Former Japan national football team, J1, Kashima Antlers goalkeeper, Hitoshi Sogahata will retire from active duty this season.
This was revealed by Antlers on the official website on the 24th.
Sogahata is 41 years old from Ibaraki prefecture.
I have been playing with Antlers for 23 years since I was promoted to the top team from the Antlers sub-organization in 1998.
In the Antlers, he has participated in 533 games in total and has won 16 times in total, including winning the J1 league games 7 times, and also contributed to the victory of the Asian Champions League in 2018. did.
He was also selected as a member of the 2002 World Cup Japan-Korea tournament as a representative of Japan, but with the rise of younger players this season, he has only participated in one league match.
Sogahata commented, "I am delighted to be able to play and retire at this club for victory. Thank you for the 23 years."