Daiki Sugioka (杉岡 大暉, Sugioka Daiki, born 8 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back for Shonan Bellmare and the Japan national team.

Daiki Sugioka
杉岡 大暉
Personal information
Full name Daiki Sugioka
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Shonan Bellmare
Number 2
Youth career
Regista FC
F.C. Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa[1]
2014–2017 Funabashi Municipal High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Shonan Bellmare 95 (5)
2020–2022 Kashima Antlers 14 (1)
2021–2022Shonan Bellmare (loan) 37 (0)
2023– Shonan Bellmare 41 (2)
International career
2017 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2018 Japan U-21 3 (0)
2018– Japan U-23 6 (0)
2019– Japan 5 (0)
Medal record
Shonan Bellmare
Winner J.League Cup 2018
Men's football
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022

Club career edit

Shonan Bellmare edit

Sugioka joined Shonan Bellmare in 2017 straight from Funabashi Municipal High School, aged 17 and took the number 29 shirt.[2] He was immediately involved in the first XI and was handed his J2 League debut by Cho Kwi-jae on 26 February 2017, a 1-0 win over Mito Hollyhock where Sugioka played the full 90 minutes. In his first home game, Sugioka scored his first professional goal in a 3-1 win over Thespakusatsu Gunma, after running past a number of defenders and scoring with a fine left-footed finish.[3][4] Sugioka went on to make 37 appearances in his first full season – an integral part of the team that eventually won the league and gained promotion into the J1 League.[5]

Sugioka made his J1 League debut in a 2-1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki and played 30 league games in total, with Shonan Bellmare finishing in 13th position in their first season back in the top-flight. The unquestionable highlight of the season however lifting the 2018 J.League Cup after a 1-0 victory in the final against Yokohama F. Marinos. Sugioka scored the only goal of the game in the 36th minute, an incredible strike from outside of the box into the top corner.[6] This was their first time lifting the trophy.[7][8]

Shonan couldn't carry their cup success of the 2018 season into the 2019 season and struggled throughout, getting knocked out at the group stages of the 2019 J.League Cup and finishing in 16th place in the league. Only a relegation playoff result against Tokushima Vortis saved them from being relegated.[9] Sugioka made 34 appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals. He did appear for the first time in a continental competition, coming on as a second half substitute in Shonan's 4-0 defeat to Athletico Paranaense in the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.[10]

Kashima Antlers edit

In January 2020, Sugioka signed for Kashima Antlers.[11] Sugioka struggled to break into the team in his first season at the club, only making eight appearances in all competitions.

International career edit

In May 2017, Sugioka was selected to play for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played two full matches at left-back. He continued through the national youth teams, representing the U-21 national team at the 2018 Toulon Tournament and the U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games, where the team finished as runners-up after a 2-1 extra-time defeat to South Korea.[12] He also represented the U-23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

On May 24 2019, Sugioka was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, played in Brazil.[13] He made his debut on 17 June 2019 in a game against Chile, starting the game at left-back and playing the full 90 minutes.[14] Sugioka went on to make two more appearances in the 2019 Copa América, but has not been capped since.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 14 March 2021.[15][16][17]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Other Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Other Total
Shonan Bellmare 2017 J2 League 37 3 37 3
2018 J1 League 30 0 5 1 36 1
2019 28 2 4 0 2[a][b] 0 34 2
Total 95 5 0 0 9 1 1 0 107 6
Kashima Antlers 2020 J1 League 7 0 1 0 8 0
2021 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 103 5 0 0 11 1 1 0 116 6
  1. ^ Appearance in relegation playoff
  2. ^ Appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

International edit

As of match played 24 June 2019[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2019 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours edit

Club edit

Shonan Bellmare

International edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Teams|JFA|Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "市立船橋高校 杉岡大暉選手 2017シーズン加入内定のお知らせ". 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Shonan Bellmare vs. ThespaKusatsu Gunma - 4 March 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ "3月4日(土) 第2節  VS  ザスパクサツ群馬 « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト". www.bellmare.co.jp. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Summary - J2 League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "YBCルヴァン杯ハイライト20181027 決勝 横浜F・マリノス戦". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2018年10月27日(土)JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ 決勝 VS 横浜F・マリノス « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト". www.bellmare.co.jp. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Shonan Bellmare vs. Yokohama F. Marinos - 27 October 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Shonan Bellmare vs. Tokushima Vortis - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Shonan Bellmare vs. Athletico Paranaense - 7 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Antlers sign Japan U-23 defender Daiki Sugioka". The Japan Times. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Korea Republic U23 vs. Japan U23 - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. ^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Japan v Chile game report". CONMEBOL. 17 June 2019.
  15. ^ 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 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 109 out of 289)
  16. ^ 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. 132 out of 289)
  17. ^ "Japan - D. Sugioka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Sugioka, Daiki". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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