Maya Yoshida

Maya Yoshida
Yoshida at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Maya Yoshida
Date of birth (1988-08-24) August 24, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Youth career
2004–2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Nagoya Grampus 71 (5)
2010–2012 VVV-Venlo 54 (5)
2012–2019 Southampton 154 (6)
2020–2022 Sampdoria 72 (3)
2020–2022 FC Schalke 04 72 (3)
National team‡
2008–2012 Japan U-23 7 (1)
2010– Japan 104 (11)
Honours
Nagoya Grampus
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2009
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qatar
Silver medal – second place 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Maya Yoshida (吉田 麻也, Yoshida Maya, born August 24, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Yoshida was born in Nagasaki on August 24, 1988. He joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) from their youth team in 2007. he played many matches as center back from first season. The club won the 2nd place in the 2009 Emperor's Cup. In January 2010, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo. He played many matches from the 2010–11 season. In summer 2012, he moved to English Premier League club Southampton. He played 154 matches for the club over eight seasons. In January 2020, he moved to Italian Serie A club Sampdoria.

In 2008, Yoshida was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Yemen on January 6. He participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches and Japan won the champions. After the 2011 Asian Cup, he became a regular player as center back. In 2012, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team as over aged player for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played all 6 matches as captain and Japan won the 4th place. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he participated 2018 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. After the 2018 World Cup, he became a captain as Makoto Hasebe successor. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024[1][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nagoya Grampus 2007 J1 League 19 0 2 1 3 0 — — 24 1
2008 J1 League 22 1 3 1 4 0 — — 29 2
2009 J1 League 30 4 6 1 1 1 11 2 — 48 8
Total 71 5 11 3 8 1 11 2 — 101 11
VVV-Venlo 2009–10 Eredivisie 0 0 — — — — 0 0
2010–11 Eredivisie 20 0 0 0 — — 4 0 24 0
2011–12 Eredivisie 32 5 1 0 — — 4 0 37 5
2012–13 Eredivisie 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 54 5 1 0 — — 8 0 63 5
Southampton 2012–13[3] Premier League 32 0 1 0 1 0 — — 34 0
2013–14[4] Premier League 8 1 3 0 3 1 — — 14 2
2014–15[5] Premier League 22 1 0 0 1 0 — — 23 1
2015–16[6] Premier League 20 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 — 27 2
2016–17[7] Premier League 23 1 2 1 6 0 6 0 — 37 2
2017–18[8] Premier League 24 2 3 0 1 0 — — 28 2
2018–19[9] Premier League 17 0 0 0 3 0 — — 20 0
2019–20[10] Premier League 8 0 1 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Total 154 6 11 1 19 2 10 0 — 194 9
Sampdoria (loan) 2019–20[10] Serie A 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
Sampdoria 2020–21[11] Serie A 32 1 2 0 — — — 34 1
2021–22[12] Serie A 26 2 0 0 — — — 26 2
Total 72 3 2 0 — — — 74 3
Schalke 04 2022–23[13] Bundesliga 29 0 2 0 — — — 31 0
LA Galaxy 2023 Major League Soccer 12 1 — — — — 12 1
2024 Major League Soccer 6 1 0 0 — — 0 0 6 1
Total 18 2 0 0 — — 0 0 18 2
Career total 398 21 27 4 27 3 21 2 8 0 481 30
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia and DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes J. League Cup and EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Includes Eredivisie playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2010 1 0
2011 12 2
2012 9 0
2013 15 0
2014 11 1
2015 13 3
2016 10 3
2017 9 1
2018 9 0
2019 11 1
2020 4 0
2021 9 0
2022 13 1
Total 126 12
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yoshida goal.
List of international goals scored by Maya Yoshida
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 January 2011 Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2  Jordan 1–1 1–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup
2 2 September 2011 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 9  North Korea 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 14 November 2014 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan 47  Honduras 1–0 6–0 Friendly
4 12 January 2015 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia 49  Palestine 4–0 4–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
5 3 September 2015 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 56  Cambodia 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 12 November 2015 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 60  Singapore 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 24 March 2016 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 62  Afghanistan 3–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 3 June 2016 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan 64  Bulgaria 4–0 7–2 2016 Kirin Cup
9 5–0
10 28 March 2017 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 73  Thailand 4–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 10 October 2019 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 98  Mongolia 2–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 29 March 2022 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 115  Vietnam 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Southampton

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Maya Yoshida » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. 31 January 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maya Yoshida at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Maya Yoshida - Einsätze". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Japan - T. Lee - Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.

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