Shigeru Yokotani
# Shigeru Yokotani

Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru, born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ehime FC.

## 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. He then signed for Kyoto-based club, before moving to Omiya Ardija.

## Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | AFC | Total | Total |
| 2006 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 2 |
| 2009 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 6 |
| 2010 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 12 |
| 2014 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| 2015 | Omiya Ardija | J2 League | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 8 |
| 2016 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 3 |
| 2017 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 252 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 33 |
