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Full nameHitoshi Sogahata NameHitoshi Sogahata Date joined1998 1995–1997Kashima Antlers youth Weight80 kg
Number21 Height1.87 m Playing positionGoalkeeper RoleFootball player
Date of birth(1979-08-02) August 2, 1979 (age 36) Place of birthKashima, Ibaraki, Japan Current teamKashima Antlers (#21 / Goalkeeper)
KASHIMA ANTLERS 2008 "DESAFIO 〜挑戦〜"
Hitoshi Sogahata(曽ヶ端準,Sogahata Hitoshi, born August 2, 1979) is a Japanese football player who has been playing for Kashima Antlers for nineteen years straight, which amount to his entire career so far.
The goalkeeper was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana. He is a product of the Antlers youth system.
Club team career statistics
Updated to 23 February 2017.
1Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship, J. League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.
National team
2002 FIFA World Cup
2004 Summer Olympics
Personal honors
J. League Cup New Hero Award : 2001
J. League Best Eleven - 2002
Team honours
J. League Division 1 (6): 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016