Shio Fukuda

Not to be confused with Sho Fukuda.

Shio Fukuda
福田 師王
Personal information
Full name Shio Fukuda[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2016 Takayama FC
2017–2019 Kamimura Gakuen Middle School
2020–2022 Kamimura Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 21 (7)
2024– Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 (0)
International career‡
2020 Japan U16
2020–2021 Japan U17
2021–2023 Japan U18
2023– Japan U20 3 (0)
2023– Japan U22 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:10, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Shio Fukuda (福田 師王, Fukuda Shio, born 8 April 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Club career

Fukuda was born in Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and started his footballing career with Takayama FC.[2] He enrolled at the Kamimura Gakuen High School, and continued to play football for the school team. He was noted for his performances at the 2021 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, where he was named as one of the best forwards.[2] He scored one goal and got one assist in a 3–2 loss as Kamimura Gakuen were knocked out by Teikyo Nagaoka High School in the second round.[3]

A noted goal-scorer, Fukuda regularly finished as one of the top scorers in each of the tournaments he played in.[4][5] Following these good performances for the Kamimura Gakuen High School football team, Fukuda was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021.[6][7]

In September 2021, Fukuda trained with J1 League side Kashima Antlers.[8]

On 27 October 2022, Fukuda was announced by Borussia Mönchengladbach as a new signing for their youth team, despite never playing for a professional club in Japan, signing for the club as a Kamimura Gakuen High School graduate. He joined the German club in January 2023, after the winter vacation period in Japan. Speaking about Fukuda, Mönchengladbach's academy director Mirko Sandmöller[9] stated: "We are pleased that Shio Fukuda has chosen us, even though he had numerous offers from the J1 League. He is a technically adept, agile and developable striker with great potential".[10] In January 2024, it was announced that he would play in the top team.[11]

International career

Fukuda has represented Japan on all youth categories up to under-19 level, selected multiple times for the national team while at Kamimura Gakuen's Middle and High School.[12]

Participated in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a grade skipping, and on November 18, 2023, at the age of 19, he scored a goal for the Argentina national under-22 football team.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2023–24 Regionalliga West 21 7 – – – 21 7
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2023–24 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 – 0 0 5 0
Total 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 7

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "福田師王、冬も得点王取る　神村学園2年生のU18代表候補　全国高校サッカーが28日開幕" [Kamimura Gakuen 2nd grade U18 representative candidate national high school soccer starts on the 28th]. nishinippon.co.jp (in Japanese). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "神村学園の福田師王が衝撃ヘッドなど１Ｇ・１Ａの活躍！　しかし初戦敗退で号泣「まだ決めれる場面があった」【選手権２回戦】". soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "プリンスリーグ九州の得点王はFW福田師王！プリンス九州得点ランキング" [The top scorer in Prince League Kyushu is FW Fukuda! Prince Kyushu score ranking]. yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "日本代表チームの経験が逸材FWのすべてを変えた【福田師王/神村学園高校2年】" [The experience of the Japanese national team changed all of the talented forwards [Fukuda Shio / Kamimura Gakuen High School 2nd year]]. soccermama.jp (in Japanese). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ Christenson, Marcus (7 October 2021). "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ ""超高校級ストライカー"が日本人で唯一選出　英紙が選ぶ「世界のヤングタレント60人」" ["Super high school striker" is the only Japanese to be selected "60 young talents in the world" selected by the English newspaper]. yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "福田師王と鹿島アントラーズ" [Shio Fukuda and Kashima Antlers]. note.com (in Japanese). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "MIRKO SANDMÖLLER IS BORUSSIA'S NEW YOUTH ACADEMY DIRECTOR". borussia.de. Borussia Mönchengladbach. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. ^ "U23: BORUSSIA SIGNS SHIO FUKUDA". borussia.de (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  11. ^ "NILS SCHMADTKE: "IT WAS A MASSIVE RELIEF"" (Press release). Borussia Mönchengladbach. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Ｕ18日本代表候補に神村学園ＦＷ福田師王、興国ＭＦ永長鷹虎ら27人選出" [27 U-18 Japan national team candidates, including Kamimura Gakuen FW Shio Fukuda and Kokoku MF Takatora Einaga]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Result". JFA. Retrieved 24 November 2023.