time at Schalke 04 led to the club launching an official Japanese website and Twitter account. German newspaper Der Westen mentioned his popularity and that he could earn a cult following at Schalke 04. Outside of football, Uchida provided the voice for Uschi, who is named after him, in the Pokémon movie Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. He does nor drink alcohol, preferring to drink banana juice. Growing up, Uchida said his favourite manga was Captain Tsubasa and supported Júbilo Iwata. Since May 2015, Uchida has been married to Yuko Aoki and together, the couple have two daughters. Earlier in his football career, Uchida said he was considering enrolling to university to obtain a teacher's license. In April 2016, Uchida and his teammate Yuya Osako opened a football training facility in Kashima. Three years later in June, the pair released an exercise book. During his Japan's career, teammate Maya Yoshida claimed that he is best friends with Uchida, yet a fellow competitor. In December 2008, Uchida signed for an agency with Tetsuro Kiyooka, a FIFA Players' Agent (Sports agent), in hopes of moving to Europe. It worked when he joined Schalke 04 two years later after signing for Tetsuro Kiyooka. During his time at Schalke 04, Uchida lived in Düsseldorf. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uchida goal. Honours Kashima Antlers J. League Division 1: 2007, 2008, 2009 Emperor's Cup: 2007 Japanese Super Cup: 2009, 2010 AFC Champions League: 2018 Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2010–11 DFL-Supercup: 2011 Japan AFC Asian Cup: 2011 Individual J.League Best XI: 2008, 2009 Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14 References External links Atsuto Uchida on Instagram 1988 births Living people Association football fullbacks Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Kashima Antlers players FC Schalke 04 players 1. FC Union Berlin players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany