Michihiro Yasuda

Japanese association football player

Michihiro Yasuda (安田 理大, Yasuda Michihiro, born December 20, 1987) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Kodai Yasuda is also a footballer.

Michihiro Yasuda
Yasuda playing for Japan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Michihiro Yasuda
Date of birth (1987-12-20) December 20, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
JEF United Chiba
Youth career
2003–2005 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Gamba Osaka 111 (1)
2011–2013 Vitesse 45 (0)
2013 Júbilo Iwata 7 (0)
2014 Sagan Tosu 33 (1)
2015 Vissel Kobe 12 (0)
2016 Nagoya Grampus 22 (0)
2017 Busan IPark 21 (1)
2018 Albirex Niigata 30 (6)
2019– JEF United Chiba 35 (1)
National team
2007 Japan U-20 4 (0)
2008 Japan U-23 1 (0)
2008–2011 Japan 7 (1)
Honours
Gamba Osaka
Winner AFC Champions League 2008
Runner-up J1 League 2010
Winner J.League Cup 2007
Winner Emperor's Cup 2008
Winner Emperor's Cup 2009
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography change

Yasuda was born in Osaka Prefecture on December 20, 1987.[1] He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from their youth team in 2006. He played many matches as left side back from 2007. The club won the champions in the 2007 J.League Cup, 2008 and 2009 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions in 2008 AFC Champions League which is first Asian title in the club history. In 2011, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse. Although he played many matches until the 2011/12 season, he could not play many matches in the 2012/13 season. He returned to Japan in summer 2013 and joined Júbilo Iwata. From 2014, he played for Sagan Tosu, Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus. In 2017, he moved to K League Challenge club Busan IPark. In 2018, he returned to Japan and played for J2 League club Albirex Niigata and JEF United Chiba.

In 2007, Yasuda was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup and played all 4 matches. In February 2008, he was selected the Japan national team for 2008 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on February 17. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. He played 7 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2011.

Statistics change

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2006 Gamba Osaka J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007 29 0 3 0 9 1 - 41 1
2008 26 0 4 0 3 0 9 2 42 2
2009 22 0 4 0 2 0 7 1 35 1
2010 32 1 5 0 2 0 7 1 46 2
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2010/11 Vitesse Eredivisie 15 0 0 0 - - 15 0
2011/12 23 0 4 0 - - 27 0
2012/13 7 0 2 0 - 3 0 12 0
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2013 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0
2014 Sagan Tosu J1 League 33 1 3 0 3 1 - 39 2
2015 Vissel Kobe J1 League 12 0 2 0 6 0 - 20 0
2016 Nagoya Grampus J1 League 22 0 1 0 4 0 - 27 0
South KoreaLeague Korean FA Cup League Cup AsiaTotal
2017 Busan IPark K League Challenge 21 1 4 0 - - 25 1
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2018 Albirex Niigata J2 League 30 6 1 0 0 0 - 31 6
2019 JEF United Chiba J2 League 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0
2020 31 1 - - - 31 1
2021
Country Japan 250 9 24 0 29 2 23 4 326 15
Netherlands 45 0 6 0 - 3 0 54 0
South Korea 21 1 4 0 - - 25 1
Total 316 10 34 0 29 2 26 4 405 16

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2008 5 0
2009 1 1
2010 0 0
2011 1 0
Total 7 1

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Michihiro Yasuda at J.League (in Japanese)  
  2. Michihiro Yasuda at National-Football-Teams.com  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites change