We would like to announce that Atsuto Uchida will retire from professional football at the end of the 2020 season.
Mr. Uchida's contract with Kashima Antlers will terminate on Monday, August 31, 2020. He will deliver a farewell address after the final whistle of the J1 League Matchday 12 fixture against Gamba Osaka on Sunday, August 23, and hold an online press conference on Monday, August 24.
＜Player Profile＞
■Name:
Atsuto Uchida
■Birthdate/Birthplace:
March 27, 1988, Shizuoka Prefecture
■Position:
DF
■Height/Weight:
176 cm, 67 kg
■Career:
Kannami SSS – Kannami Junior High School – Shimizu Higashi High School – Kashima Antlers (2006) – FC Schalke 04 (2010, Germany) – 1. FC Union Berlin (2017, Germany) – Kashima Antlers (2018)
■Official Match Statistics: (As of 2020/8/20)
Total J1 League appearances
147 games, 3 goals
Total League Cup appearances
25 games, 0 goals
Total Emperor's Cup appearances
15 games, 1 goal
AFC Champions League
24 games, 3 goals
FIFA Club World Cup
3 games, 0 goals
Total Xerox Super Cup appearances
3 games, 0 goals
Total German Bundesliga appearances
104 games, 1 goal
Total DFB-Pokal (German Cup) appearances
8 games, 0 goals
UEFA Champions League
31 games, 1 goal
Total UEFA Europa League appearances
9 games, 0 goals
Total German Bundesliga (2nd Division) appearances
2 games, 0 goals
■Honours:
J-League Champion (2007, 2008, 2009) 3 times
Emperor's Cup Winner (2007) 1 time
AFC Champions League Winner (2018) 1 time
Xerox Super Cup Winner (2009, 2010) 2 times
DFB-Pokal (2010/11, Germany)
DFL-Supercup (2010/11, Germany)
■Individual Honours with Kashima:
2008, 2009 J-League Best XI
■International Career:
Japan National Team 74 appearances, 2 goals
・Japan National Team (2010, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2011 AFC Asian Cup)
・U-22, U-23 Japan National Team (2008 Beijing Olympics)
・U-16 to U-20 Japan National Team
*U-20 Japan National Team (2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada)