Shimpei Sakurada

Shimpei Sakurada (樱田 真平, Sakurada Shinpei, born May 5, 1984) is a Japanese football player. He is currently playing for Yadanarbon FC.

Shimpei Sakurada
Sakurada preparing to take a freekick against Home United in an S.League fixture at Choa Chu Kang Stadium on March 4, 2012
Personal information
Full name Shimpei Sakurada
Date of birth (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984
Place of birth Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Yadanarbon FC
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2007 Kansai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Gifu 3 (1)
2007–2008 Gifu II 6 (2)
2009 Okinawa Kariyushi 9 (3)
2010 JAPAN Soccer College 12 (4)
2011 Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) 32 (6)
2012–2013 Singapore Armed Forces FC 42 (13)
2014– Yadanarbon FC 45 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2014

Career

He first joined the S.League in 2011, playing for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore), captaining the side. He won the 2011 Singapore League Cup in penalty shootouts against Hougang United after a goalless draw at the end of Extra Time. The first silverware in the team's history. Shimpei made the second attempt; Jordan Webb's miss proved costly.

In 2012, together with Tatsuro Inui, the pair signed for Singapore Armed Forces FC (currently known as Warriors FC) on 2-year contracts. He won the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup in the cup final against Tampines Rovers, with the aid of an Erwan Gunawan injury time winner, Shimpei scored a 78th-minute equaliser in the process. His second silverware in as many years in the S.League. However, he was left out of the 2013 AFC Cup squad due to the limitations on foreign players quota.

At the end of his contract with Warriors FC, Shimpei went on for trials in various countries in the region. One of which is Perak FA from the Malaysia Super League. On 31 January 2014, it was announced on his personal Facebook page that he has signed for Yadanarbon FC. He made his Myanmar National League debut on 1 February 2014, against Chin United, he was part of the starting lineup.

Honours

Singapore League Cup

Singapore Cup

References


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