is a Japanese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player for
FC Machida Zelvia
is a Japanese People, Japanese football (soccer), football club based in Machida, Tokyo, Machida, Tokyo.
History
Machida is known as "Brazil of Tokyo" due to the popularity of football in the city; it has, in fact, produced the second-largest n ...
.
Career
After graduating at
Hannan University
is a private university in Matsubara, Osaka, Japan
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, where he shone and he was one of the best players of Kansai Student Football League, Yamaguchi signed for
Kashima Antlers
are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fi ...
in January 2018. The young striker even had the opportunity of a trial at
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...
. On the first game in
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
against
Nagoya Grampus
(formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the c ...
, Yamaguchi even found an assist.
Club statistics
''Updated to 1 January 2020''.
[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社]
"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"
7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 18 out of 289)
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Hannan University alumni
Association football people from Tokyo
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kashima Antlers players
Mito HollyHock players
Matsumoto Yamaga FC players
category:FC Machida Zelvia players
Association football forwards
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