Yuzuki Yamato

Yuzuki Yamato
大和 優槻
Personal information
Full name Yuzuki Yamato
Date of birth (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Chiba, Japan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Iwate Grulla Morioka (on loan from Ventforet Kofu)
Number 25
Youth career
2007−2013 Kashiwa AATOR'82
2013−2021 Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Ventforet Kofu 7 (0)
2024– Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Yuzuki Yamato (大和 優槻, Yamato Yuzuki, born 16 July 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Iwate Grulla Morioka on loan from Ventforet Kofu in the J2 League, the Japanese second-tier league.

He played for Kashiwa Reysol youth teams from 2007 to 2021, who developed and observed him closely from childhood. He was the captain of Reysol's under-18 team.[1] His professional career began in 2022 with Ventforet Kofu when he signed with them to play in their first-team.[2] He made his debut for Ventforet Kofu on 15 May 2022 against Renofa Yamaguchi in the J2 League, being substituted on the 88th minute of the match.[3] On 1 June 2022, less than one month after his J2 League debut, he had his first match as a starter for Ventforet Kofu in an Emperor's Cup tie against International Pacific University in the second round of the competition, playing the full 90 minutes in a Kofu's 5–1 win.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 May 2024.[5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ventforet Kofu 2022 J2 League 7 0 3[a] 0 – – 10 0
2023 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Iwate Grulla Morioka
(loan) 		2024 J3 League 10 0 0 0 1[b] 0 – 11 0
Career total 17 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the J.League Cup

References

  1. ^ "Kashiwa Takamadonomiya Cup Profile" (in Japanese). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
    - ""喝"を入れられる生粋のリーダー。柏U-18DF大和優槻の沸々と湧き上がるキャプテンシー" (in Japanese). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "柏レイソルU-18 大和 優槻 選手 2022シーズン加入内定のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
    - "柏U18のDF大和優槻、甲府への来季加入が内定「甲府が第二の故郷となるよう」" (in Japanese). 30 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Kofu vs Yamaguchi Match Report". JLeague. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Ventforet Kofu vs IPU on the Emperor's Cup". Soccerway. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ Yuzuki Yamato at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2022.