Hiroto Yamada

Hiroto Yamada
山田寛人
Personal information
Full name	Hiroto Yamada
Date of birth	March 7, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Aichi, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sagan Tosu
Youth career
2009–2011	Aichi FC
2012–2014	Roupeiro Kariya
2015–2017	Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Cerezo Osaka U-23
2019–2024	Cerezo Osaka
2019	→ FC Ryukyu (loan)
2020	→ Vegalta Sendai (loan)
2023	→ Vegalta Sendai (loan)
2025–	Sagan Tosu
International career
2015	Japan U-15
2017	Japan U-17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Hiroto Yamada (山田寛人, Yamada Hiroto, born March 7, 2000) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a forward for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.

Career

Cerezo Osaka

Hiroto Yamada joined Cerezo Osaka in 2016. On 29 September 2017, he was officially promoted to the first team from the 2018 season.^[3] Yamada made his professional debut for the club in the AFC Champions League against Buriram United on 6 March 2018.^[4] On 11 January 2022, he signed a three year contract extension.^[5] Yamada scored his first league goal against Consadole Sapporo on 19 March 2022, scoring in the 25th minute.^[6]

On 22 October 2016, Yamada made his debut for Cerezo Osaka U-23 in a 1-2 defeat against Blaublitz Akita in the J3 League, coming on in the 85 minute.^[7]^[8] In doing so, Yamada became the first player born in the 2000s to make an appearance in J3 League and any category of the Japanese football league system. He scored his first league goal for the club against SC Sagamihara on 25 March 2018, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.^[9]

FC Ryukyu

On 27 August 2019, Yamada was loaned to FC Ryukyu.^[2]

First loan spell at Vegalta Sendai

On 7 February 2020, Yamada was loaned to Vegalta Sendai.^[10] He made his league debut against Shonan Bellmare on 4 July 2020.^[11] Yamada scored his first goal for the club, and his first J1 League goal, against Urawa Red Diamonds on 8 July 2020, scoring in the 49th minute.^[12]^[13]

Second loan spell at Vegalta Sendai

On 30 November 2022, Yamada was loaned to Vegalta Sendai for a second time.^[14]

Sagan Tosu

On 7 January 2025, Yamada was announced at Sagan Tosu.^[15]

Club statistics

Updated to 1 December 2022.^[16]^[17]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Cup		League Cup		ACL		Total
2016	Cerezo Osaka U-23	J3 League	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
2017			8	0	–		–		–		8	0
2018			15	3	–		–		2	0	17	3
2019			15	7	–		–		–		15	7
	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	1	0	0	0	3	1			4	1
	FC Ryukyu	J2 League	10	2	–		–				10	2
2020	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	19	2	–		2	0	–		21	2
2021	Cerezo Osaka		14	0	2	0	5	2	3	0	24	2
2022	Cerezo Osaka		20	4	4	0	4	2	–		28	6
2023	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League					–		–
Career total			103	18	6	0	14	5	5	0	128	23

References

^ "Hiroto Yamada" (in Japanese). Cerezo Osaka. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 山田寛人選手　FC琉球へ育成型期限付き移籍のお知らせ, cerezo.jp, 28 August 2019
^ "セレッソ大阪Ｕ－１８　中島元彦選手、山田寛人選手　加入内定のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).
^ "Ｃ大阪が今季初黒星　17歳ＦＷ山田寛人が初先発". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
^ "山田寛人選手　複数年契約更新のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).
^ "Cerezo Osaka vs Consadole Sapporo - 19 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
^ J.League Data Site
^ Match report J.League Data Site
^ "J３最高評価弾は18歳新人がレジェンド川口能活から奪った圧巻すぎるJ初得点！【DAZN週間TOP５ゴール】". www.soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese).
^ "山田寛人選手期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).
^ "Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai - 4 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
^ "【仙台】山田寛人Ｊ１初＆移籍後初ゴール…再開後本拠初戦飾れず". hochi.news (in Japanese).
^ "2020 Meiji Yasuda J1 League 1st Day 3rd Sec". 2022-12-01.
^ "セレッソ大阪山田寛人選手育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).
^ "山田寛人選手　サガン鳥栖へ完全移籍について". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 61 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 29 out of 289)

External links

Profile at Cerezo Osaka
Hiroto Yamada – FIFA competition record (archived)
Hiroto Yamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Hiroto Yamada at Soccerway
Hiroto Yamada on Instagram

[1] "Hiroto Yamada" (in Japanese). Cerezo Osaka. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[ft-2] 山田寛人選手　FC琉球へ育成型期限付き移籍のお知らせ, cerezo.jp, 28 August 2019

[3] "セレッソ大阪Ｕ－１８　中島元彦選手、山田寛人選手　加入内定のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).

[4] "Ｃ大阪が今季初黒星　17歳ＦＷ山田寛人が初先発". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).

[5] "山田寛人選手　複数年契約更新のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).

[6] "Cerezo Osaka vs Consadole Sapporo - 19 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.

[J.League_Data_Site-7] J.League Data Site

[8] Match report J.League Data Site

[9] "J３最高評価弾は18歳新人がレジェンド川口能活から奪った圧巻すぎるJ初得点！【DAZN週間TOP５ゴール】". www.soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese).

[10] "山田寛人選手期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).

[11] "Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai - 4 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.

[12] "【仙台】山田寛人Ｊ１初＆移籍後初ゴール…再開後本拠初戦飾れず". hochi.news (in Japanese).

[13] "2020 Meiji Yasuda J1 League 1st Day 3rd Sec". 2022-12-01.

[14] "セレッソ大阪山田寛人選手育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese).

[15] "山田寛人選手　サガン鳥栖へ完全移籍について". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).

[16] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 61 out of 289)

[17] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 29 out of 289)

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