Atsuto Uchida

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Personal information
Atsuto Uchida
Full name	Atsuto Uchida
Date of birth	March 27, 1988 (1988-03-27) (age 20)
Place of birth	Kannami, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Kashima Antlers
Youth clubs
2003-2006	Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Kashima Antlers	066 00(2)
National team²
2008-	Japan	007 00(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Atsuto Uchida (内田篤人, Uchida Atsuto^?, born March 27, 1987 in Kannami, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese footballer. He is a right full back. Uchida currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Kashima Antlers.

[edit] Career

He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School. After the graduation in 2006, he joined J. League side Kashima Antlers. He started the opening game of the season and immediately became a regular in the team. He was chosen for the 2006 J. League All-Star Soccer by fan voting and became the youngest ever player who participated in the competition. In the 2007 season, he played 31 league games and contributed to the club winning the J. League championship.

He represented Japan at several underage levels. He was part of the Japan team for the AFC Youth Championship 2006 finals hosted by India and Japan finished runners-up. He also took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals hosted by Canada.

In 2006, he received an international call-up from national coach Ivica Osim but did not play any game. He finally made a a full international debut for Japan on January 26, 2008 in a friendly against Chile at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. This was the first match under the reign of new manager Takeshi Okada. On February 6, 2008 he played 90 minutes for Japan in a 4-1 win against Thailand and became the first teenaged Japanese footballer to play FIFA World Cup qualification after the the establishment of the J. League in 1993.

[edit] Club career stats

Last update: 5 December March 2007

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
2006	Kashima Antlers	Japan	1	28	2
2007	Kashima Antlers	Japan	1	31	0

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Kashima Antlers – current squad

1 Ozawa • 2 Uchida • 3 Iwamasa • 4 Oiwa • 7 Araiba • 8 Nozawa • 9 Tashiro • 10 Motoyama • 11 Danilo • 12 Supporters • 13 Koroki • 14 Masuda • 15 Aoki • 16 Chugo • 17 Sasaki • 18 Marquinhos • 19 Inoha • 20 Suzuki • 21 Sogahata • 22 Ishigami • 23 Funayama • 24 Toma • 25 Endo • 26 Koyano • 27 Kasai • 28 Kawamata • 29 Sugiyama • 30 Omichi • 31 Goto • 32 Kaneko • 40 Ogasawara • Manager: Oliveira