Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pamberi pemwaka wa2016, Shibasaki akachinja nhamba yehembe kubva pamakumi maviri kusvika pagumi. Pakutanga kwemwaka wa2016, Shibasaki akaramba achidzorera nzvimbo yake yekutanga yechikwata, achitamba munzvimbo yepakati yepakati. Yakanga isiri kusvika musi wa10 Kubvumbi 2016 paakarova chibodzwa chake chekutanga chemwaka uye ndokuzoisa chibodzwa cheCaio, uyo akarova kaviri mumutambo, mukukunda 4-1 vachipesana neSanfrecce Hiroshima. Mwedzi mumwe gare gare musi wa 29 Chivabvu 2016, Shibasaki akaisa chinangwa chekutanga chekirabhu mumutambo uye ndokuzopa chinangwa chechitatu chekirabhu mumutambo, mukukunda 4-0 kurwisa Ventforet Kofu. Akazohwina zvibodzwa zviviri munaGunyana, achihwina kurwisa Kataller Toyama naAlbirex Niigata. Zvisinei, Shibsaka akakuvara gumbo zvakamutadzisa kuenda kwemwedzi. Kutevera kukwanisa kwechikwata kupedzisa nzvimbo yechitatu pakupera kwechikamu chechipiri cheJ.League, haana kudzoka kusvika kumagumo vachipesana neUrawa Red Diamonds uye akatamba mumakumbo ese ari maviri, sezvo Kashima Antlers akadhirowa 2<unk>2 pahuwandu kuburikidza nechinangwa chekubva, zvichikonzera kuti kirabhu ive Makwikwi. Mukombe weNyika weClub wa2016
, Shibasaki akatanga mitambo yese mitatu uye akabatsira Kashima Antlers kufambira mberi mumatanho ekurova kusvika kumagumo. Akasimuka kuti ave nemukurumbira mushure mokunge awana zvibodzwa zviviri zveKashima Antlers mumutambo wekupedzisira weClub World Cup 2016 neReal Madrid. Real Madrid yaizopedzisira yakunda mutambo uyu 4-2 kunyangwe munguva yekuwedzera, mushure mekunge Cristiano Ronaldo atora hat-trick. Pasinei nokurasikirwa mumutambo wokupedzisira, kuita kwaShibasaki kwakarumbidzwa nevatori venhau, mukati nokunze kweJapan. Mukuwedzera, akapiwa Adidas Bronze Ball pamutambo. Mushure meizvi, Shibasaki akabatsira kirabhu kudzoka kubva pakukundwa, achiisa zvibodzwa zviviri zvekukunda Yokohama F. Marinos kubatsira Kashima Antlers kusvika kuEmperor's Cup Final. Akabatsira kirabhu kukunda Kawasaki Frontale 2<unk>1 kuhwina Emperor's Cup Final. Pakupera kwemwaka wa2016, akaenderera mberi nekuratidzira makumi mana nematanhatu uye akarova kashanu mumakwikwi ese.