Gaku Shibasaki

Gaku Shibasaki, born 28 May 1992 in Noheji, a small town in Aomori Prefecture, is a midfielder who made his name at Kashima Antlers, earned Japan national team caps, and went on to play in Spain. He is 175 cm — unremarkable — and his game has never been about beating people off the dribble. It is about what he sees before the ball arrives, and what one pass can do to the shape of a match. That is thankless work in a sport that hands its headlines to finishers. What strikes me most is the geography of the choice. Leaving a town in Aomori for the pressure of Kashima is already a leap; leaving Japan for a league in a language you do not speak, without the safety net of stardom, is another. Plenty of Japanese players have made that move and quietly come home. He kept going. The face stays calm, but the distance covered is not small.

Name (English)

Gaku Shibasaki

Name (Japanese)

柴崎岳

Reading

しばさき がく

Born

May 28, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2011456

Tags

• Aomori Prefecture
• association football player

Last updated

2026-08-07

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