is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for

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club

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Club career

Youth

Yamazaki spent a season of his youth career in Germany with SV Darmstadt 98's U-19 team in 2015.

Albirex Niigata (S)

He signed for Albirex Niigata (S) from

Iwaki FC is a football (soccer) club based in Iwaki, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The club will play in J2 League from 2023 season, which is the 2nd level in the Japanese football pyramid. History Founder Club Iwaki FC was founded in 20 ...

for the

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. He made his debut for the White Swans in the 2018

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, winning his first piece of silverware in the process, after helping his team defeat

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2–1. In total, he made 44 appearances for Albirex in all competitions, helping them land a domestic treble. At the end of the season, he was one of only four players to be retained by the White Swans. Yamazaki played well in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season and was called up for the Sultan of Selangor's Cup to represent the Singapore Selection team. At the end of the season, he was also nominated for the Young Player of the Season award.

Home United

Following his exploits for the White Swans, Yamazaki was snapped up local giants

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for the

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season.

Club career statistics

As of ''20 Aug 2022''

Honours

Albirex Niigata (S)

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: 2018

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1995 births Living people Japanese footballers Singapore Premier League players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Association football forwards Lion City Sailors FC players {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub