Shuhei_Hoshino

Shuhei Hoshino

Shuhei Hoshino

Japanese footballer


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.

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Career

Albirex Niigata (S)

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

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

On 7 January 2023, 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)

On 23 December 2023, Albirex Niigata (S) announced that Shuhei will return to the club after six years since the 2018 season.. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 December 2023[8]
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Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata Singapore

Individual

Notes
  1. Appearances in the Singapore Cup
  2. Appearances in the Korean FA Cup

References

  1. "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.
  2. "2018 Singapore Premier League Team of the Season - Who made your XI?". FOX Sports Asia. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Hoshino score but failed to win SOS cup". FOX Sports Asia. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. Ganesan, Deepanraj (4 February 2020). "2018 Golden Boot winner Shuhei Hoshino hopes to shine with Balestier". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. Shuhei Hoshino at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2018.



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