Daiki Sugioka

Sugioka joined Shonan Bellmare in 2017 straight from Ichiritsu Funabashi High School, aged 17 and took the number 29 shirt.

[2] He was immediately involved in the first XI and was handed his J2 League debut by Cho Kwi-jae on 26 February 2017, a 1-0 win over Mito Hollyhock where Sugioka played the full 90 minutes.

He did appear for the first time in a continental competition, coming on as a second half substitute in Shonan's 4-0 defeat to Athletico Paranaense in the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.

[14] Sugioka was a key player in the 2022 season for Shonan, making 36 appearances across all competitions and earning himself another call-up to the national team.

[16] He made 39 appearances in his return season, scoring two goals and helped Shonan to avoid relegation from the top flight with a 15th-placed finish.

On May 24 2019, Sugioka was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, played in Brazil.