Shu Kurata
Shu Kurata is a Japanese footballer, born on 26 November 1988 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. Kurata plays as an attacking midfielder for Gamba Osaka. Kurata has scored 91 goals in 623 games for club and country and has won 12 trophies, including 2 AFC Champions League titles and 3 league titles.
Kurata's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 614 | 89 |
| Japan | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 623 | 91 |
Goals per game: 0.15.
Kurata's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 12
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 7
- AFC Champions League: 2
Club
- AFC Champions League: 1 (2008)
- AFC Champions League Two: 1 (2025–26)
- Pan-Pacific Championship: 1 (2008)
- J. League Division 1: 1 (2014)
- J. League Division 2: 1 (2013)
- Emperor's Cup: 4 (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015)
- J. League Cup: 2 (2007, 2014)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2015)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2007–: Gamba Osaka, 437 games, 58 goals
- 2010: JEF United Chiba (loan), 29 games, 8 goals
- 2011: Cerezo Osaka (loan), 33 games, 10 goals
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Club stats as of 9 August 2026.