is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a

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for Fukushima United.

Career

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Yusa debuted for

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...

in a 2-2 home draw against

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Gamba'' comes from the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to st ...

in the 2007 J1 League on 1 December. Yusa also made two appearances in the 2007 J. League Cup. Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished third last of the 2007 J1 League table and were subsequently relegated to

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upon a 2-1 aggregate loss against

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during the 2007 J.League Promotion/Relegation Series. Sanfrecce then claimed the 2008 J2 League having claimed 100 points in 24 matches, and were promoted to the 2009 J1 League. Yusa, however, was loaned out to

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where he participated in the

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ONGC

In January 2011, Yusa was transferred from

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an División Intermedia side

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side

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. He scored his first goal in the 2010–11 I-League season in a 4-0 home win against Hindustan Aero on 9 April 2011. ONGC finished in 13th position of the 2010–11 I-League table and were relegated to the

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for the 2012 season. Yusa stayed with ONGC during the

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, scoring 6 times and helped them gain promotion back to the I-League at the end of the season.

Mohun Bagan

On 1 May 2013, Yusa agreed to join

side

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for the

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season. In the 2014-15 Season he captained Mohun Bagan to the I-league title and also won the Federation Cup.

NorthEast United

After three seasons with

, Yusa signed with

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of the

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on loan from

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. On 1 October 2016, Yusa made his debut for NorthEast United against

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and also scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory for his side.

East Bengal F.C

After four seasons with

, Yusa signed for arch rivals

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for the 2017-18 I-League season.

NEROCA

Yusa joined I-League side NEROCA for the 2018–19 I-League season, and scored few goals.

Chennai City F.C

Yusa joined I-League side and the champion team of 2018-19 I-League

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this year.

Career statistics

Honours

Mohun Bagan

: 2014–15 *

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: 2015–16

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yusa, Katsumi 1988 births Living people Association football people from Fukushima Prefecture Japanese footballers People from Fukushima, Fukushima Association football midfielders Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Zweigen Kanazawa players Fukushima United FC players Indian Super League players ONGC FC players Mohun Bagan AC players NorthEast United FC players Chennai City FC players J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players I-League players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Japanese expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in India