan lost to Qatar.^[13]

Club statistics

Updated to 3 December 2023.^[14]

Club	Season	League			Cuo		League Cup		Continental		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mito HollyHock	2011	J. League Division 2	35	3	3	0	-		-		-		38	3
	2012	J. League Division 2	25	2	0	0	-		-		-		25	2
	Total		60	5	3	0	-		-		-		63	5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2012	J. League Division 1	3	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0	5	0
	2013		34	3	6	1	2	0	6	0	1	0	49	4
	2014		32	6	3	1	3	0	8	2	1	0	47	9
	2015	J1 League	27	3	2	0	4	0	–		6	2	39	5
	2016		30	5	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	37	5
	2017		14	0	0	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	Total		140	17	14	2	11	0	18	2	10	2	193	23
Al Ain	2017–18	UAE Pro League	18	3	3	0	2	0	11	1	–		34	4
	2018–19		26	4	1	0	6	1	5	1	5	2	43	8
	2019–20		19	2	3	0	7	0	7	0	–		36	2
	2020–21		25	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	–		29	2
	Total		88	11	8	0	17	1	24	2	5	2	142	16
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2021	J1 League	5	1	–		–		–		–		5	1
	2022		26	0	5	1	8	1	–		–		39	2
	2023		27	2	0	0	2	0	–		–		29	2
	Total		58	3	5	1	10	1	–		–		73	5
Career total			346	36	30	3	38	2	42	4	15	4	471	49

¹Includes FIFA Club World Cup, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

National team statistics

^[15]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	2	0
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	5	1
Total	7	1

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.^[16]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 January 2019	Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	Uzbekistan	2–1	2–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

J. League Division 1: 2012, 2013, 2015
J.League Cup: 2022, 2025^[17]
Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025

Japan

AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019

Individual

J. League Best Eleven: 2014, 2015, 2016
J1 100 Year Vision League Regional Round West Best Eleven: 2026^[18]

References

1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
↑ "Douglas leads the line for J.League Team of the Year". Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
↑ "塩谷司選手アル・アインＦＣ（ＵＡＥ）へ完全移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Shiotani Tsukasa to Al Ain FC (UAE)] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2017.
↑ "「あれはまぐれ」アルアイン塩谷司、レアルに一矢報いるヘディング弾" ["It was a fluke" says Al Ain's Tsukasa Shiotani as he scores a header to get revenge against Real Madrid]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
↑ "塩谷司選手アル・アインFC（UAE）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Tsukasa Shiotani joins the team on a permanent transfer from Al Ain FC (UAE)]. www.sanfreece.co.jp (in Japanese).
↑ "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
↑ "Vissel Kobe vs Sanfreece Hiroshima - 8 February 2025". www.jleague.co.
↑ "Japan selects squad for 2015 Asian Cup defence in Australia". abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
↑ "U-23 Japan National Team squad, schedule – Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016". Japan Football Association. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "SAMURAI BLUE森保監督、「成長しながら王座奪還を目指す」" (in Japanese). JFA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
↑ "森保Ｊ、３連勝で首位突破！塩谷が弾丸ミドルウズベクに逆転勝ち" [Moriyasu J-League takes the lead with three straight wins! Shionoya's mid-range shot leads to come-from-behind victory over Uzbekistan]. www.sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese).
↑ ""本拠地"で輝いた塩谷を現地絶賛「アル・アインの"ミスター多芸多才"が能力を誇示」" [Shionoya, who shone at home, was highly praised by locals: "Al Ain's 'Mister Multi-Talent' shows off his skills"]. www.football-zone.net (in Japanese).
↑ "ボランチで先発の塩谷、敗戦に肩落とすも「代表でやるサッカーは楽しいと再認識できた」" [Shionoya, who started as a defensive midfielder, was dejected after the loss, but said, "I was reminded that playing soccer for the national team is fun."]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
↑ 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. 57 out of 289)
↑ Japan National Football Team Database
↑ "Tsukasa Shiotani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
↑ "柏vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2025年11月1日)". J. League (in Japanese). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
↑ "Instagram".

External links

Tsukasa Shiotani – FIFA competition record (archived)
Tsukasa Shiotani at National-Football-Teams.com
Tsukasa Shiotani at the Japan National Football Team
Tsukasa Shiotani at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tsukasa Shiotani at Soccerway

[FCWC_2018-1] 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.

[2] "Douglas leads the line for J.League Team of the Year". Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.

[3] "塩谷司選手アル・アインＦＣ（ＵＡＥ）へ完全移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Shiotani Tsukasa to Al Ain FC (UAE)] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2017.

[4] "「あれはまぐれ」アルアイン塩谷司、レアルに一矢報いるヘディング弾" ["It was a fluke" says Al Ain's Tsukasa Shiotani as he scores a header to get revenge against Real Madrid]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).

[5] "塩谷司選手アル・アインFC（UAE）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Tsukasa Shiotani joins the team on a permanent transfer from Al Ain FC (UAE)]. www.sanfreece.co.jp (in Japanese).

[6] "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[7] "Vissel Kobe vs Sanfreece Hiroshima - 8 February 2025". www.jleague.co.

[8] "Japan selects squad for 2015 Asian Cup defence in Australia". abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[9] "U-23 Japan National Team squad, schedule – Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016". Japan Football Association. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[10] "SAMURAI BLUE森保監督、「成長しながら王座奪還を目指す」" (in Japanese). JFA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

[11] "森保Ｊ、３連勝で首位突破！塩谷が弾丸ミドルウズベクに逆転勝ち" [Moriyasu J-League takes the lead with three straight wins! Shionoya's mid-range shot leads to come-from-behind victory over Uzbekistan]. www.sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese).

[12] ""本拠地"で輝いた塩谷を現地絶賛「アル・アインの"ミスター多芸多才"が能力を誇示」" [Shionoya, who shone at home, was highly praised by locals: "Al Ain's 'Mister Multi-Talent' shows off his skills"]. www.football-zone.net (in Japanese).

[13] "ボランチで先発の塩谷、敗戦に肩落とすも「代表でやるサッカーは楽しいと再認識できた」" [Shionoya, who started as a defensive midfielder, was dejected after the loss, but said, "I was reminded that playing soccer for the national team is fun."]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).

[14] 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. 57 out of 289)

[JNFTD-15] Japan National Football Team Database

[NFT-16] "Tsukasa Shiotani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[17] "柏vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2025年11月1日)". J. League (in Japanese). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

[:0-18] "Instagram".

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