Shinji Okazaki

Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese footballer, born on 16 April 1986 in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. Okazaki played as a forward for Shimizu S-Pulse and Leicester City. Okazaki scored 177 goals in 706 games for club and country and won 3 trophies, including 2 league titles.

Okazaki's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions587127
Japan11950
Total706177

Goals per game: 0.25.

Okazaki's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 3
  • League titles: 2
  • Trophies with Japan: 1
  • Individual awards: 4

Leicester City

  • Premier League: 1 (2015–16)

SD Huesca

  • Segunda División: 1 (2019–20)

Japan

  • AFC Asian Cup: 1 (2011)

Individual

  • J.League Best XI: 1 (2009)
  • IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1 (2009)
  • AFC International Footballer of the Year: 1 (2016)
  • Best Footballer in Asia: 1 (2016)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2005–2010: Shimizu S-Pulse, 121 games, 42 goals
  2. 2011–2013: VfB Stuttgart, 63 games, 10 goals
  3. 2013–2015: Mainz 05, 65 games, 27 goals
  4. 2015–2019: Leicester City, 114 games, 14 goals
  5. 2019: Málaga, 0 games, 0 goals
  6. 2019–2021: Huesca, 62 games, 13 goals
  7. 2021–2022: Cartagena, 32 games, 2 goals
  8. 2022–2024: Sint-Truiden, 37 games, 1 goal

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