He did not play many matches until the mid 1990s, as he was behind Kazuya Maekawa and Kazumasa Kawano.

Kawano left the club in 1997 and Maekawa was injured in 1998; Shimoda then became a regular goalkeeper in 1998.

Although he played as the regular goalkeeper until 2007, he sustained a knee injury that same year.

In April 1995, Shimoda was selected to the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 World Youth Championship.

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