Shoma Doi

Summary

Shoma Doi (土居 聖真, Doi Shoma, born 21 May 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.[2] He has 2 caps for the Japan national football team.

Shoma Doi
土居 聖真
Personal information
Full name Shoma Doi[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Kashima Antlers
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2010 Kashima Antlers Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Kashima Antlers 321 (52)
International career
2017 Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
Winner AFC Champions League 2018
Winner J1 League 2016
Runner-up J1 League 2017
Winner J.League Cup 2011
Winner J.League Cup 2012
Winner J.League Cup 2015
Winner Emperor's Cup 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017

Club career edit

Doi is currently a one-club player, having played exclusively for Kashima Antlers so far in his career. After graduating from Nakayama Municipal Nagasaki Elementary School, he left his hometown of Yamagata and joined Kashima Antlers' youth setup and became part of the first team squad in 2011. Doi made his Kashima debut aged 19 in a 3-0 league win against Shimizu S-Pulse, appearing as an 85th minute substitute.[3] Despite a small amount of gametime in his first two seasons, he was part of the squad that won back-to-back J.League Cup titles and the 2012 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.

Doi was given more game time in the 2013 season and he scored his first goal for Kashima in a 3-2 victory over Júbilo Iwata.[4] He also started in the 2013 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, which Kashima went on to win again after a 3-2 victory over São Paulo.[5]

His breakout season was in 2014, where he scored 9 goals in all competitions from midfield, playing in 41 matches. For the 2015 season, he changed from the number 28 shirt to the number 8, previously worn by long-term Kashima players Mitsuo Ogasawara and Takuya Nozawa, displaying his rise in importance to the team. During this season, he made his debut in the AFC Champions League where he scored Kashima's only goal in a 3-1 defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers.[6]

The 2016 season was an extremely successful one for both Doi and Kashima. Doi was a key contributor in Kashima winning the league title and the Emperor's Cup.[7] He scored 10 goals in all competitions, finishing as Kashima's second top scorer.[8] Winning the league meant Kashima were to participate in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, which had been a dream for Doi since his first year of turning pro.[9] Kashima made it all the way to the final, narrowly losing in extra-time to Real Madrid with Doi winning plaudits for his performance during the competition, contributing with 1 goal and 3 assists. In Kashima's 3-0 semi-final victory over Atlético Nacional, Doi made history as the first player to score a penalty from a decision made by VAR at a FIFA competition.[10]

Doi and Kashima added another trophy in 2017, winning the Japanese Super Cup after a 3-2 victory over 2016 runners-up Urawa Red Diamonds.[11] Doi again was a key part of the team with 46 appearances and 5 goals across all competitions, almost winning back-to-back league titles if not for a final day 0-0 draw with Júbilo Iwata to lose out on goal difference.[12] His performances earned him a national team call-up in 2017.[13]

In the 2018 season, he played 54 games across all competitions, scoring an impressive 13 goals, second in the scoring charts only to forward Yuma Suzuki as Kashima finished the league season in 3rd place. In cup competitions, Doi scored the only goal of the 2018 Emperor's Cup quarter-final against Ventforet Kofu, where Kashima eventually lost in the semi-finals.[14] He also scored in the second leg of the 2018 J.League Cup semi-final against Yokohama F. Marinos, but it wasn't enough to avoid an agonising 4-3 aggregate defeat.[15] The overriding achievement of the year was the 2018 AFC Champions League win – the first time Kashima had won the competition. Doi played a part in 13 of the 14 games on the road to the finals, scoring 3 goals – including at the quarter-final stage in a 3-0 victory over Tianjin Quanjian.[16] He also started both games in the finals against Persepolis. The victory meant that Kashima would once again take part in the Club World Cup, where after a 3-2 victory over Guadalajara in which Doi won the man of the match award, they progressed to the semi-final to once again play Real Madrid. Before the semi-final, Doi himself said he was "delighted" to play against Real Madrid again.[17] Madrid ended up as comfortable 3-1 winners, but Doi managed to score a consolation goal, in spite of a VAR review.[18]

