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Kashima Antlers is a football club based in Kashima, Japan, playing their home matches at Mercari Stadium. Follow Kashima Antlers on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, squad information, transfer news, and comprehensive performance analytics.

Léo Ceará has been the standout performer for Kashima Antlers in league play this season with a rating of 7.87. José Elber and Yuta Matsumura have also impressed with ratings of 7.49 and 7.20 respectively.

Léo Ceará leads Kashima Antlers's scoring in league play with 12 goals this season. Aleksandar Čavrić has contributed 7, while José Elber has added 3.

Yuma Suzuki is the chief creator for Kashima Antlers in league play with 5 assists this season. Yuta Matsumura and Ryoya Ogawa have also been key playmakers with 3 and 2 assists respectively.

Looking ahead, Kashima Antlers face some tough tests on the horizon, with 2 home games and 3 away fixtures in their next 5 matches. This includes 2 difficult fixtures, and 1 match of moderate difficulty, and 2 more favorable encounters. Upcoming opponents: FC Tokyo (away), Shimizu S-Pulse (home), Fagiano Okayama FC (home), JEF United Chiba (away), and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (away).

Kashima Antlers currently sits in 6th place in the J. League with 23 points from 13 matches (7W 2D 4L).

Kashima Antlers's squad consists of 31 players. Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan), Taiki Yamada (Japan), Yuji Kajikawa (Japan), Haruto Fujii (Japan). Defenders: Koki Anzai (Japan), Tae-Hyeon Kim (South Korea), Kaito Chida (Japan), Ikuma Sekigawa (Japan), Ryoya Ogawa (Japan), Sho Omori (Japan), Keisuke Tsukui (Japan), Ryuta Koike (Japan), Anthony Motosuna (Japan), Rikuto Hirose (Japan), Naomichi Ueda (Japan). Midfielders: Kento Misao (Japan), Matheus Bueno (Brazil), Gaku Shibasaki (Japan), Yuta Higuchi (Japan), José Elber (Brazil), Haruki Hayashi (Japan), Yuta Matsumura (Japan), Yugo Okawa (Japan), Rui Onuki (Japan), Aleksandar Čavrić (Serbia). Forwards: Léo Ceará (Brazil), Kyosuke Tagawa (Japan), Yan (Brazil), Minato Yoshida (Japan), Homare Tokuda (Japan), Yuma Suzuki (Japan).

Kashima Antlers transfers: Players transferred out include Ryotaro Araki (to St.Truiden).

Toru Oniki is the current head coach of Kashima Antlers. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 65% win rate across 69 matches, averaging 2.09 points per game.

Notable previous managers include Ranko Popović managed the club for one season, recording 15 wins from 32 matches (47% win rate). Masaki Chugo managed the club for one season, recording 3 wins from 6 matches (50% win rate). Other former coaches include Daiki Iwamasa, René Weiler, Antônio Carlos Zago, Go Oiwa, and Masatada Ishii.

Kashima Antlers plays their home matches at Mercari Stadium in Kashima, which has a capacity of 40,728.

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