Shusuke Sakamoto

Shusuke Sakamoto
坂本修佑
Personal information
Full name	Shusuke Sakamoto
Date of birth	22 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back / Striker
Team information
Current team	FC Osaka
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2010	Shiritsu Hatsushiba; Hashimotoko School
2011–2014	Osaka University of; Health and Sport Sciences
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Nara Club
2018–2020	Azul Claro Numazu
2020	– Nara Club
2020	Azul Claro Numazu
2021–	FC Osaka
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14/1/24 @ 14:34(AEST)

Shusuke Sakamoto (坂本修佑, Sakamoto Shusuke, born 22 March 1993 in Tondabayashi, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Osaka.

Career

After attending the Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined Nara Club in mid-2015.^[1] Before the 2017 season, his manager Norihiro Satsukawa turns Sakamoto from a defender to a centre-forward: as a result, Sakamoto scored 18 goals and he was named the JFL's top-scorer.^[2] After this performance, he opted to sign for Azul Claro Numazu.^[3]

Updated to 7 February 2021.^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2015	Nara Club	JFL	12	1	1	0	–		13	1
2016			6	0	1	0	–		7	0
2017			26	18	1	0	–		27	18
2018	Azul Claro Numazu	J3	8	1	0	0	–		8	1
2019			19	5	–	–	–		19	5
2020			5	0	–	–	–		5	0
2020	Nara Club	JFL	5	0	–	–	–		5	0
2021	FC Osaka	JFL	–	–	–	–	–		–	–
Career total			81	25	3	0	–		84	25