Yuto Yamashita

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Yuto Yamashita
山下 優人
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 27)
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
2012–2015 4 Aomori Yamada High School
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)

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]

Youth career[edit]

Yamashita 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of the start of the 2023 season.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ 3 appearances in the All Japan Senior Football Championship
  2. ^ 6 appearances in the Japanese Regional Football Champions League

Honours[edit]

Iwaki

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "いわきFC OfficialSite". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "[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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2015 Emperors Cup 15/09/05 Shonan Bellmare - Toin Yokohama University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "[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.
  8. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2019 Emperors Cup 19/05/25 Iwaki FC - Sendai University Results,Players,Formation". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "【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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yuto Yamashita Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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