Koki Yonekura
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| Full name | Koki Yonekura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | JEF United Chiba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Yachiyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | JEF United Chiba | 136 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Gamba Osaka | 120 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | JEF United Chiba | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Koki Yonekura (米倉 恒貴, Yonekura Koki, born May 17, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography[change | change source]
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 first time in the club history end of the 2009 season. From 2011, he played many matches as 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 title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. Gamba also won the champions in the 2015 Emperor's Cup. In July 2019, he moved 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 2 games for Japan in 2015.
Statistics[change | change source]
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2007 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | J1 League | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 2012 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 7 | ||||
| 2014 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | 34 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | J3 League | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 22 | 2 | - | - | - | 22 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 295 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 371 | 37 | |
| Total | 295 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 371 | 37 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Koki Yonekura at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Koki Yonekura at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites[change | change source]
- Koki Yonekura at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Koki Yonekura at National Football Teams.com
- Koki Yonekura at Soccerway.com
- Koki Yonekura at FootballDatabase.eu
- Koki Yonekura at WorldFootball.net
- Koki Yonekura at Transfermarkt (player)
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