Masato Shigemi

Masato Shigemi
重見 柾斗
Personal information
Full name Masato Shigemi
Date of birth (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Oita, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avispa Fukuoka
Number 30
Youth career
Tajiri SSS
Oita Junior High School
2017–2019 Oita High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Avispa Fukuoka 21 (0)
International career
2023– Japan U23 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Masato Shigemi (重見 柾斗, Shigemi Masato, born September 20, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.[1][2]

Youth career

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Born in the Ōita Prefecture,[3] Shigemi started playing football at his local high school in Ōita, specifically at Ōita High School, and featured in the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament during his second and third years.[4][5]

Following his performances, he reportedly caught the attention of several J.League clubs, but eventually decided to commit to Fukuoka University.[6]

Club career

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On March 24, 2023, J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka officially announced that Shigemi had signed a development contract with the club, while receiving an offer to join the club permanently for the 2024 season.[7] He was subsequently registered as a designated special player within the team's roster.[8]

He made his professional debut for Avispa in a J.League Cup match against Kashima Antlers on April 5, 2023.[9] The club eventually won the trophy at the end of the season.[10]

On June 30, 2024, he made his first professional goal agaist FC Tokyo.[11]

International career

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In September 2023, Shigemi was included by head coach Go Oiwa in the Japan under-23 squad for the 2022 Asian Games,[12] where the Samurai Blue eventually won the silver medal after losing to South Korea in the final.[13][14]

Career statistics

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As of 15 May 2024[10]
Club performance League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2023 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
2024 16 0 1 0 2 0 19 0
Total 21 0 1 0 4 0 26 0

Honors

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Club

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Avispa Fukuoka

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International

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Japan U23

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References

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  1. ^ J.League Data Site
  2. ^ "重見 柾斗:アビスパ福岡 - Jリーグ". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "サッカー部(男子)の重見柾斗選手が2024シーズン ... - 福岡大学". fukuoka-u.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "出場校チーム紹介:大分高(大分)". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 講談社. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "出場校チーム紹介:大分(大分)". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 講談社. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Jクラブも関心寄せた大分MF重見、悔しさを胸に次のステージへ「早くからプロに声がかかるように」". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 講談社. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "重見 柾斗 選手 2024シーズン加入内定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). アビスパ福岡. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ "福岡大学サッカー部 重見 柾斗 選手 2023JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手 承認のお知らせ" (Press release). アビスパ福岡. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. ^ "「少し固かった」アビスパ福岡のルーキーがベンチ外から見た後輩の出来と今後への期待". nishispo.nishinippon.co.jp (in Japanese). Nishinippon Shimbun. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Masato Shigemi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. ^ "福岡が大卒ルーキーMF重見の決勝弾でFC東京を1―0で撃破 チームは6戦負けなしで5位浮上". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  12. ^ "Football Men's - Team Roster - (JPN) Japan" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b "South Korea beat Japan to take gold at Asian Games". AP News. Associated Press. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b Choi, Song-a (7 October 2023). [아시안게임] 연령별 대표팀 '85경기' 조영욱, 스스로 만든 '조기 전역'. yna.co.kr (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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