Akio Yoshida

Akio Yoshida
吉田 明生
Personal information
Full name Akio Yoshida
Date of birth (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2008 Tokai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Arte Takasaki 17 (0)
2011–2022 YSCC Yokohama 331 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022, 8:36 (UTC)

Akio Yoshida (吉田 明生, Yoshida Akio, born 3 December 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Akio Yoshida attended Buso Junior and Senior High School at Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and later graduated from Tokai University where he was captain of the soccer team. He left in 2009 due to surgery following a knee injury, but joined Arte Takasaki in 2010. He left the club in 2010 after one season.

In 2011, Akio Yoshida moved to YSCC Yokohama in his hometown of Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2014, he signed a professional contract with the club and scored 10 goals in J3. He was captain for two seasons in 2014.

On 30 December 2022, Yoshida announced that he was officially retiring from football after playing professionally for 13 years with Arte Takasaki and YSCC Yokohama from 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Personal life

Yoshida is most appearances is 251 games in J3 League since 2014.

Career statistics

As of the end 2022 season.[2][3][4]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup Total
2010 Arte Takasaki JFL 17 0 1 0 18 0
Total 17 0 1 0 18 0
2011 YSCC Yokohama JRL (Kantō, Div. 1) 14 5 1 0 15 5
2012 JFL 32 7 2 2 34 9
2013 34 7 – 34 7
2014 J3 League 33 10 2 1 35 11
2015 36 4 0 0 36 4
2016 30 1 – 30 1
2017 29 2 1 0 30 2
2018 28 3 2 1 30 4
2019 30 3 – 33 3
2020 22 0 – 22 0
2021 14 2 2 0 16 2
2022 29 0 – 29 0
Total 331 44 10 4 341 48
Career total 348 44 11 4 359 48

References

  1. ^ "吉田 明生：Ｙ．Ｓ．Ｃ．Ｃ．横浜：Ｊリーグ.jp". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 269 out of 289)
  3. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 271 out of 289)
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 132 out of 289)


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