Maya Yoshida

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maya Yoshida
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 24, 1988(1988-08-24)
Age	36
Birthplace	Nagasaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Nagasaki Prefecture
Horoscope	Leo

Maya Yoshida Biography

Maya Yoshida is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on August 24, 1988 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Center back, who joined Southampton in 2012 and became part of the Japanese national soccer team in 2010.

He was joined by winger Ryo miyaichi to become a teammate on the Japanese national soccer team.

After spending five years at Nagoya Grampus Youth Academy, he was promoted to the first team in the 2007 season, having signed his first professional contract. Yoshida joined the club’s first team training soon after and started out in a defensive midfielder when playing for Grampus’s youth team, but was converted to a centre back. After spending months on the substitute bench, Yoshida finally made his debut for the club, coming on as a second half substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Oita Trinita on 3 May 2007. Since then, he became a first team regular for the side, playing in the centre–back position. It wasn’t until on 5 November 2007 when Yoshida scored his first Nagoya Grampus goal, in a 3–1 win against Thespa Kusatsu in the fourth round of the Emperor’s Cup. At the end of the 2007 season, he went on to make twenty–four appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

It was announced on 14 July 2008 that Yoshida was called up to the Japan U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing. After appearing twice as an unused substitute, he made his debut in the tournament, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Netherlands on 13 August 2008 and the side was eliminated from the tournament. Four years later, Yoshida was called up to the Japan U-23 team for the second time ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Ahead of the tournament, he was named as captain by Manager Takashi Sekizuka. Yoshida’s first match as captain came on 26 July 2012 against Spain and helped the side kept a clean, in a 1–0 win. In the next two matches, he helped the side kept two more clean sheets against Morocco U23 and Honduras U23 with a win and draw respectively, resulting in Japan U23 qualifying for the knockout stage. Yoshida scored his first goal of the tournament, scoring a header from Hiroshi Kiyotake’s free kick, in a 3–0 against Egypt U23 in the quarter–finals. However, he continued to lead Japan U23 finished fourth place in the Olympics after losing to Mexico U23 and South Korea U23. After the match, Yoshida said: “I can appreciate that the team whose initial expectation was not so high has advanced to the top four for the first time in 44 years. I do not think why I could not go on it or got a medal The Olympics are a gathering of young athletes called the U-23, and it is important that as many athletes go into the national team as A and stand on the World Cup stage.”

He was born in Nagasaki (Japan).

Maya Yoshida Net Worth

Maya Yoshida is one of the richest Soccer Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maya Yoshida 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2007, he made his professional debut for Nagoya Grampus.

From 2010 to 2012, he scored 5 goals in 54 matches with VVV-Venlo.

Maya Yoshida (吉田 麻也 , Yoshida Maya, born 24 August 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A side Sampdoria, on loan from Premier League club Southampton, and captains the Japan national team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In December 2009, Yoshida was called up to the senior national team for the first time. He made his full international debut for Japan on 6 January 2010 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen. Yoshida later reflected on his debut, saying: “Of course Yemen war of 2010 (3-2) because it was all the way to the target, I was happy.” After fracturing his fingers, Yoshida stated that he was determined to recovery from his injury and hope to get called up for the 2010 World Cup squad. However, Yoshida did not make the cut.

Facts & Trivia

Maya Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Maya Yoshida celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.

In December 2010, Yoshida was called up for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. Under the management of Alberto Zaccheroni, it’s emerged that Yoshida is expecting to start in the centre–back position ahead of the tournament. He scored his first Japan goal, in a 1–1 draw against Jordan on 9 January 2011. Yoshida started two more matches in the group-stage, as Japan progressed through the knockout stage. However, Yoshida was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 3–2 win against Qatar in the quarter–finals of the AFC Asian Cup. After serving a one match suspension, Yoshida returned to the starting line-ups in the AFC Asian Cup Final against Australia and played 120 minutes, as they beat the Socceroos 1–0 to win the AFC Asian Cup, thanks to Tadanari Lee. Between 7 June 2011 and 2 September 2011, Yoshida kept three consecutive three cleans; including once against North Korea, which he scored the only goal of the game. Yoshida kept an additional three more clean sheets between 7 October 2011 and 11 November 2011.

Top Facts about Maya Yoshida

1. Maya Yoshida is a Japanese professional footballer born in 1988.
2. He has played for the Japanese national team since 2010.
3. Yoshida has made over 100 appearances for Southampton FC.
4. He was named captain of the Japan national team in 2018.
5. Yoshida played in three consecutive World Cups (2010, 2014, and 2018).
6. He won the J-League Cup with Nagoya Grampus in 2010.
7. Yoshida has also won the Emperor’s Cup twice with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
8. In total, he has scored nine goals for Japan.
9. Yoshida was named AFC Asian International Player of the Year in 2019.
10. He is known for his leadership skills and aerial ability on defense.

Who is the captain of Japan soccer team?

Maya Yoshida

Who does Yoshida play for?

Current teams

Why is there no Japan in FIFA 21?

Because Fifa has to pay them to have the right to use the teams in the game. Japan national team license is owned by PES.

Is Japan in FIFA 22?

League Division 1 FIFA 22 Teams. Among the 20 Japanese J. League Division 1 teams playable in FIFA 22 , Kawasaki Frontale has the highest Overall Rating followed by Kashima Antlers in second and Urawa Red Diamonds in third.

What does Yoshida mean in Japanese?

Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. “ lucky ricefield “) is the 11th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. “fragrant ricefield”).