Mitsunori Yabuta

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Mitsunori Yabuta
藪田光教

|image=

|fullname=Mitsunori Yabuta

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|5|2}}

|birth_place=Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

|height={{Height|m=1.75}}

|position=Midfielder, Forward

|currentclub=

|youthyears1=1992–1994|youthclubs1=Verdy Kawasaki

|years1=1995–1998|clubs1=Verdy Kawasaki|caps1=13|goals1=0

|years2=1999|clubs2=Yokohama FC|caps2=23|goals2=12

|years3=2000–2005|clubs3=Vissel Kobe|caps3=117|goals3=10

|years4=2006|clubs4=Avispa Fukuoka|caps4=29|goals4=5

|years5=2007|clubs5=Yokohama FC|caps5=11|goals5=0

|years6=2008|clubs6=FC Gifu|caps6=15|goals6=0

|totalcaps=208|totalgoals=27

|nationalyears1=1995|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0

|medaltemplates=

}}

{{Nihongo|Mitsunori Yabuta|藪田光教|Yabuta Mitsunori|}}, born May 2, 1976 in Kawasaki, Japan, is a former Japanese football player.

Youth career

Yabata played for the Verdy Kawasaki youth team from 1992-1994.

Club career

Yabuta moved from the Verdy Kawasaki youth team to the senior team in 1995. He debuted in 1997.

He moved to new club Yokohama FC in Japan Football League in 1999, before moving again to Vissel Kobe in 2000. He played many games for Kobe as an offensive midfielder. In 2005, his opportunities to play decreased and the club was relegated to the J2 League.

From 2006, Yabuta played for Avispa Fukuoka (2006), Yokohama FC (2007) and FC Gifu (2008). He retired end of 2008 season.

National team career

In April 1995, Yabuta was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 World Youth Championship. He played 2 matches.

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1995	rowspan="4"\|Verdy Kawasaki	rowspan="4"\|J1 League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1998	11	0	0	0	3	1	14	1
1999	Yokohama FC	Football League	23	12	3	0	colspan="2"
\|26	12
2000	rowspan="6"\|Vissel Kobe	rowspan="6"\|J1 League	11	2	4	0	1	1	16	3
2001	23	4	0	0	3	1	26	5
2002	19	0	1	0	4	0	24	0
2003	24	2	3	0	5	0	32	2
2004	25	1	1	0	5	0	31	1
2005	15	1	0	0	6	0	21	1
2006	Avispa Fukuoka	J1 League	29	5	2	0	3	0	34	5
2007	Yokohama FC	J1 League	11	0	0	0	6	1	17	1
2008	FC Gifu	J2 League	15	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|17	0
colspan=3\|Total !208\|\|27\|\|16\|\|0\|\|36\|\|4\|\|260\|\|31