Yuto Yamashita Explained

Yuto Yamashita
山下 優人
Birth Date:24 May 1996
Birth Place:Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height:1.74m
Currentclub:Iwaki FC
Clubnumber:24
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Chishirodai FC
Youthclubs2:JEF United Chiba
Youthyears2:–2011
Youthclubs3:Aomori Yamada High School
Youthyears3:2012–2015
College1:Toin University of Yokohama
Collegeyears1:2015–2019
Years1:2019–
Caps1:78
Goals1:2
Club-Update:8 January 2023, 4:20 (UTC)

is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Iwaki FC.[1] [2]

Youth career

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

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

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupOtherTotal
Toin University of Yokohama20152020
Iwaki FC2019Tohoku Soccer League001090100
2020JFL12010130
202132210332
2022J3 League34000340
2023J2 League000000
Total7823090902
Career total7825090922

Honours

Iwaki

2019

2019

2021

2022

Individual

2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: いわきFC OfficialSite . いわきFC OfficialSite . 4 January 2023 . ja.
  2. Web site: 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) . 4 January 2023 . ja.
  3. Web site: [関東]桐蔭横浜大登録メンバー ]. ゲキサカ . 6 January 2023 . ja . 1 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Soccer D.B. : 2015 JUFA Kanto League 1 15/05/23 Keio University - Toin Yokohama University Results,Players . Soccer D.B. . 6 January 2023 . en.
  5. Web site: Soccer D.B. : 2015 Emperors Cup 15/09/05 Shonan Bellmare - Toin Yokohama University Results,Players . Soccer D.B. . 6 January 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: 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 . 6 January 2023 . ja.
  7. Web site: [いわきFC OfficialSite] いわきFC 新加入選手のお知らせ ]. いわきFC OfficialSite . 6 January 2023 . ja . 28 December 2018.
  8. Web site: Soccer D.B. : 2019 Emperors Cup 19/05/25 Iwaki FC - Sendai University Results,Players,Formation . Soccer D.B. . 6 January 2023 . en.
  9. Web site: Soccer D.B. : 2021 Japan Football League 21/04/24 F.C. Osaka - Iwaki FC Results,Players,Formation . Soccer D.B. . 6 January 2023 . en.
  10. Web site: 【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 . 6 January 2023 . ja-JP.
  11. Web site: 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 . 6 January 2023 . ja . 20 February 2022.
  12. Web site: 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) . 21 November 2022 . ja.
  13. Web site: 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 . 6 January 2023 . ja.
  14. Web site: Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yuto Yamashita Result by Season . Soccer D.B. . 7 January 2023 . en.