Yutaro Yoshino
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
|name = Yutaro Yoshino
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|18|df=y}}
|birth_place = Honmoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
|height = 1.80 m
|currentclub =
|position = Defender
|youthyears1 = 2003–2008
|youthclubs1 = YSCC Yokohama
|youthyears2 = 2009–2011
|youthclubs2 = FC COJB Jr
|youthyears3 =
|youthclubs3 = Juventus-SP
|youthyears4 =
|youthclubs4 = União São João
|youthyears5 =
|youthclubs5 = Barcelona-SP
|youthyears6 =
|youthclubs6 = ECUS
|youthyears7 =
|youthclubs7 = Penapolense
|youthyears8 =
|youthclubs8 = Linhares
|youthyears9 =
|youthclubs9 = Taubaté
|years1 = 2016 |clubs1 = Sport Capixaba |caps1 = |goals1 =
|years2 = 2017 |clubs2 = Guarulhos |caps2 = 13 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = Esperanza SC |caps3 = 20 |goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = YSCC Yokohama 2 |caps4 = |goals4 =
|years5 = 2020–2022 |clubs5 = YSCC Yokohama |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0
|totalcaps = 40
|totalgoals = 0
}}
{{nihongo|Yutaro Yoshino|吉野 裕太郎|Yoshino Yutaro|born 18 October 1996}} is a former Japanese footballer who played as a defender.{{cite web|url=https://yscc1986.net/player/yutaro-yoshino/|title=Yutaro Yoshino|access-date=28 March 2021|publisher=YSCC Yokohama|language=ja}}{{Soccerway|yutaro-yoshino/659965|accessdate=25 September 2020}}
Career
=Early career and move to Brazil=
Born in Honmoku, Yokohama in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, Yoshino began his career in the YSCC Yokohama academy, where he spent six years,{{cite web|url=https://luz-e-sombra.com/cena-de-domingo/2021/12/12/sonho/|title=Sonho|date=12 December 2021|access-date=10 April 2025|website=luz-e-sombra.com|language=pt}} after being invited by a neighbourhood friend.{{cite web|url=https://futsal-future.com/study_abroad/interview/vol-6/|script-title=ja:File6. 吉野 裕太郎／Yutaro Yoshino|trans-title=File 6: Yutaro Yoshino|date=8 May 2024|access-date=10 April 2025|website=futsal-future.com|language=ja}} In junior high school he joined a team named COJB, whose coach had formerly played in Brazil, and after graduating, Yoshino himself moved to the South American country.
He first spent time with Juventus, but would struggle to stay settled as, once the season had finished, team dormitories would close and Yoshino would have nowhere to stay. During this time, he would begin training with a new side in order to use their housing facilities, and he later stated in an interview that he spent time with about ten different sides during this time.{{cite web|url=https://mundo-do-cojb.com/2019/12/26/%E3%80%90%E8%82%B2%E6%88%90%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98%E3%80%91jr-%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B93%E6%9C%9F%E7%94%9F%E5%90%89%E9%87%8E%E8%A3%95%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E%E3%81%8C%E6%9D%A5%E6%9C%9Fj3%E3%81%AEyscc%E3%81%A7/|script-title=ja:【育成日記】Jr.ユース3期生吉野裕太郎が来期J3のYSCCでプレーします|trans-title=[Development Diary] Junior Youth 3rd Generation member Yutaro Yoshino will play for YSCC in the J3 league next season|date=26 December 2019|access-date=10 April 2025|website=mundo-do-cojb.com|language=ja}} He also failed to register with a local association, and was unable to compete in official matches.
Having received his high school diploma and not been able to secure a contract with a club, Yoshino briefly returned to Japan. However, after speaking with former footballer Moisés, who was working as a coach at Yoshino's former club COJB, he was able to sign a professional contract with Sport Club Capixaba.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/es/futebol/times/sport-es/noticia/2016/01/japones-yutaro-yoshino-e-mais-um-reforco-do-sport-es-para-o-capixabao.html|title=Japonês Yutaro Yoshino é mais um reforço do Sport-ES para o Capixabão|trans-title=Japanese Yutaro Yoshino is another reinforcement of Sport-ES for Capixabão|date=23 January 2016|access-date=10 April 2025|website=ge.globo.com|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/es/futebol/times/sport-es/noticia/2016/02/japones-yutaro-yoshino-entra-no-bid-e-fara-sua-estreia-pelo-sport-es.html |title=Japonês Yutaro Yoshino entra no BID e fará sua estreia pelo Sport-ES |website=ge.globo.com |date=23 January 2016 |access-date=10 April 2025| language=pt |trans-title=Japanese Yutaro Yoshino joins BID and will make his debut for Sport-ES}}
=Return to Japan=
After a dispute with the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão with Guarulhos, Yoshino returned to Japan at the expiration of his work visa, signing with Esperanza SC in the Kantō Soccer League. After a year and a half, he was invited by former club YSCC Yokohama to play in a trial game, which coincided with a league game for Esperanza. He terminated his contract with Esperanza, allowing him to feature in the trial match, but was initially not offered a contract. After discussions, he agreed to join YSCC Yokohama's second team in the Kanagawa Prefecture Adult Soccer League.
