Shohei Otsuka

Shohei Otsuka

Personal information
Full name	Shohei Otsuka
Date of birth	(1990-04-11) 11 April 1990
Place of birth	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Second striker
Team 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)
International career‡
2005–2007	Japan U-17	10	(5)
2010	Japan U-21
Medal record Japan under-23 Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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. 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.

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