| Sho Sasaki 佐々木 翔 | |
| Fullname: | Sho Sasaki[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.77 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 1996–1997 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kurihara FC (AC Rosso) |
| Youthyears2: | 1998–2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Youthyears3: | 2005–2007 |
| Youthclubs3: | Shiroyama High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| College1: | Kanagawa University |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Ventforet Kofu |
| Caps1: | 102 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2015– |
| Clubs2: | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Caps2: | 234 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 5 January 2023, 17:34 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
On 30 August 2018, Sasaki received his first international callup from the Japan national football team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[3]
| Club | Season | League | J. League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 3 | |||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2015 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 4 | |||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 289 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 356 | 24 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | ||
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sasaki goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 27 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima