Tsukasa Shimomura | |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1996 |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Currentclub: | One Taguig |
Clubnumber: | 77 |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Tokyo Verdy |
Youthclubs2: | Funabashi Municipal High School |
Collegeyears1: | 2016–2020 |
College1: | Toin University of Yokohama |
Years1: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs1: | Veertien Mie |
Years2: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs2: | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs3: | Tokyo 23 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | One Taguig |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 21 |
Pcupdate: | 9:45, June 29, 2024 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Philippines Football League club One Taguig.
Shimomura was born in the Tokyo area. He is the fourth of five siblings, and began playing football at an early age. His father was a football coach at the local training center.[1]
As a kid, Shimomura played for the youth academy of J1 League club Tokyo Verdy. Later, he went on to study and play for Funabashi Municipal High School[2] [3] where he won the national championship.[4]
After graduating high school, Shimomura played college football for the varsity team of Toin University of Yokohama in 2016.[5] [6] [7] He graduated from the college in 2020.
After college, Shimomura played for a number of lower-tier Japanese clubs. He signed his first professional contract with Veertien Mie, before leaving after 1 year to join Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth.[8] [9] After renewing his contract for 1 more season,[10] he joined hometown club Tokyo 23 FC.[11] [12] [13]
In 2024, the announcement was made that Shimomura would leave Tokyo 23 to play abroad, signing with new club One Taguig of the Philippines Football League as an international reinforcement.[14] [15] [16] He scored in his first game for the club against Manila Montet, scoring 4 in his next game against the Philippine Air Force.[17] [18]