Doi was again ever-present during the 2019 season as Kashima again finished 3rd in the league, again reached the J.League Cup semi-finals and were runners-up in the 2019 Emperor's Cup after a 2-0 defeat to Vissel Kobe.[19] Doi scored his 50th goal for the club in the 2019 season, in the 3-0 league victory over Shimizu S-Pulse.[20] He also scored two important goals (including a strike from 40 metres out) in an 2019 AFC Champions League game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, which put them through on away goals into the quarter-finals.[21] Despite the efforts of Doi, both the 2019 and 2020 seasons ended trophyless for Kashima.

International career edit

After his sterling 2017 season, Doi was called up to the national team by coach Vahid Halilhodzic for the first time to replace Hiroshi Kiyotake. He would be part of the squad taking part in the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. Wearing the number 13 shirt and starting the game from the left-wing, Doi made his international debut in a 2-1 win for Japan over China PR, where he played 82 minutes before being replaced by Hiroyuki Abe.[22] He then went on to play one more game for the national team in the same competition, in a 4-1 defeat to South Korea.[23] He has not been called up again since the 2017 season.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 3 December 2023.[24][25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other Total
Kashima Antlers 2011 J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2012 4 0 2 0 2 0 8 0
2013 15 2 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 19 2
2014 34 8 1 0 6 1 41 9
2015 28 6 1 0 2 0 6 3 37 9
2016 30 8 5 1 5 1 8[b] 1 48 11
2017 33 3 3 1 2 1 7 0 1[c] 0 46 5
2018 29 5 5 3 4 1 13 3 3[d] 1 54 13
2019 32 5 4 1 4 1 9 2 49 9
2020 31 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 34 6
2021 36 6 3 0 6 0 45 6
2022 23 1 5 0 7 2 35 3
2023 24 2 2 0 7 0 33 2
Total 321 52 33 6 48 7 36 8 13 2 451 75

International edit

As of match played 16 December 2017[27][28]
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours edit

Club edit

Kashima Antlers

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "土居 聖真 | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Shimizu S-Pulse - 26 November 2011 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Júbilo Iwata vs. Kashima Antlers - 21 September 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. São Paulo - 7 August 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Western Sydney Wanderers - 25 February 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Kawasaki Frontale - 1 January 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2016 - News - Kashima complete rocky road to glory - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ FromOne co., Ltd. "【コラム】「夢」の舞台で輝いた鹿島の8番…1ゴール3アシストの土居聖真、クラブW杯を経てさらなる高みへ". サッカーキング (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  10. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2016 - News - Video review used for penalty decision in FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 semi-final - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. ^ "SCHEDULE & RESULTS : J.LEAGUE.JP". J. LEAGUE.JP JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Summary - J1 League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Antlers midfielder Shoma Doi called up to national team". The Japan Times. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Ventforet Kofu - 21 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Kashima Antlers - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  16. ^ "AFC Champions League | AFC". the-AFC. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  17. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2018 - News - Shoma: Kashima delighted to get Real again - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  18. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2018 - News - Brilliant Bale bags hat-trick, Real reach final - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Vissel Kobe vs. Kashima Antlers - 1 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Shimizu S-Pulse - 3 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Shoma Doi double propels Antlers into ACL quarterfinals on away goals". The Japan Times. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Japan vs. China PR - 12 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Japan vs. Korea Republic - 16 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  24. ^ 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. 17 out of 289)
  25. ^ 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. 9 out of 289)
  26. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Shoma Doi Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  27. ^ "Doi, Shoma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  28. ^ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

External links edit

  • Shoma Doi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Shoma Doi at National-Football-Teams.com  
  • Shoma Doi at Soccerway  
  • Shoma Doi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  • Profile at Kashima Antlers