Kohei Yamada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yamada Kohei (山田晃平) | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Thespa Kusatsu | 34 | (0) |
| 2012 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | V-Varen Nagasaki | 31 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kohei Yamada (山田 晃平 Yamada Kohei) (born 8 January 1989 in Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for V-Varen Nagasaki in the J. League Division 2.
Club career
Product of Cerezo Osaka U-15, and winning the Japanese national high school championship as the striker of the team with Takashi Inui up front, Kohei Yamada left Osaka University of Economics during his sophomore season to begin his career with Thespa Kusatsu in Japan's J. League 2. He made his official debut with the club during the 2010 season and ended his first professional season appearing in 18 league matches.
After two seasons with Thespa Kusatsu, Yamada was scouted at the JPFA Tryout by Major League Soccer, and invited to the Major League Soccer combine in January 2012, with a hope of being selected by one of Major league Soccer's nineteen clubs. He was selected by Colorado Rapids in the third round of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft (52nd overall).[1] Yamada had signed with MLS before the draft, so became part of the Rapids squad immediately.[2]
Yamada was waived by Colorado on June 21, 2012.[3]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | J. League 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Japan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ German Sferra (26 January 2012). "Brazilian-American after his dream to play for the U.S.". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/06/smith-activated-disabled-list-sj-match
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