Yasutaka Yanagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasutaka Yanagi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tochigi SC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sawara Young Leaves | |||
| Kashima Antlers | |||
| 2010–2012 | Yachiyo High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Senshu University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 22 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Albirex Niigata | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Tochigi SC (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2021 | Tochigi SC | 42 | (8) |
| 2022–2025 | Fagiano Okayama | 116 | (10) |
| 2026– | Tochigi SC | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:53, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Yasutaka Yanagi (柳 育崇, Yanagi Yasutaka; born June 22, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for J3 League club Tochigi SC.[1]
Early career
[edit]He was educated at the Kashima Antlers Junior Youth team and played for Yachiyo High School and Senshu University before moving to Singapore in 2017.[2]
Club career
[edit]Albirex Niigata Singapore
[edit]Yanagi signed his first professional contract with Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite team of J.League side Albirex Niigata, who play in the S.League.
Yanagi's stellar performances for the White Swans earned him a spot in the Singapore Selection side that took on Selangor FA in the annual Sultan of Selangor's Cup.[3]
During the September international break, he was selected to participate in a week-long training stint with his parent club. He traveled to Niigata prefecture with club captain Shuto Inaba and the duo trained with the first team, playing in a training match against Iwaki FC, a non-J League team.[4]
He played a total of 22 league games for the White Swans and scored 2 goals as they claimed the quadruple for the second consecutive year. His importance for the team is highlighted in the fact that the White Swans’ only two losses came when he was not on the field.[5]
Albirex Niigata
[edit]Following his stellar performances for the White Swans' satellite club, Yanagi joined the White Swans' parent club for the upcoming 2018 J2 League season.[5]
Loan to Tochigi SC
[edit]In 2020, he was originally registered with Albirex Niigata. However, on 11 February 2020, he joined Tochigi SC with a one-year loan deal.[6][7] On 16 December of the same year, he scored his sixth goal of the season against JEF United Chiba in Matchweek 41. This was the first J-League goal scored at Kanseki Stadium Tochigi, where the J.League official game was held for the first time on the same day.[8] On 29 December 2020, Yanagi permanently transferred to Tochigi SC after his loan from Albirex Niigata expired.[9]
Fagiano Okayama
[edit]On 6 January 2022, Yanagi joined J2 club Fagiano Okayama on a permanent transfer deal.[10] On 7 December 2024, Yanagi helped secure his club promotion to the J1 League for the first time in their history, after defeating Vegalta Sendai 2–0 in the promotion play-off final. On 26 December 2024, the club extended his contract for the 2025 season.[11]
Return to Tochigi SC
[edit]In December 2025, it was announced that Yanagi would be rejoining Tochigi SC after four seasons at Fagiano Okayama.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata FC (S) | 2017 | S.League | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |
| Albirex Niigata | 2018 | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Tochigi SC (loan) | 2020 | J2 League | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 6 | ||
| Tochigi SC | 2021 | J2 League | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 8 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama | 2022 | J2 League | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2023 | J2 League | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2024 | J2 League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2025 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 116 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 10 | ||
| Tochigi SC | 2026 | J2/J3 (100) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 204 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 24 | ||
- ↑ Includes Singapore Cup and Emperors Cup
- ↑ Includes Singapore League Cup and J.League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in J1/J2 play-offs
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Albirex Niigata Singapore
Fagiano Okayama
References
[edit]- ↑ "柳 育崇：栃木ＳＣ：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Albirex Niigata Singapore アルビレックス新潟シンガポール 公式サイト » Contract with Yasutaka YANAGI". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Fandi vows to wow the fans". The New Paper. 2017-05-03. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ ""I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex's 'De Rossi' chases childhood dream". FourFourTwo. 2017-10-03. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- 1 2 "Albirex defender Yanagi makes the leap to Japanese second division". FourFourTwo. 2018-01-01. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "柳育崇選手 アルビレックス新潟より期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 栃木SC. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "柳 育崇 選手 栃木SCに期限付き移籍のお知らせ" (Press release). アルビレックス新潟. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "【公式】栃木vs千葉の試合結果・データ（明治安田生命Ｊ２リーグ：2020年12月16日）：Ｊリーグ.jp".
- ↑ "柳育崇選手 アルビレックス新潟より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 栃木SC. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ↑ "柳 育崇選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). ファジアーノ岡山. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "契約更新選手のお知らせ". www.fagiano-okayama.com (in Japanese).
- ↑ "柳育崇選手 ファジアーノ岡山より完全移籍加入のお知らせ｜ニュース｜栃木サッカークラブ公式サイト【栃木SC】". www.tochigisc.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ 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. 161 out of 289)
- ↑ "Yasutaka Yanagi Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Yasutaka Yanagi at Soccerway
- Yasutaka Yanagi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Albirex Niigata Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Fagiano Okayama
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Singapore Premier League players
- Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Albirex Niigata players
- Tochigi SC players
- Fagiano Okayama players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Football people from Chiba (city)
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
