Shūichi Gonda

is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Vissel Kobe. He also represented the Japan national team at the 2014 and 2022 FIFA World cup.

Career Gonda has made 244 appearances in all competitions for current J1 League club FC Tokyo between 2007 and 2016. During that time, he has won four honours with Tokyo and two with the Japan national team, with whom he made his full international debut on 6 January 2010 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen. He has made 32 appearances at various youth levels for Japan. After nine years with FC Tokyo, Gonda left Japanese football for the first time on 9 January 2016 as he agreed to join Keisuke Honda's Austrian Regional League side SV Horn on loan until 31 December 2016. Gonda returned to Japan and Joined Sagan Tosu in 2017 until he left the club in 2018. Gonda went abroad to Portugal and joined to Portuguese club, Portimonense SC in 2019. Gonda then returned again to Japan and transferred to J1 club, Shimizu S-Pulse in 2021 as a loan initially, before later permanently transferring after a season at Shimizu due to Portimonense SC's relegation from the top tier in 2022.

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International

Honours FC Tokyo J. League Division 2: 2011 Emperor's Cup: 2011 J. League Cup: 2009 Suruga Bank Championship: 2010

Vissel Kobe J1 100 Year Vision League: 2026

Japan AFC Asian Cup: 2011; runner-up 2019 EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

Individual AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019 J2 League Best XI: 2023