Sho Sasaki (footballer)

Sho Sasaki
佐々木翔
Personal information
Full name	Sho Sasaki
Date of birth	2 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Number	19
Youth career
1996–1997	Kurihara FC (AC Rosso)
1998–2004	Yokohama F. Marinos
2005–2007	Shiroyama High School
College career
Years	Team
2008–2011	Kanagawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Ventforet Kofu
2015–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
International career‡
2018–2022	Japan
Medal record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Men's football
Representing Japan
EAFF Championship
AFC Asian Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2022

Sho Sasaki (佐々木翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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Club	Season	League	J. League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Other^[a]		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ventforet Kofu	2012	J2 League	35	2	0	0	—		—		—		35	2
	2013	J1 League	33	3	4	0	4	0	—		—		41	3
	2014	J1 League	34	3	3	0	6	0	—		—		43	3
	Total		102	8	7	0	10	0	—		—		119	8
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2015	J1 League	22	0	4	0	6	1	—		6	1	38	2
	2016		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
	2017		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018		34	3	2	0	0	0	—		—		36	3
	2019		31	1	1	0	2	0	6	2	—		40	3
	2020		32	1	—		1	0	—		—		33	1
	2021		30	2	0	0	3	0	—		—		33	2
	2022		34	3	6	1	11	0	—		—		51	4
	2023		32	0	1	0	6	3	—		—		39	3
	2024		36	3	2	2	6	0	—		—		44	5
	Total		255	13	16	3	35	4	7	2	7	1	320	22
Career total			357	21	23	3	45	4	7	2	7	1	439	31

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 June 2021	Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan	Kyrgyzstan	4–1	5–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	27 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	South Korea	2–0	3–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

International career