player · data as of 2026-08-25 14:04 UTC
Shu Kurata
Be the first in the standsMidfielderage 375' 8"
Japancurrently Gamba Osaka
Japancurrently Gamba OsakaCareer goals
40
all competitions, from the season archive · club 36 · country 4 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
324
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
no goals yet
goals and assists land here the moment they happen
Team trophies
8
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
Shu Kurata is a Japanese international football player currently playing for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. His regular playing position is an attacking midfielder or a winger. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
Honours
8 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
AFC Champions League - 2008
AFC Champions League Two
2025–26
| Team honours8 | |||
| AFC Champions League - 2008 | ×1 | ||
| AFC Champions League Two | ×1 | 2025–26 | |
| Emperor's Cup - 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 | ×1 | ||
| J. League Cup - 2007, 2014 | ×1 | ||
| J. League Division 1 - 2014 | ×1 | ||
| J. League Division 2 - 2013 | ×1 | ||
| Japanese Super Cup - 2015 | ×1 | ||
| Pan-Pacific Championship - 2008 | ×1 | ||
The Record
season by season · 24 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 324 | 40 | 3 | 85 | 29 |
| 2026 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | AFC Cup | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | AFC Champions League | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | Jpn 1 | Gamba Osaka | 31 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2009 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 0 |
| 2010–2010 | JEF United Chiba | 29 | 8 |
| 2011–2011 | Cerezo Osaka | 33 | 10 |
| 2015–now | Japan | — | — |
Youth & development spells — 2 more
| 2003–2005 | Japan U17 | — | — |
| 2005–2008 | Japan U20 | — | — |
The Stands
Supporters and discussion · Shu KurataSupporters
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