| Rihito Yamamoto | |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sint-Truiden |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tsukui Chuo FC |
| Youthclubs2: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps1: | 104 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Gamba Osaka |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Sint-Truiden (loan) |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Sint-Truiden |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 3 July 2024 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2019 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | J2 League | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | J2 League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | J2 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 104 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 106 | 3 | ||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 2022 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Sint-Truiden | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 150 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 3 | |||
Japan U23