Shohei Otsuka

Shohei Otsuka

Personal information
Full name	Shohei Otsuka
Date of birth	11 April 1990
Place of birth	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Second striker
Club information
Current team	Kawasaki Frontale
Number	27
Youth career
2003–2008	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Gamba Osaka	6	(1)
2012–2014	JEF United Chiba	57	(6)
2015	Giravanz Kitakyushu	16	(1)
National team^‡
2005–2007	Japan U-17	10	(5)
2010	Japan U-21
Honours Japan under-23 Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:27, 12 July 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2008

Shohei Otsuka (大塚 翔平 Ōtsuka Shōhei, born 11 April 1990 in Osaka, Osaka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.^[1] In the Final of the 2009 East Asian Games Football Event, the penalty taken by Otsuka in the penalty shoot-out was saved by Yapp Hung Fai, leading to Japan's loss against Hong Kong.

International career

On September 23, 2010, Otsuka was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China PR.^[2]

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	AFC U-17 Championship 2006 Qualification	U-15	1	1	4	Qualified
Japan	AFC U-17 Championship 2006	U-16	4	1	1	Champions
Japan	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup	U-17	2	1	0	Group Stage
Japan	2010 Asian Games	U-21

Awards and honours

Japan

• AFC U-17 Championship (1) : 2006
• Asian Games (1) : 2010

References

1. "Stats Centre: Shohei Otsuka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
2. http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/310.html

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