Shigeru Yokotani

Shigeru Yokotani

Personal information
Full name	Shigeru Yokotani
Date of birth	(1987-05-03) May 3, 1987
Place of birth	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Omiya Ardija
Number	17
Youth career
2003–2005	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Gamba Osaka	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Ehime (loan)	81	(8)
2013–	→ Kyoto Sanga (loan)	26	(3)
International career
2006	Japan U-19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru, born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Omiya Ardija in the J. League Division 2.

Career

Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Yokotani was brought up in the Koto area of Nishinomiya where he attended the Koryo junior high school.

Yokotani was a product of Gamba Osaka youth academy and has been capped for the Japan at Under 17, 19 and Under 21 level. He was a member of the Japan squad playing at the AFC Youth Championship in 2006.

Yokotani was promoted to Gamba's first team in 2008. He made his first team debut on 7 July 2007, in a League Cup tie away at Urawa Red Diamonds. In January 2008, he joined 2nd Division side Ehime on loan. He scored his first goal for Ehime in a 4-1 defeat at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, on 23 September 2008.

On 7 January 2013, Yokotani moved to Kyoto Sanga on a season-long loan

External links

• Shigeru Yokotani career stats at Guardian.co.uk