Shinji Okazaki
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Okazaki with Japan in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shinji Okazaki | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Takarazuka Jr FC | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Takigawa Daini High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 121 | (42) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | 63 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Mainz 05 | 65 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Leicester City | 114 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Málaga | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Huesca | 62 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Cartagena | 32 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Sint-Truiden | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 494 | (109) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Japan U23 | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Japan | 119 | (50) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2024- | FC Basara Mainz | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司, Okazaki Shinji; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016. He is currently the manager of FC Basara Mainz.
Internationally, he is Japan's third all-time top goalscorer with 50 goals.