After half a year with the YSCC Yokohama second team, he was promoted to the club's first team in the J3 League ahead of the 2020 season.{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?294034-294034-fl|script-title=ja:江戸川大DF船橋がYS横浜加入内定、YS横浜セカンドDF吉野もトップ昇格|trans-title=Edogawa University defender Funabashi has signed with YS Yokohama, while YS Yokohama second defender Yoshino has also been promoted to the top team.|date=25 December 2019|access-date=10 April 2025|website=web.gekisaka.jp|language=ja}} He featured sparingly in his first season with the club, playing in seven games and most notably marking Gamba Osaka U-23 forward Shoji Toyama during a match between the two sides.{{cite web|url=https://www2.targma.jp/honmokumania/2020/10/06/post4225/|script-title=ja:吉野裕太郎「やられちゃいけない」温厚な顔の裏に潜む、YS生まれブラジル育ちの度胸【J3第20節・vs秋田】|trans-title=Yutaro Yoshino: "I can't let him beat me" - Behind his gentle face lies the courage of a man born in YS and raised in Brazil (J3 Round 20 vs Akita)|date=6 October 2020|access-date=10 April 2025|website=targma.jp|url-access=subscription|language=ja}}
He renewed his contract ahead of the 2021 season, but did not feature in the entire campaign.{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?322413-322413-fl|script-title=ja:YS横浜がDF吉野、MF和田、DF宗近と契約更新|trans-title=YS Yokohama renews contracts with DF Yoshino, MF Wada, and DF Munechika|date=21 January 2021|access-date=10 April 2025|website=web.gekisaka.jp|language=ja}} Despite this, his contract was once again renewed ahead of the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?350304-350304-fl|script-title=ja:YS横浜がDF吉野裕太郎、FW古山蓮と契約更新|trans-title=YS Yokohama renews contracts with DF Yutaro Yoshino and FW Ren Furuyama|date=22 January 2022|access-date=10 April 2025|website=web.gekisaka.jp|language=ja}} However, in February 2022 he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, keeping him out of first-team action for seven months after undergoing surgery.{{cite web|url=https://sportsbull.jp/p/1231383/|script-title=ja:YS横浜、DF吉野裕太郎が開幕前に左アキレス腱断裂で手術。。。全治7カ月|trans-title=Yokohama defender Yutaro Yoshino undergoes surgery for ruptured left Achilles tendon before opening day... Full recovery period of 7 months|date=25 February 2022|access-date=10 April 2025|website=sportsbull.jp|language=ja}} He left the club at the end of the 2022 season, having not played professionally in two years.{{cite web|url=https://sportsbull.jp/p/1433646/|script-title=ja:YS横浜がDF吉野裕太郎と契約満了。。。フットサルチームではポルトガル語の通訳も務める|trans-title=YS Yokohama's contract with defender Yutaro Yoshino expires... He also serves as a Portuguese interpreter for the futsal team|date=24 November 2022|access-date=10 April 2025|website=sportsbull.jp|language=ja}}
=Post-playing career=
After YSCC Yokohama signed Ecuadorian forward Carlos Arroyo, they asked Yoshino to return to the club to work as a translator in March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.yscc1986.net/info/top-team/11395/|script-title=ja:吉野裕太郎氏 トップチーム通訳 就任のお知らせ|trans-title=Announcement of appointment of Yutaro Yoshino as top team interpreter|date=29 March 2023|access-date=10 April 2025|website=yscc1986.net|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=https://www2.targma.jp/honmokumania/2024/05/13/post21921/|script-title=ja:本牧生まれ、本牧育ち、通訳兼ホームタウン担当・吉野裕太郎は今日も本牧を歩く【コラム】|trans-title=Born and raised in Honmoku, interpreter and hometown specialist Yutaro Yoshino walks around Honmoku today [Column]|date=13 May 2024|access-date=10 April 2025|website=targma.jp|language=ja}} He'd had experience in this role the previous year, working with Gabriel Rizzi of the YSCC futsal team. Despite Arroyo speaking Spanish and Yoshino speaking Portuguese, Yoshino helped him adapt to life in Japan, as well as teammates Loris Tinelli and Onye Ogochukwu.
Personal life
In March 2022, Yoshino was appointed COO of Shrove Japan LLC.{{cite web|url=https://www.shrove-japan.com/news/2022-03-31/|script-title=ja:Y.S.C.C.横浜（J3リーグ）所属の吉野裕太郎氏がCOOに就任いたしました。|trans-title=Mr. Yutaro Yoshino, currently a member of YSCC Yokohama (J3 League), has been appointed as COO.|date=31 March 2022|access-date=10 April 2025|website=shrove-japan.com|language=ja}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Guarulhos
|2017 |colspan="3"|– |0 | 0 | 13{{efn|name=CP2|Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Esperanza SC
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Kantō Soccer League Div 2 |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2019
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan=2 | Total
!20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|YSCC Yokohama
|2020 |rowspan="3"|J3 League |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2 | Total
!7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
;Notes
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References
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External links
- {{J.League player}}
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/yutaro-yoshino/507376 Yutaro Yoshino] at playmakerstats.com
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Category:Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:YSCC Yokohama players
Category:Associação Desportiva Guarulhos players
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil