Takuji Yonemoto

Takuji Yonemoto (米本 拓司, Yonemoto Takuji; born 3 December 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.^[1][2]

Takuji Yonemoto
米本 拓司

Yonemoto with FC Tokyo in April 2016
Personal information
Full name	Takuji Yonemoto
Date of birth	(1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Itami, Hyōgo, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kyoto Sanga
Number	8
Youth career
1997–2002	Mizuho SC
2003–2005	Itami FC
2006–2008	Itami High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2018	FC Tokyo	215	(5)
2017	→ FC Tokyo U-23 (loan)	13	(0)
2019–2025	Nagoya Grampus	122	(1)
2022	→ Shonan Bellmare (loan)	27	(0)
2024–2025	→ Kyoto Sanga (loan)	11	(0)
2025–	Kyoto Sanga	5	(0)
International career‡
2007	Japan U-17	2	(0)
2010	Japan	1	(0)
Medal record FC Tokyo Winner J.League Cup 2009 Winner Emperor's Cup 2011
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2015

National team career

In August 2007, Yonemoto was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches.

Yonemoto made his full international debut for Japan on 6 January 2010 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen.

On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp.^[3] On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2022.^[5][6][7]

Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Tokyo	2009	J1 League	28	1	3	0	8	3	-		39	4
	2010		7	0	2	0	0	0	-		9	0
	2011	J2 League	1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	2012	J1 League	27	0	1	0	4	0	5	0	37	0
	2013		33	1	5	0	4	0	-		42	1
	2014		33	2	3	0	6	0	-		42	2
	2015		31	1	2	0	5	0	-		38	1
	2016		21	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	29	1
	2017		11	0	1	0	7	0	–		19	0
	2018		23	0	2	0	3	0	–		28	0
	Total		215	5	19	0	37	3	13	1	284	9
Nagoya Grampus	2019	J1 League	28	0	0	0	2	0	–		30	0
	2020		27	1	–		2	0	–		29	1
	2021		28	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	39	0
	Total		83	1	3	0	6	0	6	0	98	1
Shonan Bellmare (loan)	2022	J1 League	27	0	1	0	6	0	–		34	0
Career Total			325	6	23	0	49	3	19	1	416	10

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 21 February 2019

Club performance			League		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Total
2017	FC Tokyo U-23	J3	10	0	10	0
2018			3	0	3	0
Career total			13	0	13	0

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
Total	1	0

Honors

FC Tokyo

• J2 League: 2011
• J.League Cup: 2009

Individual

• J.League Cup MVP: 2009
• J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2009