Shinji Okazaki

Retired (2024)

•Attacker•

Japan

Shinji Okazaki

Retired (2024)

•Attacker•

Japan

6.8

Season Score

Apr 16, 1986

175 cm

Height

0.22

Goals/Match

Card stats based on

2024/2025

6.8

Season Score

Apr 16, 1986

175 cm

Height

0.22

Goals/Match

Card stats based on

2024/2025

Season Performance 23/24

All Competitions

Matches: 9
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 1
Mins/game: 20
Avg Rating: 6.60

rating

4.48-0.19(-2.8%)

Career statistics (560 matches)

Sep 20, 2020 — May 18, 2024

High

7.06

Low

6.60

Avg

4.48

G+A

144

Wins0

Draws0

Losses0

Season	Matches	Mins	G	A	G+A	G/M	Rating
23/24	9	182	1	0	1	0.11	6.60
22/23	32	2711	1	3	4	0.03	6.79
21/22	35	1225	2	0	2	0.06	6.67
20/21	26	1217	1	1	2	0.04	6.70
19/20	38	2473	12	0	12	0.32	6.88
2019	28	693	0	1	1	0.00	6.67
2018	44	2061	12	4	16	0.27	7.06
16/17	43	2305	6	1	7	0.14	6.82
2016	43	2101	6	1	7	0.14	6.83
2015	43	3460	18	4	22	0.42	-
2014	46	3144	19	2	21	0.41	6.79
12/13	33	1086	4	1	5	0.12	-
11/12	29	1476	7	1	8	0.24	-
2011	20	1621	5	1	6	0.25	-
2010	35	2414	15	0	15	0.43	6.88
2008	27	1689	10	0	10	0.37	-
2007	21	1145	5	0	5	0.24	-
2006	7	256	0	0	0	0.00	-
2005	1	11	0	0	0	0.00	-

19 seasons • 560 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Leicester City

2015/2016 - 2018/2019

2010/2011 - 2012/2013

761320.173,736-

FSV Mainz 05

2013/2014 - 2014/2015

702950.415,8636.94

Huesca

2019/2020 - 2020/2021

641310.203,6906.81

Sint-Truiden

2022/2023 - 2023/2024

Total

514107170.2129,325

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Japan

2010 - 2019

461730.371,9456.95

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Leicester City U23

2018/2019

2201.00180-

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Sint-Truiden

23/24

91—1820.49106.60

Sint-Truiden

22/23

32132,7110.13206.79

FC Cartagena

21/22

35201,2250.15006.67

Huesca

20/21

261—1,2170.15106.70

Huesca

19/20

381202,4730.44006.88

Leicester City

18/19

25015260.17106.67

Leicester City

17/18

32731,5800.57206.86

Leicester City

16/17

42612,3000.27106.82

Leicester City

15/16

426—2,0710.30106.83

FSV Mainz 05

14/15

351442,9680.5540-

FSV Mainz 05

13/14

351512,8950.50306.94

VfB Stuttgart

12/13

33411,0860.4140-

VfB Stuttgart

11/12

297—1,4760.4940-

VfB Stuttgart

10/11

14201,1740.1530-

Shimizu S-Pulse

2010

3114—2,3400.5430-

Shimizu S-Pulse

2008

271001,6890.5300-

Shimizu S-Pulse

2007

21501,1450.3900-

Shimizu S-Pulse

2006

7002560.0000-

Shimizu S-Pulse

2005

10011—00-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Japan

2019

30—1670.0000-

Japan

2018

12514811.12007.27

Japan

2017

10—5—00-

Japan

2016

10—30—00-

Japan

2015

84—4920.7310-

Japan

2014

114———106.63

Japan

2011

6314470.8100-

Japan

2010

41—74—006.88

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Leicester City U23

18/19

2201801.0000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2005	J1 League	1	11	0	0	—	—
2006	J1 League	7	256	0	0	0	—
2007	J1 League	21	1145	5	0	0.39	—
2008	J1 League	27	1689	10	0	0.53	—
2010/2011	Bundesliga	12	994	2	0	0.18	—
2010	J1 League	29	2340	13	0	0.5	—
2011/2012	Bundesliga	26	1476	7	0	0.43	—
2012/2013	Bundesliga	19	580	1	0	0.16	—
2013/2014	Bundesliga	33	2715	15	1	0.53	6.94
2014/2015	Bundesliga	32	2788	12	3	0.48	—
2015/2016	Premier League	36	2071	5	0	0.22	6.83
2016/2017	Premier League	30	1598	3	1	0.23	6.84
2017/2018	Premier League	27	1329	6	2	0.54	6.83
2018/2019	Premier League	21	270	0	1	0.33	6.65
2018/2019	Premier League 2 Divison Two	1	90	1	0	1	—
2018/2019	Premier League 2 Division One	1	90	1	0	1	—
2019/2020	La Liga 2 (Spain)	37	2455	12	0	0.44	6.88
2020/2021	La Liga	25	1127	1	0	0.08	6.69
2021/2022	La Liga 2 (Spain)	32	1038	2	—	0.17	6.68
2022/2023	Pro League	30	2555	1	2	0.11	6.79
2023/2024	Pro League	7	125	0	0	0	6.6

