is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a defender for Philippines Football League club Stallion Laguna.

Career

Yamagata started his career in the Japanese lower divisions with SP Kyoto and

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. He soon moved to Cambodia, where he played for

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. He also played in

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for Lanexang United. On 31 December 2015, it was announced that Yamagata had signed with Indian I-League side,

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. He made his debut for the club on 28 January 2016 against

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. He played the full match as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.

Indian statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamagata, Yusuke 1986 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Shillong Lajong FC players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia I-League players Expatriate men's footballers in India Japanese expatriate sportspeople in India Japanese expatriate men's footballers Stallion Laguna F.C. players Philippines Football League players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines