Yasutaka Yanagi

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Yasutaka Yanagi
柳 育崇
Personal information
Full name Yasutaka Yanagi
Date of birth (1994-06-22) June 22, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Chiba, Japan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tochigi SC
Number 5
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)
2018–2020 Albirex Niigata 4 (0)
2020 → Tochigi SC (loan) 35 (6)
2021– Tochigi SC 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

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.

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[]

Club[]

Albirex Niigata Singapore

  • S.League: 2017
  • Singapore Cup: 2017
  • Singapore League Cup: 2017
  • Singapore Community Shield: 2017

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Fandi vows to wow the fans". The New Paper. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. ^ ""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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Albirex defender Yanagi makes the leap to Japanese second division". FourFourTwo. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ^ 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)

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