is a former
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
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football
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player.
Playing career
Yajima first joined then J2 team
Kawasaki Frontale
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara W ...
. He only made one start for Kawasaki before signing for S-Pulse for the
2006
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season where he's been a regular partner for striker
Cho Jae-Jin
Cho Jae-jin (born 9 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player.
Playing career
Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korean under-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He scored two goals in a 3–3 draw with Mali ...
. Yajima's first J.League goal came 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 April 2006. In January 2009, he transferred back to Kawasaki Frontale.
Club statistics
References
External links
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Kawasaki Frontale
1984 births
Living people
Waseda University alumni
Association football people from Shiga Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Kawasaki Frontale players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Yokohama F. Marinos players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Association football forwards
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