Maya Yoshida
Maya Yoshida (吉田 麻也, Yoshida Maya, born August 24, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.
![]() Yoshida at the 2018 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Maya Yoshida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 24, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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* 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 |
Biography
changeYoshida 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
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changeClub | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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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 |
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia and DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Includes J. League Cup and EFL Cup
- ↑ Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Includes Eredivisie playoffs
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
changeSouthampton
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup: 2011; runner-up: 2019[15]
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019[16]
- IFFHS AFC Man Team of the Year: 2020[17]
- IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[18]
References
change- ↑ "Maya Yoshida » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. 31 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maya Yoshida at Soccerway
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Maya Yoshida in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Maya Yoshida - Einsätze". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "Japan - T. Lee - Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
- ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
Other websites
change- Maya Yoshida at Olympic Channel
- Maya Yoshida at Olympedia
- Maya Yoshida at FIFA
- Maya Yoshida at UEFA
- Maya Yoshida at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Maya Yoshida at Major League Soccer
- Maya Yoshida at National Football Teams.com
- Maya Yoshida at Soccerway.com
- Maya Yoshida at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Maya Yoshida at FootballDatabase.eu