Shinji Okazaki
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| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Leicester City | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 65 | (27) |
| 2015– | Leicester City | 53 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Japan U23 | 14 | (1) |
| 2008– | Japan | 106 | (49) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2017 |
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Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司 Okazaki Shinji?, born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Leicester City, and for the Japan national football team as a forward.
At club level, Okazaki is the most prolific Japanese player in Bundesliga history. Internationally, he is currently the top active Japan national team goalscorer and third all-time in team history with 49 goals. He won the Premier League with Leicester in 2016.
After graduating Takigawa Daini High School in 2004, Okazaki signed full professional terms with Shimizu S-Pulse the following year. In December 2005, he made his first J. League appearance as a substitute against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. On 15 April 2007, he scored his first professional goal against Kawasaki Frontale. Okazaki ended his first season as a first team player with three goals from 13 matches.
Okazaki scored ten times in 27 matches during the 2008 J. League season and also represented S-Pulse in the J. League Cup Final, where the team lost 2–0 to Oita Trinita. He continued his promising goalscoring in the 2009 and 2010 seasons and, in January 2011, was signed by German side VfB Stuttgart of the Bundesliga.
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