Shoma Doi 土居 聖真

Shoma Doi (土居 聖真, Doi Shoma, born 21 May 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for J.League side Kashima Antlers. He has played most of his career as a midfielder, operating predominantly on the left-hand side, although he also plays as a forward. He has 2 caps for the Japan national football team.

Club Career

Doi is currently a one-club player, having played exclusively for Kashima Antlers so far in his career. After graduating from Nakayama Municipal Nagasaki Elementary School, he left his hometown of Yamagata and joined Kashima Antlers' youth setup and became part of the first team squad in 2011. Doi made his Kashima debut aged 19 in a 3-0 league win against Shimizu S-Pulse, appearing as an 85th minute substitute. Despite a small amount of gametime in his first two seasons, he was part of the squad that won back-to-back J.League Cup titles and the 2012 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.

Doi was given more game time in the 2013 season and he scored his first goal for Kashima in a 3-2 victory over Jubilo Iwata. He also started in the 2013 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, which Kashima went on to win again after a 3-2 victory over Sao Paulo.

His breakout season was in 2014, where he scored 9 goals in all competitions from midfield, playing in 41 matches. For the 2015 season, he changed from the number 28 shirt to the number 8, previously worn by long-term Kashima players Mitsuo Ogasawara and Takuya Nozawa, displaying his rise in importance to the team. During this season, he made his debut in the AFC Champions League where he scored Kashima's only goal in a 3-1 defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers.

The 2016 season was an extremely successful one for both Doi and Kashima. Doi was a key contributor in Kashima winning the league title and the Emperor's Cup. He scored 10 goals in all competitions, finishing as Kashima's second top scorer. Winning the league meant Kashima were to participate in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, which had been a dream for D

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