Japanese association football player

Takuji Yonemoto

Takuji Yonemoto is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.

By globalcelebwiki Editorial Desk, adapted from Wikipedia · Published 29 September 2026

Profession
Japanese association football player
Born
3 December 1990
Birthplace
Itami
Nationality
Japanese
Portrait of Takuji Yonemoto
Photo: yoppy from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Takuji Yonemoto (米本 拓司, Yonemoto Takuji; born 3 December 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.

National team career

In August 2007, Yonemoto was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches.

Yonemoto made his full international debut for Japan on 6 January 2010 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen.

On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp. On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.

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