| Yasuto Wakizaka 脇坂 泰斗 | |
| Fullname: | Yasuto Wakizaka |
| Birth Date: | 1995 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sakae-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Hongo |
| Youthyears2: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Esperanza SC |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| College1: | Hannan University |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Caps1: | 146 |
| Goals1: | 25 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 8 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 July 2022 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
Wakizawa was a member of Kawasaki Frontale U-18 team before he enrolled to Hannan University. From 2018 season, he re-joined the club and debuted in the AFC Champions League.[2]
On 30 January 2024, it was announced that Wakizaka appointed as the new captain of Frontale for 2024 season, succeeding his teammate, Kento Tachibanada, who led the club to win 2023 Emperor's Cup.[3]
He made his debut for Japan national football team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against South Korea.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 4 | |||||
| 2021 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 45 | 13 | ||||
| Career total | 146 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 39 | |||
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan
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