Kohei Yamada

Kohei Yamada (山田 晃平, Yamada Kōhei) (born 8 January 1989 in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Nara Club.

Kohei Yamada
山田晃平
Personal information
Full name Yamada Kohei
Date of birth (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989
Place of birth Itami, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nara Club
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2009 Osaka University of Economics
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Thespa Kusatsu 34 (0)
2012 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2012–2014 V-Varen Nagasaki 32 (2)
2014 → AC Nagano Parceiro (loan) 16 (0)
2015–2016 AC Nagano Parceiro 28 (1)
2017 FC Gifu 24 (1)
2018– Nara Club 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2018

Club career

Product of Cerezo Osaka U-15, and winning the Japanese national high school championship as the striker of the team with Takashi Inui up front, Kohei Yamada left Osaka University of Economics during his sophomore season to begin his career with Thespa Kusatsu in Japan's J. League 2. He made his official debut with the club during the 2010 season and ended his first professional season appearing in 18 league matches.

After two seasons with Thespa Kusatsu, Yamada was scouted at the Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA) Tryout by Major League Soccer, and invited to the Major League Soccer combine in January 2012, with a hope of being selected by one of Major league Soccer's nineteen clubs. He was selected by Colorado Rapids in the third round of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft (52nd overall).[1] Yamada had signed with MLS before the draft, so became part of the Rapids squad immediately.[2]

Yamada was waived by Colorado on 20 June 2012.[3]

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.[4][5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
2010Thespa KusatsuJ2 League18010–190
201116000–160
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
USA League Open Cup North America Total
2012Colorado RapidsMLS00000000
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2012V-Varen NagasakiJFL81––81
2013J2 League25200–252
201470––70
2014Nagano ParceiroJ3 League16000–160
201523110–241
20160010–10
2017FC GifuJ2 League24100–241
2019Nara ClubJFL30010–310
2019–
Total Japan 167540–1715
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Career total 167540–1715
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References
  1. "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. German Sferra (26 January 2012). "Brazilian-American after his dream to play for the U.S." Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "Smith activated from Disabled List for SJ match". Colorado Rapids. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  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. 255 out of 289)
  5. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2013, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411161 (p. 253 out of 266)
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