JapanCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016. He is currently the manager of FC Basara Mainz. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-26
In the line-ups
13 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2011–2019The archive holds 13 team sheets naming Shinji Okazaki in Japan's starting line-up, from 2011-01-17 to 2019-06-24.
13 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Japan (1 goal, 2009) — Okazaki · Japan
International goals in our archive
22 goals across 17 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2009–2017| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-28 |  Thailand | W4–0(h) | 19' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2016-03-24 |  Afghanistan | W5–0(h) | 43' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2015-10-08 |  Syria | W3–0(n) | 70' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seeb |
| 2015-09-08 | Afghanistan | W6–0(n) | 57' 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2015-01-12 |  Palestine | W4–0(n) | 25' | AFC Asian Cup | Newcastle |
| 2014-06-24 |  Colombia | L1–4(n) | 45' | FIFA World Cup | Cuiabá |
| 2013-06-22 |  Mexico | L1–2(n) | 86' | Confederations Cup | Belo Horizonte |
| 2013-06-19 |  Italy | L3–4(n) | 69' | Confederations Cup | Recife |
| 2013-06-11 |  Iraq | W1–0(n) | 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 2012-11-14 |  Oman | W2–1(a) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Muscat |
| 2012-06-03 | Oman | W3–0(h) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2011-11-11 |  Tajikistan | W4–0(a) | 61' 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dushanbe |
| 2011-10-11 | Tajikistan | W8–0(h) | 19' 74' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Osaka |
| 2011-09-06 |  Uzbekistan | D1–1(a) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tashkent |
| 2011-01-17 |  Saudi Arabia | W5–0(n) | 8' 13' 80'hat-trick | AFC Asian Cup | Al Rayyan |
| 2010-06-24 |  Denmark | W3–1(n) | 87' | FIFA World Cup | Rustenburg |
| 2009-06-06 | Uzbekistan | W1–0(a) | 9' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tashkent |
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours5 | ||||
| Premier League | ×1 | 2015–16 | Leicester City | |
| Kirin Cup | ×2 | 2009, 2011 | Japan | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×1 | 2011 | Japan | |
| Segunda División | ×1 | 2019–20 | SD Huesca | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer | 2009 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| AFC International Footballer of the Year | 2016 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Best Footballer in Asia | 2016 | |||
| J.League Best XI | 2009 | |||