Maya Yoshida

Maya Yoshida embodies the kind of footballer I most respect: durable, intelligent, and unselfish. Over 120 caps for Japan and a long run in the demanding Premier League with Southampton speak to a player who survives on reading the game, not just physique, even at 189 cm. Now captaining LA Galaxy, he keeps choosing leadership over comfort. For me he represents a generation of Japanese defenders who proved they could organise and command abroad. I see in him a template, the vocal, dependable centre-back who lights the path for those who follow.

Name (English)

Maya Yoshida

Name (Japanese)

吉田麻也

Reading

よしだ まや

Born

August 24, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dragon

Origin

Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya%20Yoshida
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E9%BA%BB%E4%B9%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248141

Tags

• Nagasaki Prefecture
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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