Personal information | |||
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Full name | Noboru Shimura[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 March 1993||
Place of birth | Kawagoe, Japan[2] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre back[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Port | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Japan Soccer College | 0 | (0) |
2015 | Berane | 11 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Mornar | 30 | (1) |
2016 | Bokelj | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 31 | (1) |
2017–2023 | Spartak Subotica | 147 | (11) |
2019 | → Machida Zelvia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Port | 9 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2023 |
Noboru Shimura (志村 謄, Noboru Shimura, born 11 March 1993)[5] is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Port in the Thai League 1. He mainly operates as a defensive midfielder,[6] while being capable of playing as a centre back as well.[1]
Club career
Montenegro
Born in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Shimura moved to Montenegrin First League in February 2015.[5] Previously, he had played with university team in his home country.[2] After six-month period with Berane making 11 appearances,[7] he moved to Mornar. Shimura noted 35 appearances in both Montenegrin domestic competitions for the 2015–16 season, scoring a goal in 2–1 away victory over Zeta on 20 November 2015.[8] Next the short spell with Bokelj in 2016 and both of matches in the first qualifying round for 2016–17 UEFA Europa League against Vojvodina he spent on the bench as an unused substitution, Shimura joined Sutjeska Nikšić for the league part of the same season.[8] Playing for the club he noted 31 league matches with 1 goal, as also 7 matches with 1 goal in the Montenegrin Cup,[7] including the final game against Grbalj after which Sutjeska won the competition.[9] Behind the end of a season, he left the club.[10]
Spartak Subotica
After several season playing in Montenegro, Shimura moved to Serbia and joined Spartak Subotica in summer 2017,[11] penning a three-year professional contract with new club.[12] Shimura made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in opening match of the 2017–18 season, in 2–1 home win versus OFK Bačka under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, when he also noted an assist for a goal.[13] Making an official appearance for Spartak, Shimura became the first Japanese footballer in the club history.[14] Shimura scored his first goal for the club in 2–0 away victory over Rad.[15] As a coincidence, Shimura also scored his next goal for the club in 2–0 win against the same opponent on 18 March 2018.[16] Finally, Shimura scored his third season goal in 2–0 away victory over Vojvodina on 22 April 2018.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 25 December 2023[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Berane | 2014–15[7] | Montenegrin First League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Mornar | 2015–16[7] | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
Bokelj | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Sutjeska Nikšić | 2016–17[7] | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
Spartak Subotica | 2017–18[18] | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2018–19[19] | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2020–21[20] | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||||
2021–22[21] | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
2022–23[22] | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
Total | 147 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 160 | 12 | |||
Port | 2023–24 | Thai League 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |||
Career total | 228 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 255 | 18 |
Honours
Sutjeska Nikšić
References
- ^ a b c "Noboru Shimura". FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Shimura, Noboru". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Noboru Shimura 2016/2017". YouTube (in Serbian). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Јапанац Шимура појачао Спартак, стигли и Вукчевић, Дунђерски..." Sportski žurnal. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Noboru Shimura (志村 謄) FK Berane". YouTube (in Serbian). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Суботичани у сјајном расположењу пред Партизан: На победу!". Sportski žurnal. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Player Information – Noboru Shimura". Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Noboru Shimura at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Sutjeska osvojila Kup, Vlaisavljević heroj". RTCG. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Sutjeska u Sofiji, Rakojević Bugarima: Ne pobjeđuje uvijek bolji". Vijesti. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Predstavljene novajlije". FK Spartak Subotica official website. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ ""FUDBAL", vanredni broj 12/17 – page 14" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Fudbaleri Spartaka pobedom započeli novu sezonu". subotica.info. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Нобору први Јапанац у историји Спартака из Суботице". Sportski žurnal. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Spartak izbio na treće mesto Superlige". FK Spartak Subotica official website. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Druga pobeda u nizu". FK Spartak Subotica official website. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Otišli nosioci igre, otišao trener koji je sve to posložio, a Spartak i dalje igra evropski fudbal!". mozzartsport.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Shimura, Noboru 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Shimura, Noboru 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Shimura, Noboru 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Shimura, Noboru 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Shimura, Noboru 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
External links
- Noboru Shimura at FootballDatabase.eu
- Noboru Shimura at WorldFootball.net
- Noboru Shimura at Soccerbase
- Noboru Shimura – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Noboru Shimura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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