| Riku Yamada 山田 陸 | |
| Fullname: | Riku Yamada |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | –2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Yokogawa Musashino |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Omiya Ardija |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Omiya Ardija |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Grulla Morioka (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Nagano Parceiro (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Ventforet Kofu (loan) |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Ventforet Kofu |
| Caps5: | 77 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Nagoya Grampus |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:16, 19 March 2024 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Riku Yamada joined J1 League club Omiya Ardija in 2017. On May 31, he debuted in J.League Cup (v Júbilo Iwata).[1]
After loan at Grulla Morioka, AC Nagano Parceiro and Ventforet Kofu for three years respectively. On 29 November 2020, Riku Yamada officially transferred to Ventforet Kofu for the 2021 season.[2] On 16 October 2022, he brought his club winner 2022 Emperor's Cup for the first time in history after defeat Sanfrecce Hiroshima penalty 5-4. He left the club in 2022 after three years at Kofu.
On 30 November 2022, Yamada officially transferred to Nagoya Grampus for the 2023 season.[3] He only made 13 appearances across all competitions throughout the season.
After only one season at Nagoya Grampus, Yamada transferred to J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki for the 2024 season.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Omiya Ardija | 2017 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Grulla Morioka (loan) | 2018 | J3 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| AC Nagano Parceiro (loan) | 2019 | J3 League | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| Ventforet Kofu (loan) | 2020 | J2 League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2021 | J2 League | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | J2 League | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2023 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2024 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 156 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 6 | |||
Ventforet Kofu