Shuhei Hoshino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sakado Diplomats FC | |||
| 2011–2013 | RKU Kashiwa High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 23 | (19) |
| 2019 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Balestier Khalsa | 83 | (36) |
| 2024– | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 13 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Shuhei Hoshino (星野 秀平, Hoshino Shuhei, born 19 December 1995), nicknamed Jumbo, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S).
Shuhei is the current all-time top goal scorer of Balestier Khalsa with 43 goals.
Club career
[edit]Albirex Niigata (S)
[edit]Shuhei signed his first professional contract for the White Swans after leaving Ryutsu Keizai University.[1] By late July 2018, and with 3 more months to the end of the season, Hoshino's 18 goal tally has helped the White Swans wrap up the 2018 Singapore Premier League title.[2] Hoshino eventually scored 19 goals that season and won the Top Goalscorer award.[3]
Shuhei was also selected for the 2018 Sultan of Selangor Cup and scored in the match, which ended a 1–1 draw; with the Singapore selection losing 5–3 on penalties to Selangor.[4]
Busan Transportation Corporation
[edit]On 13 January 2019, Shuhei joined Busan Transportation Corporation playing in the upcoming 2019 Korea National League season which is the third highest division in the South Korean football league system.[5] On 4 May 2019, he recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in a league match against Daejeon KoRail in a 3–0 home win.
Balestier Khalsa
[edit]On 7 January 2020, Shuhei arrived back in the sunny shores of Singapore when Balestier Khalsa announced his signing for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.[5] He notched his first competitive Balestier goal in a 2–2 draw against his former club, Albirex in the second game of the season.[6] On 12 August 2022, Shuhei recorded his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–1 win against Hougang United. Exactly one year later on 12 August 2023, this time he scored 1 goal and recorded a hat-trick of assist against Geylang International in a 2–6 away win. On 25 November 2023, Shuhei scored a poker in a 7–2 win against Tanjong Pagar United in the 2023 Singapore Cup.
Return to Albirex Niigata (S)
[edit]On 23 December 2023, Albirex Niigata (S) announced that Shuhei will return to the club after six years since the 2018 season. [7] On 18 May 2024, Shuhei scored his first goal for the club in over 6 years to secure a 1–0 win over Hougang United.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 25 December 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 23 | 19 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 |
| Total | 23 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | ||
| Busan TC (K3 League) | 2019 | Korea National League | 12 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Balestier Khalsa | 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2021 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | ||
| Total | 83 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 43 | ||
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 59 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 66 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Albirex Niigata Singapore
[edit]Individual
[edit]- Singapore Premier League Top Scorer: 2018
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2018
Notes
[edit]- ^ Appearances in the Singapore Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Korean FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Korea National League Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "Shuhei HOSHINO (Ryutsu Keizai University) joins White Swans for 2018 season | Albirex Niigata Singapore アルビレックス新潟シンガポール 公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Albirex wrap up Singapore Premier League title with three months to go". CNA. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "2018 Singapore Premier League Team of the Season - Who made your XI?". FOX Sports Asia. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hoshino score but failed to win SOS cup". FOX Sports Asia. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b Ganesan, Deepanraj (4 February 2020). "2018 Golden Boot winner Shuhei Hoshino hopes to shine with Balestier". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Singapore Premier League Week 2: Roundup". FAS.
- ^ "Shuhei "Jumbo" Hoshino is coming back to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
- ^ Shuhei Hoshino at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Singapore Premier League players
- Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. players
- Busan Transportation Corporation FC players
- Balestier Khalsa FC players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs