Yutaka Yoshida

Born in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka in 1990, Yutaka Yoshida is one of those footballers who quietly does the work without making a lot of noise off the pitch — and honestly, in an era where every athlete is expected to be a social media personality, there's something refreshing about that. The public record on him is thin: no flashy award shelf, no agency drama, just a guy from a small city in Shizuoka who made it as a professional footballer. Sometimes the story is the grind itself, and Yoshida feels like that kind of player — the type you appreciate more when you actually watch the game rather than scroll the highlight reel.

Yutaka Yoshida (born February 17, 1990, in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a fullback. He made his professional debut in 2008 with Vanforet Kofu and has since played for Shimizu S-Pulse, Sagan Tosu, and Nagoya Grampus before returning to Shimizu S-Pulse in 2023. He won the J-League Cup in 2021 and was named J-League Player of Merit in 2016 and 2020, and represented Japan at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Name (English)

Yutaka Yoshida

Name (Japanese)

吉田豊

Reading

よしだ ゆたか

Born

February 17, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

Origin

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan

Height

168 cm

Active years

2008–present

Occupation

Professional Footballer

Debut

March 23, 2008 (vs. Avispa Fukuoka)

Awards & achievements

• J-League Cup (2021)
• J-League Player of Merit (2016)
• J-League Player of Merit (2020)

Timeline

1. 2007Represented Japan U-17 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup (3 appearances)
2. 2008Made professional debut with Vanforet Kofu on March 23 vs. Avispa Fukuoka
3. 2010Contributed to Vanforet Kofu's promotion to J1 League
4. 2012Transferred to Shimizu S-Pulse
5. 2012Represented Japan U-23 in Olympic qualification and Toulon Tournament
6. 2013Scored first J-League goal on May 6 vs. Kawasaki Frontale
7. 2015Transferred to Sagan Tosu
8. 2016Named J-League Player of Merit
9. 2019Transferred to Nagoya Grampus
10. 2020Named J-League Player of Merit
11. 2021Won J-League Cup with Nagoya Grampus
12. 2023Returned to Shimizu S-Pulse

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/inoshishi_yutaka/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E8%B1%8A%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q774884

Tags

• From Shizuoka
• Footballer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.