Daisuke Yokota (Japanese: 横田大祐; born 15 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from Belgian club Gent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Itabashi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (on loan from Gent) | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 2018–2019 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Valmiera | 57 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Górnik Zabrze | 31 | (9) |
| 2024– | Gent | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 | |||
Early life
editYokota moved from Japan to Europe at the age of eighteen.[1]
Career
editYokota played for Latvian side Valmiera, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2]
Yokota joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan on 30 August 2024.[3]
Style of play
editYokota mainly operates as a midfielder or winger and is known for his dribbling ability.[4]
Honours
editValmiera
References
edit- ^ "Historia Daisuke Yokoty. Jak trafił do Górnika Zabrze?". onet.pl (Archived).
- ^ ""Fruwali po boisku, grali jak Liverpool"". sport.pl.
- ^ "Daisuke Yokota verstärkt auf Leihbasis die Roten Teufel" [Daisuke Yokota joins the Red Devils on loan] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Daisuke Yokota – powrót do formy w wielkim stylu". igol.pl.
- ^ "Daisuke Yokota". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.