Maya Yoshida

Maya Yoshida (吉田 麻也, Yoshida Maya, born August 24, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Maya Yoshida
Yoshida at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Maya Yoshida
Date of birth (1988-08-24) August 24, 1988
Place of birth Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Youth career
2004–2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Nagoya Grampus 71 (5)
2010–2012 VVV-Venlo 54 (5)
2012–2019 Southampton 154 (6)
2020–2022 Sampdoria 72 (3)
2020–2022 FC Schalke 04 72 (3)
National team‡
2008–2012 Japan U-23 7 (1)
2010– Japan 104 (11)
Honours
Nagoya Grampus
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2009
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Qatar
Silver medal – second place2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Yoshida was born in Nagasaki on August 24, 1988. He joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) from their youth team in 2007. he played many matches as center back from first season. The club won the 2nd place in the 2009 Emperor's Cup. In January 2010, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo. He played many matches from the 2010–11 season. In summer 2012, he moved to English Premier League club Southampton. He played 154 matches for the club over eight seasons. In January 2020, he moved to Italian Serie A club Sampdoria.

In 2008, Yoshida was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Yemen on January 6. He participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches and Japan won the champions. After the 2011 Asian Cup, he became a regular player as center back. In 2012, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team as over aged player for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played all 6 matches as captain and Japan won the 4th place. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he participated 2018 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. After the 2018 World Cup, he became a captain as Makoto Hasebe successor. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 March 2024[1][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nagoya Grampus 2007 J1 League 1902130——241
2008 J1 League 2213140——292
2009 J1 League 3046111112—488
Total 71511381112—10111
VVV-Venlo 2009–10 Eredivisie 00————00
2010–11 Eredivisie 20000——40240
2011–12 Eredivisie 32510——40375
2012–13 Eredivisie 20————20
Total 54510——80635
Southampton 2012–13[3] Premier League 3201010——340
2013–14[4] Premier League 813031——142
2014–15[5] Premier League 2210010——231
2015–16[6] Premier League 201102140—272
2016–17[7] Premier League 231216060—372
2017–18[8] Premier League 2423010——282
2018–19[9] Premier League 1700030——200
2019–20[10] Premier League 801020——110
Total 1546111192100—1949
Sampdoria (loan) 2019–20[10] Serie A 14000———140
Sampdoria 2020–21[11] Serie A 32120———341
2021–22[12] Serie A 26200———262
Total 72320———743
Schalke 04 2022–23[13] Bundesliga 29020———310
LA Galaxy 2023 Major League Soccer 121————121
2024 Major League Soccer 6100——0061
Total 18200——00182
Career total 398212742732128048130
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes J. League Cup and EFL Cup
  3. Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. Includes Eredivisie playoffs

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201010
2011122
201290
2013150
2014111
2015133
2016103
201791
201890
2019111
202040
202190
2022131
Total12612
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yoshida goal.
List of international goals scored by Maya Yoshida
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 January 2011Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar2 Jordan1–11–12011 AFC Asian Cup
2 2 September 2011Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan9 North Korea1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 14 November 2014Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan47 Honduras1–06–0Friendly
4 12 January 2015Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia49 Palestine4–04–02015 AFC Asian Cup
5 3 September 2015Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan56 Cambodia2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 12 November 2015National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore60 Singapore3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 24 March 2016Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan62 Afghanistan3–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 3 June 2016Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan64 Bulgaria4–07–22016 Kirin Cup
9 5–0
10 28 March 2017Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan73 Thailand4–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 10 October 2019Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan98 Mongolia2–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 29 March 2022Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan115 Vietnam1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Southampton

Japan

Individual

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