Soccer Masako Gen Complete transfer from the French League Division 1 to Gamba Osaka February 3 23:06

Former Japanese national soccer team defender Genko Masako will be completely transferred from the French First Division club to J1 Gamba Osaka.

Gamba Osaka announced this night.

Masako is 27 years old from Hyogo prefecture.
From junior youth in Gamba to Yonago Kita High School in Tottori, he joined Kashima Antlers. As a defender with both strength and speed, he contributed to the league title and the ACL-Asia Champions League's first victory.

He has been selected for the Japan National Team since 2014 and has participated in a total of 18 games. In the World Cup Russian Games for Adults, he has participated in three full games as a mainstay and has been highly evaluated overseas.

In January of last year, he moved to the French first league Toulouse, where he participated in 18 league games as a regular in the first year, but in the second year this season he was only one game due to the injury. I was staying.

Masako's new uniform number has been decided to be the same "3" as in the Antlers era.