Shuhei Sasahara

Shuhei Sasahara (笹原 脩平) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender.

Playing career
Sasahara was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on November 22, 1996. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Sagan Tosu in 2015. However he could not play at all in the match and left the club end of 2015 season. In 2016, he enrolled in Tokai University. In 2018, he signed for Albirex Niigata (S) after graduating from Tokai University.

Sasahara scored his 1st goal for the White Swan in the match against Geylang International on 24 June 2018.

After leaving Albirex, Sasahara transferred to Bruneian club DPMM FC, playing with their second team in the Brunei Super League. He became the second Japanese player to play in Brunei's top flight since Dan Ito in 2008. He scored on his debut via a direct free-kick against Panchor Murai FC on 28 February 2020. He left the club in October after the league was cancelled.

On 4 May 2021, Sasahara announced his retirement from professional football, and is currently employed at a company in his native Kagoshima Prefecture.

アルビレックス新潟シンガポールからブルネイのBrunei DPMM FCに移籍する事になりました. 初めて外国人枠としてサッカーする事に違和感はありますが、責任感を持ちチームに貢献出来るよう頑張ります. 応援宜しくお願いします Feb 29, 2020

Club statistics
As of 9 March 2020