Taro Sugimoto
Midfield - Attacking Midfield
at Tokushima Vortis
at Tokushima Vortis
1,413 days · joined 2022-07-12
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€325k
Rating · 2025
6.1
Solid
Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Tokushima Vortis
top club · 174 apps
Position rank · 2025
#257
goals rank
#147
assists rank
25
season goals
13
season assists
Among 467 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2019
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 2017
8 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-02-12 · 6 players total
314Appearances
25Goals
13Assists
28Yellow cards
0Red cards
92Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Taro Sugimoto |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 杉本 太郎 |
| Date of birth | 1996-02-12 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Gifu, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 162.00 m |
| Current club | Tokushima Vortis |
| Joined | 2022-07-12 |
| Contract expires | 2026-01-31 |
| Agent | Universal Sports ... |
Jul 2025
2025 — Tokushima Vortis
28 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Tokushima Vortis
33 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Tokushima Vortis
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Avispa Fukuoka → Tokushima Vort.
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Avispa Fukuoka, Tokushima Vortis
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Avispa Fukuoka
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Matsumoto Yama. → Avispa Fukuoka
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Matsumoto Yamaga
37 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Matsumoto Yamaga
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2019
Transfer: Kashima Antlers → Matsumoto Yama.
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Transfer: Tokushima Vort. → Kashima Antlers
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
2018 — Tokushima Vortis
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2018
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
Jul 2017
2017 — Kashima Antlers, Tokushima Vortis
42 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: Kashima Antlers → Tokushima Vort.
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Kashima Antlers
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Kashima Antlers
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Kashima Antlers
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Kashima Antlers, J. League U-22 Selection (-2015)
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2014
Transfer: High School (J) → Kashima Antlers
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 235 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.18/90
Assists3 total · 0.27/90
G+A5 total · 0.46/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.18/90
Minutes played by club
Tokushima Vortis
73.4%
Avispa Fukuoka
1.2%
Matsumoto Yamaga
19.7%
Kashima Antlers
5.8%
J. League U-22 Selection (-2015)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 2017 | 2025 | 174 | 13 | 10 | 6,061 |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 99 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2 | 2019 | 2020 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 1,627 |
| Kashima Antlers | 5 | 14/15 | 2017 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 476 |
| J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 988 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 816 |
| 2023 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,176 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J. League Cup | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 2021 | J1 League | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J. League Cup | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 470 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Matsumoto Yamaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J. League Cup | Matsumoto Yamaga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| 2019 | J1 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 838 |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2018 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,506 |
| 2017 | Club World Cup | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 41 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 530 |
| 2016 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | J. League Cup | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| 2016 | J1 - 1st Stage | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| 2016 | Suruga Bank Cup | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| 2015 | J1 - 1st Stage | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | J.League Div.1 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | J3 League | J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | AFC Champions League | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-02-01 | High School (J) | Kashima Antlers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Kashima Antlers | Tokushima Vort. | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Tokushima Vort. | Kashima Antlers | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-01 | Kashima Antlers | Matsumoto Yama. | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-09 | Matsumoto Yama. | Avispa Fukuoka | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-12 | Avispa Fukuoka | Tokushima Vort. | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Impingement syndrome | 2017-12-01 | 2018-01-31 | 62 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Muscle strain | 2018-04-15 | 2018-05-28 | 44 | 9 |
| 17/18 | Hamstring injury | 2018-06-13 | 2018-08-12 | 61 | 11 |
Current€325k
Peak€500k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€225k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #40436 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25507 | #8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #24750 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Aurelio Suárez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodai Mori | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiga Maekawa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eiji Shirai | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuki Nishiya | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryo Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Serginho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yatsunori Shimaya | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Koki Sugimori | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryogo Yamasaki | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 41 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 5 | 36 |
| 2019 | J1 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2 | 27 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 5 | 41 |
| 2025 | J2 League | Tokushima Vortis | 3 | 27 |
| 2014 | J3 League | J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) | 1 | 6 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Tokushima Vort. | Kashima Antlers | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Kashima Antlers | Tokushima Vort. | Loan | — | €100k |
Last 38 matches for Tokushima Vortis The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Available |
| 2022-06-23 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | FC Tokyo | Available |
| 2022-05-30 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Available |
| 2022-05-27 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-05-22 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2022-05-15 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-05-09 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Available |
| 2022-05-01 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 2–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-04-24 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 5–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-04-17 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2022-04-14 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-04-11 | JAP1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-04-07 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Available |
| 2022-04-04 | JAP1 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–3 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-03-21 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2022-03-17 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-03-13 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–2 | Avispa Fukuoka | Available |
| 2022-03-10 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2022-03-06 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2022-02-27 | JAP1 |
Oita Trinita | 1–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-12-04 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 2–4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Available |
| 2021-11-27 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-11-20 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 0–2 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-11-06 | JAP1 |
Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-11-03 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2021-10-23 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | Oita Trinita | Available |
| 2021-10-16 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 5–3 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-10-03 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 3–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2021-09-25 | JAP1 |
Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-09-18 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Available |
| 2021-09-10 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-08-29 | JAP1 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 3–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-08-25 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Available |
| 2021-08-21 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Available |
| 2021-08-15 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
| 2021-08-09 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2021-07-11 | JAP1 |
Tokushima Vortis | 2–2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Available |
| 2021-07-04 | JAP1 |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Available |
Teams faced most often by Taro Sugimoto's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 42% |
| FC Tokyo | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 54% |
| Vissel Kobe | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 27% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 19% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 52% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 40% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 40% |
| Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 36% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 50 | -28 | 12% |
| Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 46% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2024 | 33 | 816 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2023 | 34 | 2,176 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 |
| 2020 | 37 | 470 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2019 | 32 | 1,157 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,551 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2017 | 42 | 530 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 2016 | 20 | 387 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 2015 | 3 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J2 League
206 apps
17 G
11 A
Emperor's Cup
12 apps
3 G
0 A
J1 League
60 apps
2 G
1 A
J. League Cup
13 apps
2 G
0 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
9 apps
1 G
0 A
J3 League
6 apps
0 G
1 A
J1 - 1st Stage
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Taro Sugimoto?
Taro Sugimoto is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Tokushima Vortis.
How old is Taro Sugimoto?
Taro Sugimoto is 30 years old. He was born on February 12, 1996 in ---, Gifu.
What position does Taro Sugimoto play?
Taro Sugimoto plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Taro Sugimoto play for?
Taro Sugimoto currently plays for Tokushima Vortis.
How many career goals has Taro Sugimoto scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Taro Sugimoto has scored 25 goals in 314 appearances.
What is Taro Sugimoto's market value?
Taro Sugimoto's most recent reported market value is €325k.