We are pleased to inform you that Hidekazu Otani will retire from active duty at the end of this season.
Additionally, a ceremony will be held after the match against Shonan Bellmare (Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium) in Meiji Yasuda J1 League Round 34 on Saturday 5th November.
■ From Otani:
“I would like to express my gratitude directly to everyone who has supported me for 26 years, including my time at the academy. I will also express my gratitude on social media.”
* Comments will be posted on the official Kashiwa Reysol website after the final round.
[Profilo di Hidekazu Otani]
■ Position: MF
Date of birth: November 6, 1984 (37 years)
■ Height / weight: 174 cm / 67 kg
Place of birth: Chiba Prefecture
Player Story: Hatsuishi Youth SC – Nagareyama FC (Nagareyama Municipal Nishihatsuishi Elementary School) – Kashiwa Reysol U-15 (Nagareyama Municipal Nishihatsuishi Junior High School) – Kashiwa Reysol U-18 (Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School) – ’03 Kashiwa Reysol
■ Title etc .:
J1 League (2011), J2 League (2010, 2019), 92nd Emperor’s Cup (2012 season), Yamazaki Nabisco Cup (2013), FUJI XEROX SUPER CUP (2012), Suruga Bank Championship (2014)), J-League Excellent player Award (2011), most participating clubs in the J1 League (383 games, as of 31 October 2022)
■ Attendance record: (as of October 31, 2022)
| year | Affiliation | No. | Cat. | Championship match | cup game | Cup of the Emperor | ACL | FCWC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participation | point | Participation | point | Participation | point | Participation | point | Participation | point | ||||
| 2003 | Oak tree | 23 | J1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2004 | Oak tree | 23 | J1 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2005 | Oak tree | 23 | J1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 | Oak tree | 7 | J2 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2008 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Oak tree | 7 | J2 | 35 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| 2013 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| 2014 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| 2016 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| 2019 | Oak tree | 7 | J2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Oak tree | 7 | J1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Lifetime record | J1 | 383 | 20 | 55 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lifetime record | J2 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||
