Michihiro Yasuda

Michihiro Yasuda (安田 理大, Yasuda Michihiro, born 20 December 1987) is a Japanese footballer.

Michihiro Yasuda
安田 理大

Personal information
Full name	Michihiro Yasuda
Date of birth	(1987-12-20) 20 December 1987
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s)	Full back
Club information
Current team	JEF United Chiba
Number	33
Youth career
1997–2005	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Gamba Osaka	111	(1)
2011–2013	Vitesse Arnhem	45	(0)
2013	Júbilo Iwata	7	(0)
2014	Sagan Tosu	33	(1)
2015	Vissel Kobe	12	(0)
2016	Nagoya Grampus	22	(0)
2017	Busan IPark	21	(1)
2018	Albirex Niigata	30	(6)
2019–	JEF United Chiba	0	(0)
National team^‡
2005–2007	Japan U20	6	(3)
2008	Japan U23	3	(0)
2008–2011 [1]	Japan	7	(1)
Honours Gamba Osaka Winner AFC Champions League 2008 Runner-up J1 League 2010 Winner J.League Cup 2007 Winner Emperor's Cup 2008 Winner Emperor's Cup 2009 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2011

His younger brother Kodai is also a professional footballer playing for Ehime FC.

Club career

Yasuda playing for Gamba Osaka in 2010

Yasuda was born in Kobe on 20 December 1987, and was raised in Suita, Osaka from the age of five. He joined Gamba Osaka from youth team in 2006. On 5 January 2011 a deal was announced between Gamba Osaka and Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem. Yasuda is the first Japanese footballer at Vitesse Arnhem.[2]

National team career

In July 2007, Yasuda was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played all 4 matches as mainly left side back. In August 2008, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played 1 match.[3]

In February 2008, Yasuda was elected Japan national team for 2008 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, on 17 February, he debuted against North Korea.

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 4 December 2017.[4][5][6][7]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental^1		Other^2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gamba Osaka	2006	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
	2007	29	0	3	0	9	1	-		1	0	42	1
	2008	26	0	4	0	3	0	12	2	-		45	2
	2009	22	0	4	0	2	0	7	1	1	0	36	1
	2010	32	1	5	0	2	0	7	1	1	0	47	2
	Total	111	1	16	0	16	1	26	4	3	0	172	6
Vitesse Arnhem	2010–11	15	0	-		-		-		-		15	0
	2011–12	23	0	4	0	-		-		1	0	28	0
	2012–13	7	0	2	0	-		3	0	0	0	12	0
	Total	45	0	6	0	-		3	0	1	0	55	0
Júbilo Iwata	2013	7	0	0	0	-		-		-		7	0
	Total	7	0	0	0	-		-		-		7	0
Sagan Tosu	2014	33	1	3	0	3	1	-		-		39	2
	Total	33	1	3	0	3	1	-		-		39	2
Vissel Kobe	2015	12	0	2	0	6	0	-		-		20	0
	Total	12	0	2	0	6	0	-		-		20	0
Nagoya Grampus	2016	22	0	0	0	4	0	-		-		26	0
	Total	22	0	0	0	4	0	-		-		26	0
Busan IPark	2017	21	1	4	0	0	0	-		2	0	27	1
	Total	21	1	4	0	0	0	-		2	0	27	1
Career total		251	3	31	0	29	2	29	4	6	0	346	9

¹Includes AFC Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Europa League.

²Includes Japanese Super Cup, Eredivisie Playoffs and K League play-offs.

International

[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	5	0
2009	1	1
2010	0	0
2011	1	0
Total	7	1

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-20

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 November 2005	KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan	North Korea	1–0	1–0	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification

Senior team

[1]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 February 2009	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Finland	5–1	5–1	Friendly Match

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan U-20	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification	U-18	0	1	1	Qualified
Japan U-20	2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup	U-20	3	1	0	Round of 16
Japan U-23	2008 Summer Olympics	U-23	1	0	0	Round 1
Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	2	0	0	Qualified

Awards and honours

Club

Gamba Osaka

• Emperor's Cup (2) : 2008, 2009
• J. League Cup (1) : 2007
• Japanese Super Cup (1) : 2007
• AFC Champions League (1) : 2008
• Pan-Pacific Championship (1) : 2008

Individual

• J. League Cup Most Valuable Player (1) : 2007
• J. League Cup New Hero Award (1) : 2007

References

1. "YASUDA Michihiro". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
2. "Vitesse sign Michihiro Yasuda from Gamba Osaka". Soccerfame. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
3. "Michihiro Yasuda Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
4. 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. 159 out of 289)
5. 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. 79 out of 289)
6. Michihiro Yasuda > Club matches worldfootball.net
7. "Japan – Michihiro Yasuda – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

External links

• Profile at Albirex Niigata
• Michihiro Yasuda – FIFA competition record
• Michihiro Yasuda at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Michihiro Yasuda at J.League (in Japanese)
• Michihiro Yasuda – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)