My Take
Kentaro Shigematsu is the kind of career that quietly earns your respect the longer you look at it. A Tokyo kid who came up through FC Tokyo's academy, he never quite broke into the top flight as a star, but he became something arguably more interesting — a journeyman forward who just kept showing up. Nine clubs across J1, J2, and J3, nearly 400 career appearances, 53 goals, and a milestone 300th J-League match in 2021. He once cracked a no-spin free kick to open the 2009 J-League Youth Championship final, which is exactly the kind of moment that makes scouts sit up, and he wore Japan youth colors at U-18 and U-19 level. At 173–174cm he was never going to bully defenders, so he must have been quick and clever instead. I've got a soft spot for players who stick around long enough to become the veteran presence in the locker room without anyone making a big deal of it. That's Shigematsu in a nutshell.
Overview
Kentaro Shigematsu is a Japanese soccer player born on April 15, 1991, in Tokyo. He stands 173 cm tall. Further career and personal details remain largely undisclosed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kentaro Shigematsu
- Name (Japanese)
- 重松健太郎
- Reading
- しげまつ けんたろう
- Born
- April 15, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Year of the Goat
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Soccer player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8D%E6%9D%BE%E5%81%A5%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.