Akio Yoshida

Akio Yoshida (吉田 明生, Yoshida Akio; born 3 December 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Akio Yoshida
吉田 明生

Personal information
Full name	Akio Yoshida
Date of birth	(1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2008	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Arte Takasaki	17	(0)
2011–2022	YSCC Yokohama	331	(44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022, 8:36 (UTC)

Club career

Akio Yoshida attended Buso Junior and Senior High School at Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and later graduated from Tokai University where he was captain of the soccer team. He left in 2009 due to surgery following a knee injury, but joined Arte Takasaki in 2010. He left the club in 2010 after one season.

In 2011, Akio Yoshida moved to YSCC Yokohama in his hometown of Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2014, he signed a professional contract with the club and scored 10 goals in J3. He was captain for two seasons in 2014.

On 30 December 2022, Yoshida announced that he was officially retiring from football after playing professionally for 13 years with Arte Takasaki and YSCC Yokohama from 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Personal life

Yoshida is most appearances is 251 games in J3 League since 2014.

Career statistics

As of the end 2022 season.^[2][3][4]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Total
2010	Arte Takasaki	JFL	17	0	1	0	18	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	18	0
2011	YSCC Yokohama	JRL (Kantō, Div. 1)	14	5	1	0	15	5
2012		JFL	32	7	2	2	34	9
2013			34	7	–		34	7
2014		J3 League	33	10	2	1	35	11
2015			36	4	0	0	36	4
2016			30	1	–		30	1
2017			29	2	1	0	30	2
2018			28	3	2	1	30	4
2019			30	3	–		33	3
2020			22	0	–		22	0
2021			14	2	2	0	16	2
2022			29	0	–		29	0
	Total		331	44	10	4	341	48
Career total			348	44	11	4	359	48