Shion Shinkawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | STVV | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Sagan Tosu | 33 | (5) |
| 2026– | STVV | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Japan U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Shion Shinkawa (新川 志音, Shinkawa Shion; born 6 August 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sint-Truiden.
Club career
As a youth player, Shinkawa joined the youth academy of Japanese side Sagan Tosu and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2025 season, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored five goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Belgian side STVV in 2026.[1][2]
International career
Shinkawa is a Japan youth international. During September 2025, he played for the Japan national under-23 football team for 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[3]
Style of play
Shinkawa plays as a midfielder. Japanese news website Shogun Soccer wrote in 2026 that he "is quite good at taking down lofted balls and is able to drive forward on the half turn when peeling out wide. In these situations he can take the ball in his stride with his good touch and shield the ball, riding contact with momentum in his favor".[4]
References
- ^ Shion Shinkawa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "STVV neemt Shion Shinkawa over van Sagan Tosu" [STVV acquires Shion Shinkawa from Sagan Tosu]. stvv.com (in Netherlands).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "高校３年の新川志音がシントトロイデン移籍へ ロス五輪エース候補が鎌田大地らと同じ道" [High school senior Shinkawa Shion to transfer to Sint-Truiden; Los Angeles Olympic ace candidate follows the same path as Kamada Daichi and others] (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "A Deep Dive on Shion Shinkawa's Off-The-Ball Movement". Shogun Soccer. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
External links
- Shion Shinkawa at WorldFootball.net