is a

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football player. He is currently playing for

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Career

He first joined the S.League in 2011, playing for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore), captaining the side. He won the 2011 Singapore League Cup in penalty shootouts against Hougang United after a goalless draw at the end of

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. The first silverware in the team's history. Shimpei made the second attempt; Jordan Webb's miss proved costly. In 2012, together with Tatsuro Inui, the pair signed for Singapore Armed Forces FC (currently known as

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) on 2-year contracts. He won the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup in the cup final against

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, with the aid of an

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injury time winner, Shimpei scored a 78th-minute equaliser in the process. His second silverware in as many years in the S.League. However, he was left out of the

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squad due to the limitations on foreign players quota. At the end of his contract with

, Shimpei went on for trials in various countries in the region. One of which is

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from the

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. On 31 January 2014, it was announced on his personal Facebook page that he has signed for

. He made his

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debut on 1 February 2014, against

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, he was part of the starting lineup.

Honours

Singapore League Cup * 2011: Champions Singapore Cup *

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: Champions

References

External links

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SAFFC Profile
1984 births Living people Japanese footballers Japan Soccer College players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Warriors FC players Yadanarbon F.C. players Singapore Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Singapore Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub