Yusuke Shimada

Yusuke Shimada
島田 裕介

Personal information
Full name	Yusuke Shimada
Date of birth	(1982-01-19) 19 January 1982
Place of birth	Ogose, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	RB Omiya Ardija (first-team coach)
Youth career
1997–1999	Seibudai High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	Omiya Ardija	69	(6)
2006	→ Thespa Kusatsu (loan)	46	(9)
2008	Thespa Kusatsu	42	(5)
2009	Sagan Tosu	50	(8)
2010–2011	Tokushima Vortis	50	(6)
2012	Gangwon FC	23	(1)
Total		280	(35)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, Shimada Yusuke; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as the first-team coach for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.

Playing career

Shimada was born in Ogose, Saitama on 19 January 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined his local J2 League club Omiya Ardija in 2000. On 18 November 2001, he debuted as a substitute in the 60th minute of a match against Ventforet Kofu. However, he would not feature regularly in the following years. From 2003, he played many matches as a substitute, and the club was promoted to J1 League in 2005. In 2006, he moved to J2 club Thespa Kusatsu on loan. He became a regular player as an attacking midfielder. In 2007, he returned to Omiya Ardija. However, he rarely played due to being behind Chikara Fujimoto and Daigo Kobayashi in the picking order. In 2008, he moved to Thespa Kusatsu again. He played in all 42 matches as a regular player. In 2009, he moved to J2 club Sagan Tosu. He appeared in 50 matches, missing one due to suspension. In 2010, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis and played often across two seasons. In 2012, he moved to South Korea and joined Gangwon FC. He retired at the end of the 2012 season.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Omiya Ardija	2000	J2 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2001	J2 League	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2002	J2 League	1	0	4	0	—		5	0
	2003	J2 League	25	2	2	1	—		27	3
	2004	J2 League	27	3	3	0	—		30	3
	2005	J1 League	14	1	1	0	3	0	18	1
	2007	J1 League	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
	Total		69	6	12	1	5	0	86	7
Thespa Kusatsu (loan)	2006	J2 League	46	9	2	0	—		48	9
Thespa Kusatsu	2008	J2 League	42	5	2	0	—		44	5
Sagan Tosu	2009	J2 League	50	8	2	0	—		52	8
Tokushima Vortis	2010	J2 League	30	4	1	0	—		31	4
	2011	J2 League	20	2	0	0	—		20	2
	Total		50	6	1	0	—		51	6
Gangwon FC	2012	K-League	23	1	0	0	—		23	1
Career total			280	35	19	1	5	0	304	36

External links

• Yusuke Shimada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Yusuke Shimada – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)