Toshio Shimakawa

Toshio Shimakawa
島川 俊郎
Personal information
Full name Toshio Shimakawa
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre back
Youth career
2003–2008 Kashiwa Reysol Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
2012Tokyo Verdy (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013Blaublitz Akita (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 Blaublitz Akita 67 (1)
2016 Renofa Yamaguchi 2 (0)
2016Tochigi SC (loan) 11 (3)
2017–2018 Ventforet Kofu 27 (2)
2019-2020 Oita Trinita 52 (2)
2021–2023 Sagan Tosu 39 (0)
2024 Tokushima Vortis 7 (0)
2024– Taichung Futuro
Total 232 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:11, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Toshio Shimakawa (島川 俊郎, Shimakawa Toshio, born 28 May 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who is currently playing for Taichung Futuro, as a defensive midfielder or a centre back.

Career

In 2009, Shimakawa started his professional career at Vegalta Sendai but never ended up making an appearance for the club. He made his debut whilst on loan at JFL club Blaublitz Akita in the 2012 season. Shimakawa played for two seasons on loan at Blaublitz Akita before joining them permanently ahead of the 2014 season, the club's first in the J3 League. He scored his first professional goal in the 2015 season.

Moves to a number of clubs followed and Shimakawa played in the top-flight of Japanese football for Ventforet Kofu, Oita Trinita and Sagan Tosu.

In 2024, he joined J2 League club Tokushima Vortis but announced his retirement just two months after the start of the season in April.[1][2] He made 274 appearances, scoring 9 goals in a career spanning 14 years.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Other Total
Vegalta Sendai 2010 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tokyo Verdy (loan) 2012 J2 League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blaublitz Akita (loan) 2012 JFL 12 0 2 0 14 0
2013 JFL 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 27 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Blaublitz Akita 2014 J3 League 32 0 2 0 34 0
2015 J3 League 35 1 2 1 37 2
Total 67 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 71 2
Renofa Yamaguchi 2016 J2 League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Tochigi SC (loan) 2016 J3 League 11 3 0 0 2[a] 0 13 3
Ventforet Kofu 2017 J1 League 13 0 1 0 5 0 19 0
2018 J2 League 14 2 0 0 3 0 17 2
Total 27 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 36 2
Oita Trinita 2019 J1 League 22 0 4 0 2 0 28 0
2020 J1 League 30 2 0 0 0 0 30 2
Total 52 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 58 2
Sagan Tosu 2021 J1 League 26 0 2 0 3 0 31 0
2022 J1 League 9 0 2 0 3 0 14 0
2023 J1 League 4 0 2 0 5 0 11 0
Total 39 0 6 0 11 0 0 0 56 0
Tokushima Vortis 2024 J2 League 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 232 8 19 1 21 0 2 0 274 9
  1. ^ Appearances in promotion/relegation series

References

  1. ^ "島川 俊郎選手 サガン鳥栖より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "島川 俊郎選手 現役引退のお知らせ". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 156 out of 289)
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 112 out of 289)
  5. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 241 out of 289)
  6. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Toshio Shimakawa Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 25 June 2024.