Atsuto Uchida

Atsuto Uchida
内田篤人
Uchida training with Schalke 04 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Atsuto Uchida
Date of birth (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988
Place of birth Kannami, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2003–2005 Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Kashima Antlers 124 (3)
2010–2017 Schalke 04 104 (1)
2017–2018 Union Berlin 2 (0)
2018–2020 Kashima Antlers 24 (0)
Total 252 (4)
International career
2005–2007 Japan U20 12 (0)
2007–2008 Japan U23 8 (0)
2008–2015 Japan 74 (2)
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
WinnerAFC Champions League2018
WinnerJ1 League2007
WinnerJ1 League2008
WinnerJ1 League2009
Runner-upJ.League Cup2006
WinnerEmperor's Cup2007
WinnerEmperor's Cup2010
Schalke
Runner-upDFL-Supercup2010
WinnerDFB-Pokal2011
WinnerDFL-Supercup2011
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
2011 Qatar
AFC U-19 Championship
2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人, Uchida Atsuto; born 27 March 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Uchida started his career with Kashima Antlers, making his debut in 2006 at the age of 17. After four years and three J1 League Titles, Uchida moved to Germany with Schalke 04 in 2010 for €1.3 million. With Schalke, Uchida won the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal, and was named in the Bundesliga team of the season twice from 2012 to 2014. He later played in the 2. Bundesliga with Union Berlin before returning to Japan with his first club Kashima Antlers, where he retired in 2020.

Uchida made his first appearance for the Japan national team in January 2008, and went on to make 74 appearances and score two goals for his country, representing them in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He is widely regarded as one of the best Asian right backs of all time. However, too many long-term injuries forced him to retire at the age of 32.