Yasutaka Yanagi
Yasutaka Yanagi (柳 育崇, Yanagi Yasutaka, born June 22, 1994) is a Japanese footballer. He is a defensive midfielder who plays for J2 League side Tochigi SC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasutaka Yanagi | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tochigi SC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kashima Antlers Junior Youth | |||
| Yachiyo High School | |||
| 2013–2016 | Senshu University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 22 | (2) |
| 2018– | Albirex Niigata | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2018 | |||
Early career
He was educated at the Kashima Antlers Junior Youth team and played for Yachiyo High School and Senshu University before moving to Singapore in 2017.[1]
Club career
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC
Yanagi signed his first professional contract with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, a satellite team of J.League side Albirex Niigata, playing in the top tier of football in Singapore, the S.League.
Yanagi's stellar performances for the White Swans earned him a spot in the Singapore Selection side that took on Selangor FA in the annual Sultan of Selangor's Cup.[2]
During the September international break, he was selected to participate in a week-long training stint with his parent club. He traveled to Niigata prefecture with club captain Shuto Inaba and the duo trained with the first team, playing in a training match against Iwaki FC, a non-J League team.[3]
He played a total of 22 league games for the White Swans and scored 2 goals as they claimed the quadruple for the second consecutive year. His importance for the team is highlighted in the fact that he White Swans’ only two losses came when he was not on the field.[4]
Albirex Niigata
Following his stellar performances for the White Swans' satellite club, Yanaga was given a chance to prove himself and has joined the White Swans' parent club for the upcoming J-League Two season.[4]
Club career statistics
As of 22 February 2018.[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2017 | Albirex Niigata FC (S) | S.League | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2018 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Honours
References
- "Albirex Niigata Singapore アルビレックス新潟シンガポール 公式サイト » Contract with Yasutaka YANAGI". www.albirex.com.sg (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- "Fandi vows to wow the fans". The New Paper. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ""I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex's 'De Rossi' chases childhood dream". FourFourTwo. 2017-10-03. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- "Albirex defender Yanagi makes the leap to Japanese second division". FourFourTwo. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- 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. 161 out of 289)
External links
- Yasutaka Yanagi at Soccerway
- Yasutaka Yanagi at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Albirex Niigata