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Shu KURATA

KURATA SHU

date of birth	November 26, 1988	Birthplace	Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture
Height/Weight	172cm/68kg	blood type	Type B
dominant foot	right	nickname	Shu
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Career	FC Falcon → GAMBA OSAKA Junior Youth → GAMBA OSAKA Youth → GAMBA OSAKA → JEF United Chiba → Cerezo Osaka
First appearance in the J.League	August 11, 2007, J1 League 19th Sec., GAMBA OSAKA(vs.Niigata/ Banpaku)
First J-League goal	March 7, 2010, J2 League 1st Sec.Chiba (vs.Kumamoto/Kumamoto)
ACL	39 games/5 goals
ACL2	2 games/0 goals
national team experience	U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20, A
International A Match	9 games/2 goals
International competition	2004/AFC U-17 Championship (Japan): Qualifying League 2008 / FIFA Club World Cup(Japan): 3rd place 2015/EAFF East Asian Cup (China): 4th place 2017/EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Japan): Runner-up

year	Affiliation	Categories	League matches Appearances (goals)	League Cup Appearances (goals)	EMPEROR'S CUP Appearances (goals)
2007	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	6(0)	2(0)	0 (0)
2008	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	13(0)	2(0)	4(0)
2009	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	3(0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
2010	JEF United Chiba	J2	29(8)	- (-)	3(1)
2011	Cerezo Osaka	J1	33(10)	1 (0)	5(0)
2012	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	31(7)	2(0)	4(1)
2013	GAMBA OSAKA	J2	28(8)	- (-)	1 (0)
2014	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	30(6)	11(2)	6(3)
2015	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	31(5)	4(0)	4(1)
2016	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(2)	5(0)	2(0)
2017	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	33(8)	2(0)	2(0)
2018	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	31(4)	6(0)	1 (0)
2019	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	31(7)	8(3)	1 (0)
2020	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(4)	2(0)	2(0)
2021	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	37(1)	2(0)	3(1)
2022	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	18(0)	3(0)	2(0)
2023	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	17(1)	4(0)	0 (0)
2024	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	25(1)	1 (0)	4(0)
2025	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	25(4)	2(0)	1 (0)
J1 League total			432 (60)	57(5)	45(7)
J2 League total			57(16)	57(5)	45(7)