Yushi Shimamura

Yushi Shimamura
島村優志
Personal information
Date of birth	20 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Irtysh Pavlodar
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2017	Tokyo Kurume HS
2018–2021	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2022	ŠK Tvrdošín
2022	→ Zemplín Michalovce (loan)
2022–2026	Zemplín Michalovce
2026–	Irtysh Pavlodar
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026

Yushi Shimamura (島村優志, Shimamura Yushi; born 20 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Irtysh Pavlodar in Kazakhstan.

Career

Early career

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Shimamura attended the Tokyo Kurume High School.^[1] In January 2018, without even attending his graduation ceremony, Shimamura flew to Argentina to sign for Newell's Old Boys. While in Rosario, he played mostly for Newell's under-23 side.^[1]

Michalovce

Shimamura moved to Slovakia in August 2021, signing with ŠK Tvrdošín. He would go on to score 5 goals for Tvrdošín, before attracting interest from first division club Zemplín Michalovce, who he would sign for on loan in January 2022.^[2]^[3] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against league newcomers MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš, coming on off the bench in the 62nd minute for Brian Peña.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 June 2022.^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zemplín Michalovce	2021–22	Slovak Super Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Zemplín Michalovce	2022–23	Slovak First Division	7	0	-	-	-	-	7	0
Zemplín Michalovce	2023–24	Slovak First Division	17	0	-	-	-	-	17	0
Zemplín Michalovce	2024–25	Slovak First Division	21	0	-	-	-	-	21	0
Career total			47	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Notes

References

1 2 Kiwamu, Kabe (23 December 2018). "アルゼンチンの強豪クラブで研鑽を積む19歳の逸材、島村優志が面白い！" [Yuji Shimamura, a 19-year-old talent who is studying at a strong club in Argentina, is interesting!]. soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
↑ "MFK Zemplín s treťou posilou, prichádza Japonec Shimamura" [MFK Zemplín with the third reinforcement, the Japanese Shimamura arrives]. novinyzemplina.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2022.
↑ Ferenčík, Tomáš (23 January 2022). "Japonec mieri do najvyššej slovenskej ligy, brankár nech si hľadá nové mužstvo. Klub sa chce pokúsiť o nemožné" [The Japanese is heading to the highest Slovak league, the goalkeeper should look for a new team. The club wants to try the impossible]. myorava.sme.sk (in Slovak). (subscription required)
↑ "MFK Zemplín Michalovce - MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
↑ Yushi Shimamura at Soccerway

External links

Yushi Shimamura at sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak)
Yushi Shimamura at mfkzemplin.sk (in Slovak)

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[sdw-1] 1 2 Kiwamu, Kabe (23 December 2018). "アルゼンチンの強豪クラブで研鑽を積む19歳の逸材、島村優志が面白い！" [Yuji Shimamura, a 19-year-old talent who is studying at a strong club in Argentina, is interesting!]. soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[2] "MFK Zemplín s treťou posilou, prichádza Japonec Shimamura" [MFK Zemplín with the third reinforcement, the Japanese Shimamura arrives]. novinyzemplina.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2022.

[3] Ferenčík, Tomáš (23 January 2022). "Japonec mieri do najvyššej slovenskej ligy, brankár nech si hľadá nové mužstvo. Klub sa chce pokúsiť o nemožné" [The Japanese is heading to the highest Slovak league, the goalkeeper should look for a new team. The club wants to try the impossible]. myorava.sme.sk (in Slovak). (subscription required)

[4] "MFK Zemplín Michalovce - MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-12-22.

[5] Yushi Shimamura at Soccerway

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