Toshio Shimakawa

Toshio Shimakawa
島川俊郎
Personal information
Full name	Toshio Shimakawa
Date of birth	28 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre back
Youth career
2003–2008	Kashiwa Reysol Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Vegalta Sendai
2012	→ Tokyo Verdy (loan)
2012–2013	→ Blaublitz Akita (loan)
2014–2015	Blaublitz Akita
2016	Renofa Yamaguchi
2016	→ Tochigi SC (loan)
2017–2018	Ventforet Kofu
2019-2020	Oita Trinita
2021–2023	Sagan Tosu
2024	Tokushima Vortis
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:52, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Toshio Shimakawa (島川俊郎, Shimakawa Toshio, born 28 May 1990) is a Japanese former professional footballer who last played for Tokushima Vortis, as a defensive midfielder or a centre back.

Career

In 2009, Shimakawa started his professional career at Vegalta Sendai but never ended up making an appearance for the club. He made his debut whilst on loan at JFL club Blaublitz Akita in the 2012 season. Shimakawa played for two seasons on loan at Blaublitz Akita before joining them permanently ahead of the 2014 season, the club's first in the J3 League. He scored his first professional goal in the 2015 season.

Moves to a number of clubs followed and Shimakawa played in the top-flight of Japanese football for Ventforet Kofu, Oita Trinita and Sagan Tosu.

In 2024, he joined J2 League club Tokushima Vortis but announced his retirement just two months after the start of the season in April.^[1]^[2] He made 274 appearances, scoring 9 goals in a career spanning 14 years.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Other		Total
Vegalta Sendai	2010	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2011	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tokyo Verdy (loan)	2012	J2 League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Blaublitz Akita (loan)	2012	JFL	12	0	2	0	–		–		14	0
	2013	JFL	15	0	2	0	–		–		17	0
	Total		27	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
Blaublitz Akita	2014	J3 League	32	0	2	0	–		–		34	0
	2015	J3 League	35	1	2	1	–		–		37	2
	Total		67	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	71	2
Renofa Yamaguchi	2016	J2 League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Tochigi SC (loan)	2016	J3 League	11	3	0	0	–		2^[a]	0	13	3
Ventforet Kofu	2017	J1 League	13	0	1	0	5	0	–		19	0
	2018	J2 League	14	2	0	0	3	0	–		17	2
	Total		27	2	1	0	8	0	0	0	36	2
Oita Trinita	2019	J1 League	22	0	4	0	2	0	–		28	0
	2020	J1 League	30	2	0	0	0	0	–		30	2
	Total		52	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	58	2
Sagan Tosu	2021	J1 League	26	0	2	0	3	0	–		31	0
	2022	J1 League	9	0	2	0	3	0	–		14	0
	2023	J1 League	4	0	2	0	5	0	–		11	0
	Total		39	0	6	0	11	0	0	0	56	0
Tokushima Vortis	2024	J2 League	7	0	0	0	0	0	–		7	0
Career total			232	8	19	1	21	0	2	0	274	9

^ Appearances in promotion/relegation series

References

^ "島川俊郎選手サガン鳥栖より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティスオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "島川俊郎選手現役引退のお知らせ". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティスオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ 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. 156 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 112 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 241 out of 289)
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Toshio Shimakawa Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 25 June 2024.