* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of 26 January 2023, 8:20 (UTC)
Ren Shibamoto (芝本 蓮, Shibamoto Ren; born 22 July 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as Central Midfielder. He currently plays for Tiamo Hirakata.[1][2][3]
Club career
Born on 22 July 1999, in Minoh, Shibamoto joined local side Gamba Osaka as a youth. He was included in the club's under-23 side for the 2017 season, and made his debut on April 15, 2017, coming on as a half time substitute for Takahiro Ko in a 2-0 defeat to Nagano Parceiro.[4][5] In total he played 29 games and scored 1 goal in 2017 as his side finished 16th out of 17 teams in the final standings.
Shibamoto's performances in J3 didn't go unnoticed, and at age 18, he was given a senior Gamba Osaka contract ahead of the 2018 season.[6] He was handed the number 32 jersey ahead of his debut season, however, owing to his tender years his top team action was limited to 5 outings as an unused substitute, 3 in J1 League and 2 in the J.League Cup.
Gamba operated a new policy for their J3 side in 2018, utilising it as reserve team as opposed to a youth team as it had been run the previous season. This limited Shibamoto's game time and he started just 13 times out of a total of 22 appearances and contributed 2 goals as Gamba U-23 finished 6th in the final standings.[2]
After loan at J3 club, Shibamoto played for SC Sagamihara and Fujieda MYFC for two seasons respectively,[7][8] he left from the club in 2022 after a once play at Gamba Osaka in top tier.
On 26 January 2023, Shibamoto announcement official transfer to JFL club, Tiamo Hirakata ahead of the 2023 season.[9]
