Taro Sugimoto

Taro Sugimoto
杉本太郎
Personal information
Full name	Taro Sugimoto
Date of birth	28 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Tajimi, Japan
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tokushima Vortis
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2013	Teikyo University Kani High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	Kashima Antlers
2014	→ J. League U-22 (loan)
2017–2018	→ Tokushima Vortis (loan)
2019–2020	Matsumoto Yamaga FC
2021–2022	Avispa Fukuoka
2022–	Tokushima Vortis
International career
2013	Japan U17
2014	Japan U18
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
Representing Japan
AFC U-16 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2026

Taro Sugimoto (杉本太郎, Sugimoto Tarō; born 12 February 1996 in Tajimi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.

National team career

In October 2013, Sugimoto was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and scored a goal against Venezuela. Japan made it to the round of 16.

Club statistics

As of 17 April 2023.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Kashima Antlers	2014	J1 League	4	0	0	0	0	0	-		4	0
	2015		1	0	2	1	0	0	-		3	1
	2016		14	1	3	0	2	1	2	0	21	2
	Total		19	1	5	1	2	1	2	0	28	3
J.League U-22 Selection (loan)	2014	J3 League	6	0	-		-		-		6	0
Tokushima Vortis (loan)	2017	J1 League	41	6	0	0	-		-		41	6
	2018	J1 League	24	1	1	1	-		-		25	2
	Total		65	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	66	8
Matsumoto Yamaga	2019	J1 League	27	2	0	0	5	1	-		32	3
	2020	J2 League	36	5	0	0	1	0	-		37	5
	Total		63	7	0	0	6	1	0	0	69	8
Avispa Fukuoka	2021	J1 League	25	0	2	1	0	0	-		27	1
	2022	J1 League	4	0	2	0	4	0	-		10	0
	Total		29	0	4	1	4	0	0	0	37	1
Tokushima Vortis	2022	J2 League	13	0	0	0	-		-		13	0
	2023	J2 League	9	0	0	0	-		-		9	0
	Total		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Career Total			204	15	10	3	12	2	2	0	228	20

↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
↑ Appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

FIFA U-17 World Cup statistics

Club performance			Tournament
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Tournament
2013	Japan	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup	4	1
Total			4	1

References

1 2 3 "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.
↑ "杉本太郎：徳島ヴォルティス：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
↑ "Japan late-show stuns Tunisia". FIFA. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
↑ 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. 179 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. 188 out of 289)
↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Taro Sugimoto Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

External links

Taro Sugimoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
Taro Sugimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Tokushima Vortis^{[permanent dead link]}
Taro Sugimoto at Soccerway
Taro Sugimoto at ESPN FC

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[7] Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

[8] Appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

[FCWC_2016-1] 1 2 3 "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] "杉本太郎：徳島ヴォルティス：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[3] "Japan late-show stuns Tunisia". FIFA. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[4] 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. 179 out of 289)

[5] 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. 188 out of 289)

[6] "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Taro Sugimoto Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 May 2021.