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Shinji Okazaki — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2013/2014 · 6.94Bundesliga
Lowest-rated season: 2023/2024 · 6.6Pro League
Rating trend: -0.1last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.36 G+A per 9097 goals + 10 assists across 21 league seasons (per-90 from 26742 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 21 (2005–2023)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 8

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 21strating 6.79 vs 56 rated peers
Goals rank: #44 of 561 goal
G+A per 90 percentile: 4th0.11 per 90

Cohort: 56 Pro League forwards, 2022/2023, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-25

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Tottenham Hotspur	9	2	3	4	1	0	0	Feb 2019
Werder Bremen	9	3	3	3	3	0	1	Apr 2015
Hamburger SV	9	5	0	4	4	1	0	May 2015
Chelsea	8	2	3	3	2	0	1	May 2019
Schalke 04	8	4	1	3	3	0	0	Apr 2015
FC Augsburg	8	6	0	2	1	0	1	Mar 2015
VfL Wolfsburg	8	1	2	5	0	0	0	Mar 2015
Hannover 96	8	3	2	3	3	0	0	Aug 2014
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	1	2	5	0	0	1	Apr 2015
SC Freiburg	8	6	1	1	3	0	2	Apr 2015
West Ham United	7	3	4	0	1	0	1	Apr 2019
Manchester United	7	0	3	4	0	0	0	Feb 2019
Watford	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	Dec 2018
Crystal Palace	7	3	1	3	1	0	0	Feb 2019
Eintracht Frankfurt	7	5	1	1	1	0	1	Feb 2015
Borussia Mönchengladbach	7	1	4	2	1	0	3	Mar 2015
TSG Hoffenheim	7	4	1	2	3	0	1	Feb 2015
Manchester City	6	3	1	2	1	0	1	Dec 2018
West Bromwich Albion	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	Mar 2018
Arsenal	6	0	1	5	1	0	0	Oct 2018

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Sint-Truiden

—

Jul 1, 2024Transfer

FC Cartagena

Sint-Truiden

Aug 19, 2022Free Transfer

Huesca

FC Cartagena

Aug 31, 2021Free Transfer

Málaga

Huesca

Sep 4, 2019Free Transfer

Leicester City

Málaga

Jul 30, 2019Free Transfer

FSV Mainz 05

Leicester City

Jul 1, 2015Transfer€11M

VfB Stuttgart

FSV Mainz 05

Jul 1, 2013Transfer€2M

Shimizu S-Pulse

VfB Stuttgart

Jan 30, 2011Free Transfer

Trophies & Awards

3 titles won

Championships

Player Information

Date of Birth

Apr 16, 1986

Place of Birth

Hyōgo, Japan

Nationality

Japan

Height

175 cm

Weight

78 kg

Age

40 years

Position

Attacker

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.60

Highest: 6.6 | Lowest: 6.6

Goals/Game

0.11

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

80%

Matches

Total played9

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench13

Total Minutes182

Minutes per game20

Attacking

Goals1

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency182 min

Goals per game0.11

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy80%

Total passes20

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles0

Interceptions0

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets2

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels8

Duels Won4

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles1

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

107

career goals

career assists

514

total appearances

About Shinji Okazaki

Neither a goal nor an assist came from Shinji Okazaki's 7 Pro League appearances in 2023/2024 (125 minutes). Per-match rating over that season: 6.6. By match rating he stood in the 21st percentile of 56 Pro League forwards with 450+ minutes in 2022/2023, and 44th of 56 for goals scored.

His best-rated season remains 2013/2014 (6.94, Bundesliga); his lowest was 2023/2024 (6.6).

Those league minutes are spread over 6 domestic leagues: Bundesliga (122 appearances, 37 goals), Premier League (114 appearances, 14 goals) and J1 League (85 appearances, 28 goals) — the three with most games. In 12 of the 21 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Across 2013/2014–2015/2016, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 101 league appearances (34 a season).

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Shinji Okazaki play?

Shinji Okazaki plays as an Attacker.

How old is Shinji Okazaki?

Shinji Okazaki is 40 years old, born on April 16, 1986. He is from Japan. At 40, he has already won 3 trophies in his professional career.

How tall is Shinji Okazaki?

Shinji Okazaki is 175 cm tall. He weighs 78 kg.

How many trophies has Shinji Okazaki won?

Shinji Okazaki has won 3 trophies throughout his career, a record built at the highest competitive level.

Where is Shinji Okazaki from?

Shinji Okazaki is from Japan.