is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a defender for

Ventforet Kofu is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu. The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French roo ...

, on the

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, the

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second-tier league. He played at

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ...

youth teams from 2007 to 2021, developing him, and observing him closely since childhood. He was also the captain for the Reysol's Under-18 team. However, his professional contract would come in 2022 with

, and he signed with them to play for the club in the first-team. He made his debut for

on 15 May 2022 against

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on the

, being subbed on the 88th minute of the match. On 1 June 2022, less than one month since his J2 League debut, he earned his first match as a starter for

, in a

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tie against

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in the second round of the competition, playing the full 90 minutes in a Kofu's 5–1 win.

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Club

References

External links

Profile at jleague.jp

Profile at Ventforet Kofu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamato, Yuzuki 2003 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Men's association football defenders J2 League players Ventforet Kofu players