Yushi Yamaya

Yushi Yamaya
山谷 侑士
Personal information
Full name Yushi Yamaya
Date of birth (2000-06-11) June 11, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger, Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 AB
Number 17
Youth career
Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Yokohama F. Marinos 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Mito HollyHock (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022 → Kagoshima United (loan) 18 (1)
2023 Geylang International 24 (10)
2024– AB 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Yushi Yamaya (山谷 侑士, Yamaya Yūshi, born 11 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Danish 2nd Division side Akademisk Boldklub. His regular playing position is a forward or a winger.[2][3][4]

Career

Yokohama F. Marinos

Yamaya signed for Yokohama F. Marinos ahead of the 2019 season. He made his first appearance for the Tricolore in a J.League Cup match against local rivals Shonan Bellmare on 13 March 2019. He started the match and was then substituted by Noah Kenshin Browne in the 82nd minute of a 2–0 defeat. A month later he played the full 90 minutes and scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw at home to V-Varen Nagasaki. He was also on the scoresheet in his third appearance of the campaign, a 4–0 rout of Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 8 May 2019.

His first J.League appearance came as an 86th minute substitute for the Brazilian, Marcos Júnior in a 3–0 win away to Urawa Red Diamonds on 5 April 2019.[3][4]

Geylang International FC

On 12 January 2023, it was announced that Geylang International had completed the signing of Yamaya.[5]

AB

On 13 January 2024, Yamaya joined Danish 2nd Division side Akademisk Boldklub on a deal until June 2026.[6]

Career statistics

Last update: 28 Feb 2023[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
2019 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 3 0 3 0 4 2 10 2
2020 Mito HollyHock J2 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
2021 Kagoshima United J3 18 1 2 1 0 0 20 2
2022 Yokohama FC J2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Singapore League Singapore Cup Others Total
2023 Geylang International SPL 24 10 1 1 0 0 25 11
Denmark League Danish Cup Others Total
2023–24 Akademisk Boldklub Danish 2nd Division 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 72 13 8 2 4 2 84 17

International Statistics

U15 International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 25 March 2015 Sakai City Soccer National Training Center, Japan  Uzbekistan 4-0 (won) Japan-Central Asia Exchange Tournament
2 26 March 2015 Sakai City Soccer National Training Center, Japan  Iran 1-2 (lost) Japan-Central Asia Exchange Tournament
3 27 March 2015 Sakai City Soccer National Training Center, Japan  Afghanistan 0-0 (draw) Japan-Central Asia Exchange Tournament
4 29 March 2015 Sakai City Soccer National Training Center, Japan  Kyrgyzstan 7-0 (won) Japan-Central Asia Exchange Tournament

References

  1. ^ Yushi Yamaya at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Yushi Yamaya Yokohama F. Marinos Player Profile". Yokohama F. Marinos (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Yushi Yamaya Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Yushi Yamaya J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Japan's Yamaya ready to add bite to Geylang's attack - Geylang International FC". 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ^ AB SKRIVER MED YUSHI YAMAYA, ab-fodbold.dk, 13 January 2024