Michihiro Yasuda

Michihiro Yasuda

Personal information
Full name	Michihiro Yasuda
Date of birth	20 December 1987
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current team	Nagoya Grampus
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
National team^‡
2005–2007	Japan U20	6	(3)
2008	Japan U23	3	(0)
2008–[1]	Japan	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2011

Yasuda playing for Gamba Osaka in 2010

Michihiro Yasuda (安田 理大 Yasuda Michihiro, born 20 December 1987 in Kobe, Hyogo) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Japanese side Nagoya Grampus.

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

Career

He played for Japan at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. He was also a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2] 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.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 January 2015^[4][5]

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
Jubilo 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
Career total		196	2	25	0	19	2	29	4	4	0	273	8

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

²Includes Japanese Super Cup and Eredivisie Playoffs.

International

^[1]

As of 2 September 2011

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	5	0
2009	1	1
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	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	Finland	5–1	5–1	Friendly Match

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification	U-18	0	1	1	Qualified
Japan	2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup	U-20	3	1	0	Round of 16
Japan	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.
2. "Michihiro Yasuda Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
3. "Vitesse sign Michihiro Yasuda from Gamba Osaka". Soccerfame. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
4. Michihiro Yasuda > Club matches worldfootball.net
5. Japan – Michihiro Yasuda – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway

External links

• Michihiro Yasuda – FIFA competition record
• Michihiro Yasuda at National-Football-Teams.com