Yuto Yamashita (山下 優人, Yamashita Yuto, born 24 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Iwaki FC.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Iwaki FC | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Chishirodai FC | |||
–2011 | JEF United Chiba | ||
2012–2015 | Aomori Yamada High School | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Toin University of Yokohama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Iwaki FC | 78 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023, 4:20 (UTC) |
Youth career
editYamashita attended Aomori Yamada High School and made over 40 appearances for the school's team before moving to Toin University of Yokohama in 2015.[3] He scored on his first start for the university team, in a 2–1 JUFA Kanto League 1 victory over Keio University.[4] He also made his first appearances in the Emperor's Cup, playing 90 minutes in both of their games and helping Toin to a narrow 4–3 defeat against J1 League club Shonan Bellmare.[5] Yamashita played 66 times and scored 6 goals for his university between 2015 and 2018. In his third year, he was asked to represent Kanto A in the Denso Cup tournament.[6]
Club career
editIn December 2018, it was announced that Yamashita would be signing for Tohoku Soccer League team Iwaki FC for the 2019 season.[7] He made his debut for the team in May in a 3–2 Emperor's Cup defeat to Sendai University and went on to make 10 appearances in his first season with the club, helping Iwaki to gain promotion to the Japan Football League.[8] In the 2020 season, Yamashita only made 13 appearances for the club but in the 2021 season he played in every game as Iwaki gained promotion to the J3 League. He scored his first goal for the team in a 1–1 league draw with FC Osaka.[9] After an excellent season, Yamashita was named the league's MVP and was also inducted into the 2021 JFL Best XI.[10]
Before the start of the 2022 season, it was announced that Yamashita would be made captain for the upcoming campaign.[11] He made his J.League debut in a 1–1 draw with Kagoshima United and went on to play in every minute of every game throughout the season as he helped Iwaki to back-to-back promotions. For the second season running, Yamashita was inducted into the league's Best XI.[12] In December 2022, it was announced that he had renewed his contract with the club.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of the start of the 2023 season.[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
Toin University of Yokohama | 2015 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Iwaki FC | 2019 | Tohoku Soccer League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[a][b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2020 | JFL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
2021 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |||
2022 | J3 League | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | ||
2023 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 78 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 2 | ||
Career total | 78 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 92 | 2 |
- ^ 3 appearances in the All Japan Senior Football Championship
- ^ 6 appearances in the Japanese Regional Football Champions League
Honours
editIwaki
- Tohoku Soccer League: 2019
- Japanese Regional Football Champions League: 2019
- Japan Football League: 2021
- J3 League: 2022
Individual
- JFL MVP: 2021
- JFL Best XI: 2021
- J3 League Best XI: 2022
References
edit- ^ "いわきFC OfficialSite". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "山下 優人:いわきFC:Jリーグ.jp". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "[関東]桐蔭横浜大登録メンバー". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2015 JUFA Kanto League 1 15/05/23 Keio University - Toin Yokohama University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2015 Emperors Cup 15/09/05 Shonan Bellmare - Toin Yokohama University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "第32回デンソーカップチャレンジサッカー 熊本大会". JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "[いわきFC OfficialSite] いわきFC 新加入選手のお知らせ". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2019 Emperors Cup 19/05/25 Iwaki FC - Sendai University Results,Players,Formation". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Japan Football League 21/04/24 F.C. Osaka - Iwaki FC Results,Players,Formation". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "【JFLオフィシャルサイト】第23回日本フットボールリーグ受賞者(チーム・個人)決定のお知らせ". www.jfl.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "いわきFC、2022シーズンのキャプテンと副キャプテンを発表". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "最優秀選手賞(MVP)は有田 稜選手が受賞!得点王とのW受賞に!!~優勝クラブのいわきFCからは5名がベストイレブン(J3)に選出~【J3リーグアウォーズ】:Jリーグ.jp". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "MF山下優人とGK田中謙吾、契約更新 いわきFC". 福島民友新聞社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yuto Yamashita Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at Iwaki FC
- Profile at J.League
- Yuto Yamashita at Soccerway