Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi (住吉 ジェラニ レショーン, Sumiyoshi Jerani Reshōn; ; born October 5, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a center-back for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi
住吉 ジェラニ レショーン

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-10-05) October 5, 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Center-back
Team information
Current team	Shimizu S-Pulse
Number	66
Youth career
	Ipponmatsu SC
	BANFF Yokohama Bay
2013–2015	Nihon Univ. Fujisawa High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Mito HollyHock	48	(2)
2021–2025	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15	(0)
2024	→ Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)	31	(4)
2024–	Shimizu S-Pulse	24	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025

Personal life

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi was born October 5, 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana to an African-American father and a Japanese mother.

Career statistics

Club

As of April 11, 2024.^[2][3]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Other		Total
Kokushikan University	2017	–			2	0	–		0	0	2	0
Mito HollyHock	2020	J2 League	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2021	J2 League	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	Total		48	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2021	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022	J1 League	8	0	4	0	6	2	0	0	18	2
	2023	J1 League	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		15	0	4	0	9	2	0	0	28	2
Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)	2024	J2 League	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Career total			71	3	6	0	9	2	0	0	84	5

Honors

Club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J.League Cup: 2022^[4]

Individual

• J2 League Best XI: 2024^[5]