A member of the League "Leicester", Shinji Okazaki

Shinji Okazaki – this is one of the most famous to date, players of Japanese origin. He performs in Europe and has already managed to achieve impressive success, although this was not expected – both from himself and from the club with whom he won the trophy. As the Japanese striker was in English "Leicester" and became part of the team that made a sensation? Now you will learn the details of the career of Shinji Okazaki.

How it all began

Shinji Okazaki-he is a player that is not immediately noticed in Europe, as is the case with many talented athletes from other continents. Japanese in the age of 18 he signed his first professional contract with the club, "Shimizu" and immediately began to settle there, to break the Foundation and gain the trust of the coach. Just Okazaki has played for Japanese club 121 match in which he scored 42 goals – not the most impressive result, but it is worth noting also that he did not immediately become a Central striker – still occasionally used on the flanks of the attack. But even these performances attracted the attention of clubs from Europe, and the dream Shinji Okazaki has come true – he was invited by the German club "Stuttgart". The contract, he, at that time came to an end. For this reason, "Stuttgart" didn't have to pay him a penny.

Moving to Europe

Shinji Okazaki – a player who lacked the stars from the sky in his youth, so the transition to the "Stuttgart" at age 23 was a big step. And there striker immediately was able to play, and at a fairly good level. Two and a half seasons (in Japan season ends in the winter, unlike Europe, so the transition Shinji took place in January), he played in 63 games, scoring ten goals. He caught the attention of another German club - "Mainz" who agreed to pay for a jap one and a half million euros. Even then, many fans began to collect his photos – Shinji Okazaki became quite a famous figure in Germany, so his transition into the ‘Mainz" no surprise.

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Success in the ‘Mainz»

Unlike the "Stuttgart", where Okazaki acted in the position of winger in most cases, the ‘Mainz" immediately began to use Japanese in his best position in the experiment the Central striker. And in just two years, which he spent in this club, in sixty-five matches, he scored 28 goals. Thus, he became the highest-scoring Japanese in Bundesliga history – and his adventure with the German championship is over. The fact is that despite a decent age (Okazaki at that time was 29 years old), Japanese striker is interested in English "Lester" of the average club, no matter what does not claim. But he was able to pay for Okazaki ten million euros-the amount on which the ‘Mainz" could not refuse. In the end, in the summer of 2015, Shinji Okazaki, biography which was not so impressive and did not promise much success, appeared in England, where he was to perform the miracle, along with a new club.

The Title "Lester"

To date, Okazaki spent in "Leicester" is only one season, but there was a strong team player, albeit again, not played at his best position. In the center of the attack "Lester" played suddenly shot Jamie Vardy, and Okazaki was on the flank, so in 36 matches he scored only 6 goals. But most importantly, this is the year when Shinji moved in "Lester", the club managed to do the unthinkable: contrary to predictions, despite the large number of large and powerful opponents, such as «Chelsea», «Manchester city», «Arsenal» and so on, a small club won the League title race. So Okazaki has suddenly become the champion of England, and was the second Japanese in the history of football, which managed to get such a title.

Appearances in national team

The Japanese team, for which Okazaki speaks from 2008, the footballer is one of the leaders. To date, 49 scored goals he is the top scorer among active players and is third in the entire history of the national team for number of goals scored. Shinji continues his career in the national team, and although he was already 30 years old, he still has a chance to rise above. Maybe he'll get lucky and he will be able to become the best striker of the Japanese team in history? Ahead of the qualifying games for the 2018 world Cup and also the championship Okazaki can still go - he will be only 32 years.