Yasuyuki Konno

Japanese association football player

Yasuyuki Konno (今野 泰幸, Konno Yasuyuki, born January 25, 1983) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Yasuyuki Konno
Konno playing for FC Tokyo
Personal information
Full name Yasuyuki Konno
Date of birth (1983-01-25) January 25, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
Júbilo Iwata
Youth career
1998–2000 Tohoku High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Consadole Sapporo 65 (2)
2004–2011 FC Tokyo 254 (33)
2012–2019 Gamba Osaka 210 (17)
2018Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) 1 (1)
2019– Júbilo Iwata 11 (1)
National team
2003 Japan U-20 5 (0)
2004 Japan U-23 3 (0)
2005–2017 Japan 93 (4)
Honours
FC Tokyo
Winner J.League Cup 2004
Winner J.League Cup 2009
Winner Emperor's Cup 2011
Gamba Osaka
Winner J1 League 2014
Runner-up J1 League 2015
Winner J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up J.League Cup 2015
Runner-up J.League Cup 2016
Winner Emperor's Cup 2014
Winner Emperor's Cup 2015
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2012
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qatar
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography change

Konno was born in Sendai on January 25, 1983. After graduating from Tohoku High School, he joined newly was promoted to J1 League club, Consadole Sapporo in 2001. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from first season. However the club finished at the bottom place in 2002 and was relegated to J2 League. In 2004, he moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. He played as regular player and the club won the champions in the 2004 J.League Cup which was first major title in the club history. In 2009, he was converted to center back. The club won the 2009 J.League Cup. However the club was relegated to J2 end of 2010 season. In 2011, theclub won the champions in J2 and Emperor's Cup. In 2012, he moved to J1 club Gamba Osaka. However the club was relegated J2 end of 2012. In 2013, he was converted to defensive midfielder and the club won the champions in J2. In 2014 in J1 League, the club won all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. His opportunity to play decreased from 2017. In July 2019, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. The club was relegated to J2 end of the 2019 season.

In 2003, Konno was selected the Japan U-20 national team for the 2003 World Youth Championship. He played all 5 matches as defensive midfielder. In 2004, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics and played all 3 matches. In 2005, he was selected the Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against China on August 3. He played at 2007 Asian Cup and 2010 World Cup. After the 2010 world cup, he became a regular player as center back under new manager Alberto Zaccheroni. In 2011, he played at 2011 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Masato Morishige from 2013. He was selected Japan for 2014 World Cup and played 2 matches. After the 2014 World Cup, he played as midfielder under manager Javier Aguirre and Vahid Halilhodžić. He played 93 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2017.

Statistics change

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2001 Consadole Sapporo J1 League 17 0 1 1 1 0 - 19 1
2002 22 0 1 0 2 0 - 25 0
2003 J2 League 26 2 0 0 - - 26 2
2004 FC Tokyo J1 League 26 4 3 0 7 1 - 36 5
2005 34 7 2 0 6 1 - 42 8
2006 28 5 2 0 6 0 - 36 5
2007 33 5 3 1 6 1 - 42 7
2008 32 4 3 0 2 0 - 37 4
2009 34 2 0 0 5 0 - 39 2
2010 34 5 3 0 3 0 - 40 5
2011 J2 League 33 1 4 1 - - 37 2
2012 Gamba Osaka J1 League 33 2 5 0 2 0 5 0 45 2
2013 J2 League 32 4 0 0 - - 32 4
2014 J1 League 33 2 6 0 7 0 - 46 2
2015 31 3 4 0 4 0 8 0 47 3
2016 33 4 2 1 3 0 5 1 43 6
2017 24 2 2 0 4 0 3 1 33 3
2018 14 0 0 0 1 0 - 15 0
2019 10 0 0 0 5 0 - 15 0
2018 Gamba Osaka U-23 J3 League 1 1 - - - 1 1
2019 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 5 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 1
2020 J2 League 6 0 - - - 6 0
2021
Country Japan 541 54 41 4 64 3 21 2 667 63
Total 541 54 41 4 64 3 21 2 667 63

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2005 3 0
2006 3 0
2007 8 0
2008 12 0
2009 7 0
2010 7 0
2011 15 1
2012 8 0
2013 15 0
2014 6 1
2015 3 0
2016 0 0
2017 6 2
Total 93 4

References change

  1. Yasuyuki Konno at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Yasuyuki Konno at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites change