Noboru Shimura

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Noboru Shimura
志村 謄
Personal information
Full name Noboru Shimura[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Kawagoe, Japan[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Port
Number 33
Youth career
Saitama Heisei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Japan Soccer College 0 (0)
2015 Berane 11 (0)
2015–2016 Mornar 30 (1)
2016 Bokelj 0 (0)
2016–2017 Sutjeska Nikšić 31 (1)
2017–2023 Spartak Subotica 147 (11)
2019 → Machida Zelvia (loan) 2 (0)
2023– Port 57 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025

Noboru Shimura (志村 謄, Noboru Shimura; born 11 March 1993)[5] is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Port in the Thai League 1. He mainly operates as a defensive midfielder,[6] while being capable of playing as a centre-back as well.[1]

Club career

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Montenegro

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Born in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Shimura moved to Montenegrin First League in February 2015.[5] Previously, he had played with university team in his home country.[2] After six-month period with Berane making 11 appearances,[7] he moved to Mornar. Shimura noted 35 appearances in both Montenegrin domestic competitions for the 2015–16 season, scoring a goal in 2–1 away victory over Zeta on 20 November 2015.[8] Next the short spell with Bokelj in 2016 and both of matches in the first qualifying round for 2016–17 UEFA Europa League against Vojvodina he spent on the bench as an unused substitution, Shimura joined Sutjeska Nikšić for the league part of the same season.[8] Playing for the club he noted 31 league matches with 1 goal, as also 7 matches with 1 goal in the Montenegrin Cup,[7] including the final game against Grbalj after which Sutjeska won the competition.[9] Behind the end of a season, he left the club.[10]

Spartak Subotica

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After several season playing in Montenegro, Shimura moved to Serbia and joined Spartak Subotica in summer 2017,[11] penning a three-year professional contract with new club.[12] Shimura made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in opening match of the 2017–18 season, in 2–1 home win versus OFK Bačka under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, when he also noted an assist for a goal.[13] Making an official appearance for Spartak, Shimura became the first Japanese footballer in the club history.[14] Shimura scored his first goal for the club in 2–0 away victory over Rad.[15] As a coincidence, Shimura also scored his next goal for the club in 2–0 win against the same opponent on 18 March 2018.[16] Finally, Shimura scored his third season goal in 2–0 away victory over Vojvodina on 22 April 2018.[17]

Machida Zelvia (loan)

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In February 2019, Shimura return to Japan to join J2 League club Machida Zelvia on loan.

Port

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After seven years at Spartak Subotica, Shimura moved to Southeast Asia to signed with Thai League 1 club Port on 5 June 2023.

Career statistics

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As of 28 November 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Berane 2014–15[7] Montenegrin First League 11 0 0 0 — — — 11 0
Mornar 2015–16[7] 30 1 5 0 — — — 35 1
Bokelj 2016–17 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Sutjeska Nikšić 2016–17[7] 31 1 7 1 — — — 38 2
Spartak Subotica 2017–18[18] Serbian SuperLiga 34 3 1 0 — — — 35 3
2018–19[19] 18 1 2 0 — 6 0 — 26 1
2020–21[20] 34 5 2 1 — — — 36 6
2021–22[21] 30 0 1 0 — — — 31 0
2022–23[22] 31 2 1 0 — — — 32 2
Total 147 11 7 1 0 0 6 0 — 160 12
Port 2023–24 Thai League 1 20 3 1 0 3 1 1[a] 0 — 25 4
2024–25 24 4 0 0 2 0 4[b] 1 — 30 5
2025–26 13 1 0 0 0 0 — 3[c] 0 16 1
Total 58 8 1 0 5 1 5 1 3 0 71 10
Career total 276 21 20 2 5 1 11 1 3 0 315 25
  1. ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League Elite
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  3. ^ Appearances in Piala Presiden

Honours

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Club

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Sutjeska Nikšić

Port

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References

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