| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shoji Toyama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-09-21)21 September 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Toyonaka,Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tokyo Verdy (on loan fromGamba Osaka) | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 33 | (18) |
| 2020– | Gamba Osaka | 24 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Ehime FC (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | →Mito HollyHock (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2024 | →Roasso Kumamoto (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2025– | →Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Japan U15 | ||
| 2018 | Japan U16 | 5 | (5) |
| 2019 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Japan U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 | |||
Shoji Toyama (唐山 翔自,Tōyama Shōji; born 21 September 2002) is a Japanesefootballer who plays as aforward forJ1 League clubTokyo Verdy, on loan fromGamba Osaka.
Whilst at Gamba Osaka, he was a second-year high school student, and was registered for Gamba Osaka U-23 as a type-2 player. On 1 September 2019, he became the youngest player in J League history to score a hattrick after scoring againstFukushima United.[2] On 18 November 2019, Gamba Osaka announced he would be promoted to the first team from the 2020 season.[3] He scored two goals in theJ.League Cup on 12 August 2020 to seal the victory overShonan Bellmare.[4] Toyama made hisJ1 League debut againstVegalta Sendai on 14 November 2020.[5]
During the opening match of Gamba Osaka U23's 2020 season, he opened the scoring in the 20th minute.[6] Although he was initially have believed to have scored two goals, on 3 July 2020, it was announced that his teammateMizuki Ichimaru had actually scored the second goal.[7]
On 27 April 2021, Toyama was announced at Ehime on a one year loan.[8]
On 28 December 2021, Toyama was announced at Mito HollyHock on a one year loan.[9] On 20 December 2022, his loan was extended for another year through the 2023 season.[10] However, on 30 July 2023, his loan was cut short and he returned to Gamba Osaka.[11]
On 9 July 2024, Toyama was announced at Roasso Kumamoto on a six month loan.[12]
On 28 December 2024, Toyama's loan expired and he returned to Gamba Osaka for the 2025 season.[13]
On 4 October 2019, Toyama was called up to the Japan U17 squad for the2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gamba Osaka U-23 | 2019 | J3 League | 10 | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2020 | 23 | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2020 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Mito HollyHock (loan) | 2022 | J2 League | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 28 | ||
Japan U16
