Tatsuya Yamaguchi (footballer)

Tatsuya Yamaguchi
山口 竜弥
Personal information
Full name Tatsuya Yamaguchi
Date of birth (2000-02-09) February 9, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Yokohama, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ehime FC
Number 4
Youth career
Osone SC
–2014 Mamedo FC
2015–2017 Tokai University Sagami High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Gamba Osaka 0 (0)
2018–2021 Gamba Osaka U-23 92 (3)
2021–2022 Tokyo Verdy 19 (0)
2023– Ehime FC 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:52, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Tatsuya Yamaguchi (山口 竜弥, Yamaguchi Tatsuya, born 9 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ehime FC from 2023. His regular playing position is as a left full-back.[1][2][3]

Career

After graduating from Sagami Senior High School, Yamaguchi signed for Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2018 J1 League season and was handed the number 35 jersey.[4] He debuted for Gamba's Under-23 side in week 2 of the 2018 J3 League, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Reo Takae in a 4–1 defeat away to Kagoshima United.[5]

In total he played 31 out of 32 league games, starting in 29 of them to help his side to 6th place in the final standings. He didn't make any appearances for Gamba Osaka's senior side during his debut season, but he did make the substitutes bench on 2 occasions during the 2018 J.League Cup without making it onto the playing field.[2]

On 1 December 2022, Yamaguchi officially transferred to the J3 club, Ehime FC from Tokyo Verdy for upcoming 2023 season.[6]

Career statistics

As of the end 2022 season.[2]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2018 Gamba Osaka J1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0
2021 Tokyo Verdy J2 15 0 1 0 0 0 - - 16 0
2022 4 0 2 0 0 0 - - 6 0
2023 Ehime FC J3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Career total 19 0 3 0 1 0 - - 23 0

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 16 December 2020

Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Total
2018 Gamba Osaka U-23 J3 31 0 31 0
2019 29 0 29 0
2020 32 3 32 3
Career total 92 3 92 3

References

  1. ^ "Tatsuya Yamaguchi Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Tatsuya Yamaguchi Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Tatsuya Yamaguchi J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Gamba Osaka News - Tatsuya Yamaguchi Signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Schedule & Results Kagoshima United vs Gamba Osaka U-23". J.League English Website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ^ "東京ヴェルディ 山口 竜弥 選手 完全移籍にて加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 愛媛FC. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.