| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yamato Wakatsuki | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Midori, Gunma, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Omama SC | |||
| Maebashi SC | |||
| 2017–2019 | Kiryu Daiichi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sion (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Sion U21 (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2024 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 34 | (6) |
| 2025– | Albirex Niigata | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Japan U17 | 9 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:02, 29 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Yamato Wakatsuki (若月 大和, Wakatsuki Yamato, born 18 January 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Albirex Niigata.
Career
Shonan Bellmare
On 8 March 2019, it was announced that Wakatsuki would join the team as a specially designated player for the 2019 season. It was also announced that he would join the senior team permanently in the 2020 season. He made his league debut against Vissel Kobe on 26 May 2019. Wakatsuki scored his first goal in the Emperor's Cup against BTOP Hokkaido on 7 June 2023, scoring in the 82nd minute.
Loan to Sion
On 28 January 2020, Wakatsuki was announced at FC Sion. He made his league debut against FC Luzern on 2 July 2020. Wakatsuki scored his first league goal against Servette on 14 March 2021, scoring in the 84th minute. On 28 December 2021, it was announced that his loan would be expiring and he would be returning to Shonan.
Renofa Yamaguchi
On 20 December 2023, Wakatsuki was announced at Renofa Yamaguchi. He made his league debut against Yokohama FC on 24 February 2024. Wakatsuki scored his first league goal against Montedio Yamagata on 6 May 2024, scoring in the 39th minute.
Albirex Niigata
On 27 December 2024, Wakatsuki was announced at Albirex Niigata.
International career
In October 2019, Wakatsuki was called up to the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored a brace in the opening group stage match against Netherlands U17s on 28 October 2019.
Career statistics
- As of 28 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2019 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sion (loan) | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Sion U21 (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Promotion League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the J. League Cup
- Appearances in the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
- Appearances in the Swiss Cup
References
- "若月大和選手 2020シーズン加入内定及び2019年JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手承認のお知らせ". www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- "Vissel Kobe vs Shonan Bellmare - 26 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- "Shonan Bellmare vs BTOP Hokkaido - 26 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- "若月大和選手 FCシオンへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ". www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- "Yamato Wakatsuki finally makes his overseas debut. FC Sion loses 0-2..."There were few opportunities to shine"". www.footballchannel.jp (in Japanese).
- "Sion vs Servette - 14 March 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- "湘南、１９歳ＦＷ若月大和がスイスから復帰 ２４年パリ五輪のエース候補「上を目指して頑張りたい」". hochi.news (in Japanese).
- "若月 大和選手 湘南ベルマーレより完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.albirex.co.jp (in Japanese).
- "Yokohama vs Renofa Yamaguchi - 24 February 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- "Renofa Yamaguchi vs Montedio Yamagata - 24 February 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- "レノファ山口FCから 若月 大和 選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.albirex.co.jp (in Japanese).
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- "「ワカツキが素晴らしいスタート」「傑出していた」FIFAがU-17W杯初戦2ゴールの若月大和を特集". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
- Yamato Wakatsuki at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
External links
- Yamato Wakatsuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
| Albirex Niigata – current squad | |
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Gunma Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- FC Sion players
- Renofa Yamaguchi FC players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen