Koki Yonekura
Koki Yonekura (米倉 恒貴, Yonekura Kōki, born May 17, 1988 in Inage-ku, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Chiba as a right full-back. He has played for the Japanese national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koki Yonekura | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1988 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | JEF United Chiba | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Yachiyo High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | JEF United Chiba | 136 | (20) |
| 2007 | → JEF Reserves (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Gamba Osaka | 120 | (5) |
| 2018 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → JEF United Chiba (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | JEF United Chiba | 65 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | Japan | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 23 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Biography
Yonekura was born in Chiba on May 17, 1988. After graduating from Yachiyo High School, he joined J1 League club JEF United Chiba in 2007. JEF was relegated to J2 League for the first time in the club history at the end of the 2009 season. From 2011, he played many matches as a defensive midfielder. In 2013, he was converted to right-side back. In 2014, he moved to J1 club Gamba Osaka. In 2014, Gamba won all three major titles in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. Gamba also won the 2015 Emperor's Cup. In July 2019, Yonekura moved back to his first club JEF United Chiba.
In July 2015, Yonekura was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against China on August 9. He played two games for Japan in 2015.
Statistics
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 2008 | JEF United | J1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2010 | J2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 5 | ||||
| 2011 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 38 | 8 | |||||
| 2012 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||||
| 2013 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 42 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 166 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 185 | 25 | ||||
| 2014 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 112 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 9 | ||
| Career Total | 278 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 350 | 34 | ||
1 includes J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup and Suruga Bank Championship appearances.
Reserves statistics
Last Updated: 21 March 2018
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Total | ||||
| 2018 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | J3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honors
References
- ↑ "Koki Yonekura Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Koki Yonekura Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Koki Yonekura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Koki Yonekura at J.League (in Japanese)