Atsuto Uchida
Uchida training with Schalke 04 in 2015
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| Full name | Atsuto Uchida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kannami, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Schalke 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Shimizu Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Kashima Antlers | 124 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Schalke 04 | 104 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Schalke 04 II | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2007 | Japan U20 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Japan U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Japan | 71 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2014 |
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Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人 Uchida Atsuto?, born 27 March 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer, who plays for FC Schalke 04 and the Japan national football team as a right back.
Uchida was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School prior to joining the Kashima Antlers in 2006. On 5 March 2006, Uchida began his professional career when he debuted for Kashima at the age of 17 in the season-opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, since which he has remained a fixture in the starting eleven. His first goal as a professional footballer came on 21 March 2006 when he scored against Ventforet Kofu. He was also selected by popular vote to play in the 2006 J. League All-Star Soccer game. On 13 June 2010, German club FC Schalke 04 announced that they had signed the Japanese international to a three-year contract. On 13 April 2011, Uchida became the first Japanese footballer to play for a team that reached the semi-finals of the Champion's League. On 18 September 2013, he scored his first goal in the Champions League in a 3-0 win against Steaua Bucuresti.
On 17 August 2012, FC Schalke 04 announced that Atsuto Uchida signed a two-year professional contract extension to 30 June 2015.
Uchida represented Japan at several underage levels. Uchida was part of the Japan team for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship finals hosted by India and Japan finished runners-up. Uchida also took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals hosted by Canada.
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