YOSHIDA Maya

Japan
Football
24 Aug 1988
32
Male
1.89/6'2''
NAGASAKI
 
Japan
GENOA
 
Italy

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FBL Football Men
JPN
Japan
 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Stadium
Men's Group A
#01
JPN
Japan
1
RSA
South Africa
0
Finished
Saitama Stadium
Men's Group A
#09
JPN
Japan
2
MEX
Mexico
1
Finished
International Stadium Yokohama
Men's Group A
#17
FRA
France
0
JPN
Japan
4
Finished
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
Men's Quarter-final
#25
JPN
Japan
0
 (4)
PSO
NZL
New Zealand
0
 (2)
Finished
Saitama Stadium
Men's Semi-final
#30
JPN
Japan
0
ESP
Spain
1
AET
Finished
Saitama Stadium
Men's Bronze Medal Match
#31
MEX
Mexico
3
JPN
Japan
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
4Olympic2012London, GBR
15Olympic2008Beijing, CHN

FIFA World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
15Senior2018Russian Federation
29Senior2014Brazil

AFC Asian Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Senior2019United Arab Emirates
:
Athlete
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One daughter [2016]
:
English, Japanese
:
Sampdoria [Italy] since 2020
:
Hajime Moriyasu [national], JPN
:
Defender (transfermarkt.com, 03 Jun 2021)
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Right-footed (transfermarkt.com, 03 Jun 2021)
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First A-match in 2010 for Japan Against Yemen, in Yemen (jfa.jp, 06 Jan 2010)
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In February 2018 he damaged the medial collateral ligament [MCL] in his left knee. (Twitter profile, 18 Feb 2018; cn.reuters.com, 18 Feb 2018)

In June 2012 he injured his medial collateral ligament [MCL] in his right knee during a match against Jordan. In 2014 he was also troubled by a ligament injury in his right knee, and was sidelined for six weeks. (sponichi.co.jp, 09 Jun 2012, 29 Mar 2014)

In January 2010 he underwent surgery after sustaining a stress fracture to the fifth digit [little toe] on his foot. He required six weeks of recovery. (sponichi.co.jp, 17 Jan 2010)
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Serie A [ITA] (Serie A YouTube channel, 30 Jan 2021)
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He began playing football at age five, and joined his first team in grade two of primary school. (nagoya-grampus.jp, 05 Jul 2012; soccermama.jp, 10 Apr 2021)
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"When the J League season started [in 1992], my older brother and I played football for fun." (soccermama.jp, 10 Apr 2021)
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Norwegian footballer Frode Johnsen. (nagoya-grampus.jp, 05 Jul 2012)
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Japanese footballer Hidetoshi Nakata. (Serie A YouTube channel, 30 Jan 2021)
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He was presented with the President's Choice Award for the 2016/17 season by English club Southampton. (southamptonfc.com, 17 May 2017)

He received the Goal of the Season Award for the 2011/12 Eredivisie season in the Netherlands. (maya-yoshida.com, 03 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
In 2010 he relocated to the Netherlands to join Dutch club VVV-Venlo. In 2012 he signed for English Premier League side Southampton, and in August 2020 he joined Italian Serie A side Sampdoria following a loan spell at the club during the 2019/20 season. (transfermarkt.com, 03 Jun 2021)

BOOK
In 2018 he released his autobiography titled 'Unbeatable Mind'. (amazon.co.jp, 01 Jun 2018, 19 Jun 2018)

MOVE TO NAGOYA
Born in Kawasaki, Japan, he decided to move to Nagoya at age 12 in order to join the U15 Nagoya Grampus. His older brother later relocated from Fukuoka to Nagoya to live with him. "At first, I was going to live there for about a year lightheartedly. My parents also supported my decision without objection. Although I was still in my childhood, I was able to see that a great deal of money was spent on me. At that time I thought, 'I can't give up soccer halfway and go home. I absolutely have to become a professional here', and I will never forget that." (soccer-king.jp, 11 Dec 2012; soccermama.jp, 10 Apr 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
AET:
After Extra Time
PSO:
Penalty Shoot-out
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