Yasuyuki Konno

Yasuyuki Konno

Konno playing for FC Tokyo
Personal information
Full name	Yasuyuki Konno
Date of birth	(1983-01-25) January 25, 1983
Place of birth	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team	Júbilo Iwata
Youth career
1998–2000	Tohoku High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Consadole Sapporo	65	(2)
2004–2011	FC Tokyo	254	(33)
2012–2019	Gamba Osaka	210	(17)
2018	→Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan)	1	(1)
2019–	Júbilo Iwata	11	(1)
International career
2003	Japan U-20	5	(0)
2004	Japan U-23	3	(0)
2005–2017	Japan	93	(4)
Medal record FC Tokyo Winner J.League Cup 2004 Winner J.League Cup 2009 Winner Emperor's Cup 2011 Gamba Osaka Winner J1 League 2014 Runner-up J1 League 2015 Winner J.League Cup 2014 Runner-up J.League Cup 2015 Runner-up J.League Cup 2016 Winner Emperor's Cup 2014 Winner Emperor's Cup 2015 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2012 Representing Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of the 2020 season

Yasuyuki Konno (今野 泰幸, Konno Yasuyuki, born January 25, 1983) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Konno was born in Sendai on January 25, 1983. After graduating from Tohoku High School, he joined newly was promoted to J1 League club, Consadole Sapporo in 2001. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from first season. However the club finished at the bottom place in 2002 and was relegated to J2 League. In 2004, he moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. He played as regular player and the club won the champions in the 2004 J.League Cup which was first major title in the club history. In 2009, he was converted to center back. The club won the 2009 J.League Cup. However the club was relegated to J2 end of 2010 season. In 2011, theclub won the champions in J2 and Emperor's Cup. In 2012, he moved to J1 club Gamba Osaka. However the club was relegated J2 end of 2012. In 2013, he was converted to defensive midfielder and the club won the champions in J2. In 2014 in J1 League, the club won all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. His opportunity to play decreased from 2017. In July 2019, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. The club was relegated to J2 end of the 2019 season.

In 2003, Konno was selected the Japan U-20 national team for the 2003 World Youth Championship. He played all 5 matches as defensive midfielder. In 2004, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics and played all 3 matches. In 2005, he was selected the Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against China on August 3. He played at 2007 Asian Cup and 2010 World Cup. After the 2010 world cup, he became a regular player as center back under new manager Alberto Zaccheroni. In 2011, he played at 2011 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Masato Morishige from 2013. He was selected Japan for 2014 World Cup and played 2 matches. After the 2014 World Cup, he played as midfielder under manager Javier Aguirre and Vahid Halilhodžić. He played 93 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2017.

Statistics

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
2001	Consadole Sapporo	J1 League	17	0	1	1	1	0	-		19	1
2002			22	0	1	0	2	0	-		25	0
2003		J2 League	26	2	0	0	-		-		26	2
2004	FC Tokyo	J1 League	26	4	3	0	7	1	-		36	5
2005			34	7	2	0	6	1	-		42	8
2006			28	5	2	0	6	0	-		36	5
2007			33	5	3	1	6	1	-		42	7
2008			32	4	3	0	2	0	-		37	4
2009			34	2	0	0	5	0	-		39	2
2010			34	5	3	0	3	0	-		40	5
2011		J2 League	33	1	4	1	-		-		37	2
2012	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	33	2	5	0	2	0	5	0	45	2
2013		J2 League	32	4	0	0	-		-		32	4
2014		J1 League	33	2	6	0	7	0	-		46	2
2015			31	3	4	0	4	0	8	0	47	3
2016			33	4	2	1	3	0	5	1	43	6
2017			24	2	2	0	4	0	3	1	33	3
2018			14	0	0	0	1	0	-		15	0
2019			10	0	0	0	5	0	-		15	0
2018	Gamba Osaka U-23	J3 League	1	1	-		-		-		1	1
2019	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	5	1	0	0	0	0	-		5	1
2020		J2 League	6	0	-		-		-		6	0
2021
Country	Japan		541	54	41	4	64	3	21	2	667	63
Total			541	54	41	4	64	3	21	2	667	63

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	3	0
2006	3	0
2007	8	0
2008	12	0
2009	7	0
2010	7	0
2011	15	1
2012	8	0
2013	15	0
2014	6	1
2015	3	0
2016	0	0
2017	6	2
Total	93	4

Other websites

• Yasuyuki Konno at Soccerway.com
• Yasuyuki Konno at WorldFootball.net
• Yasuyuki Konno at Soccerbase.com
• Yasuyuki Konno at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yasuyuki Konno at kicker (in German)