 He, again, kept another three clean sheets in a row between 25 June 2016 and 9 July 2016.However, he suffered a knee injury in mid–September and was sidelined for a month.It wasn't until 12 November 2016 when he returned from injury against Urawa Red Diamonds in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup and played the whole game until penalty–shootout, where he helped the side win 3–1 on penalties after the game was played for 120 minutes, in a 3–3 draw.