Yasuto Wakizaka (脇坂 泰斗, Wakizaka Yasuto, born 11 June 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Yasuto Wakizaka | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sakae Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Kawasaki Frontale Youth | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Hannan University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Kawasaki Frontale | 146 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Japan | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Wakizawa was a member of Kawasaki Frontale U-18 team before he enrolled to Hannan University. From 2018 season, he re-joined the club and debuted in the AFC Champions League.[2]
On 30 January 2024, it was announced that Wakizaka appointed as the new captain of Frontale for 2024 season, succeeding his teammate, Kento Tachibanada, who led the club to win 2023 Emperor's Cup.[3]
International career
He made his debut for Japan national football team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against South Korea.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | ||
| 2020 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 4 | ||||
| 2021 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5[a] | 2 | – | 45 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 39 | ||
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
- J1 League: 2018, 2020, 2021
- Emperor's Cup: 2020, 2023[7]
- J.League Cup: 2019
- Japanese Super Cup: 2019, 2021
Japan
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2021, 2022,[8] 2023[9]
References
External links
- Yasuto Wakizaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yasuto Wakizaka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Kawasaki Frontale
