Shohei Otsuka
Japanese association football player
Shohei Otsuka (大塚 翔平, Ōtsuka Shōhei; born 11 April 1990) is a Japanese football player currently playing for SC Sagamihara.
National team career
In August 2007, Otsuka was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches.
On 23 September 2010, Otsuka was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China PR.
Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2018.
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