Japanese soccer's 18-year-old genius on the rise: 8 goals in a 22-0 romp! A high school student can land in the Bundesliga!
Especially in the past few years, Japanese high school soccer has really attracted a lot of attention from fans, with high school students shining successfully in tournaments and then joining professional teams to officially start their soccer careers. Some of the more talented players have even been able to join European teams directly and stay in Europe. Now, 18-year-old Fukuda Shi Wang is playing in the U19 of Bundesliga powerhouse Monchengladbach, and perhaps he is another Japanese striker who has shone in European soccer since Mitaka!
In January of this year, at the 101st All Japan High School Soccer Championships, Kamimura Gakuen regrettably ended up in the semifinals, defeating eventual champions Okayama Gakugeikan in a penalty kick shootout. Despite the team's unfortunate harvest of the top 4, Kamimura Gakuen's striker, Fukuda Shiou, was fully recognized.
Among his peers, excellent offensive awareness, good footwork, good jumping ability, 1 meter 78 good base, full potential Fukuda Shi Wang early attracted the coveted major local professional teams in Japan, and even from the European football world of close attention. This thigh muscles, sure is a high school student?
Last October 27, Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach officially announced the signing of Shio Fukuda from Japan's Kamimura Gakuen High School, with the 18-year-old striker set to join the team on January 15, 2023 officially. Just like that.
A high school student's success in landing with a Bundesliga powerhouse will in turn inspire more people to get involved in school soccer
Currently, Fukuda Shiwang is temporarily placed by Monchengladbach in the U19 ladder until the end of the season.
In a regional cup match on February 5th, Monchengladbach U19 played against PSV Noyes, in which Fukuda Shi Wang successfully started his first match after joining Monchengladbach FC. As a result, Monchengladbach U19 won 22-0, and he scored 8 goals, which is the highest number of goals in the game!
Born on April 8, 2004 in Kagaya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Fukuda Shishio, who previously attended Kamimura Gakuen, a prestigious high school soccer school in Japan, entered and became a key starter in his freshman year of high school, being named to the best team in the national tournament for two consecutive years, and receiving offers from 10 professional teams both in Japan and abroad before he even graduated, making him an absolute leader amongst his peers in Japan's school soccer scene.
Playing a regional U19 game is obviously too big for the talented Fukuda Shiwang, who will be officially transferred to the U23s by Monchengladbach this summer, and his Bundesliga debut is just around the corner. In the past 2 years, Fukuda has been selected for the Japan U17, U18 and U19, so it's only a matter of time before he makes it to the adult national team. In the next few years, with the rise of the young geniuses like Fukuda and Matsuki Jusei, the overall strength of the Japanese team will be even stronger than it is now! Alas, this gap how to say it, within the lifetime seems to be estimated to catch up ......
