Kenji Yamada (footballer)

Kenji Yamada (山田 賢二, Yamada Kenji, born 15 March 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper and currently goalkeeper coach of Renofa Yamaguchi from 2024.

Kenji Yamada
山田 賢二
Personal information
Full name Kenji Yamada
Date of birth (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Renofa Yamaguchi (Goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
2004–2006 Muroran Ohtani HS
2007–2010 Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Vanraure Hachinohe 191 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2020

Career edit

Yamada retired from playing at the end of the 2019 season to become Vanraure Hachinohe's goalkeeping coach.[1]

From 2024, Yamada become to Renofa Yamaguchi as Goalkeeper coach.[2]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 21 March 2020.[3][4]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kokushikan University 2011 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Vanraure Hachinohe 2011 TSL 2 Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2012 TSL 2 Division North 14 0 1[a] 0 0 0 15 0
2013 TSL 1 Division 18 0 2[a] 0 0 0 20 0
2014 JFL 26 0 2[a] 0 0 0 27 0
2015 30 0 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 32 0
2016 28 0 1[a] 0 0 0 29 0
2017 29 0 1[a] 0 0 0 30 0
2018 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2019 J3 League 29 0 2[a] 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Career total 191 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 204 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the JFL Championship

References edit

  1. ^ "山田賢二氏 トップチームGKコーチ就任のお知らせ". vanraure.net (in Japanese). Vanraure Hachinohe. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "山田 賢二氏 レノファ山口FC トップチーム ゴールキーパーコーチ就任のお知らせ | レノファ山口FC". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC (in Japanese). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 272 out of 289)
  4. ^ Kenji Yamada at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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