Taisuke Akiyoshi

Taisuke Akiyoshi
Personal information
Full name Taisuke Akiyoshi
Date of birth (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vanraure Hachinohe
Number 44
Youth career
2005–2007 Luthur High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Albirex Niigata Singapore 28 (1)
2010–2011 Singapore Armed Forces 56 (6)
2012–2013 Slavia Sofia 23 (2)
2013–2014 Zvijezda Gradačac 11 (0)
2014–2015 Sturm Graz 2 (0)
2015–2016 Ventforet Kofu 0 (0)
2016Fagiano Okayama (loan) 1 (0)
2017 ReinMeer Aomori 26 (3)
2018– Vanraure Hachinohe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2018

Taisuke Akiyoshi (秋吉 泰佑) (born 18 April 1989 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder currently playing for Vanraure Hachinohe.[1]

Career

Akiyoshi was the captain of his school's soccer team at Luther Senior High School. He started his career with Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) in 2008 after graduating from Luthur Senior High School and played for 2 seasons. He turned down the chance to train with the parent club Albirex Niigata in order to join Singapore Armed Forces FC in 2010.[2] He played for the club in the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.[3]

In January 2012, Akiyoshi was reported to be on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar.[4]

Slavia Sofia

On 18 February 2012, after a successful trial period, Akiyoshi signed a 2+12-year contract at Slavia Sofia, becoming the first ever Japanese to play in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.[5] He made his league debut in a 2–1 win over Minyor Pernik on 11 March, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Yurukov. On 7 April, Akiyoshi scored his first competitive goal for Slavia, scoring the equaliser in a 2–1 away win over Kaliakra Kavarna.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.[6]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2015 Ventforet Kofu J1 League 0 0 1 1 1 1
2016 Fagiano Okayama J2 League 1 0 2 2 3 2
2017 ReinMeer Aomori JFL 26 3 1 1
Career total 27 3 3 3 30 6

References

  1. ^ "秋吉 泰佑:ファジアーノ岡山:Jリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Taisuke Akiyoshi". safwarriors.com.sg. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. ^ AFC Match Report: Henan Jianye vs Singapore Armed Forces, 24 February 2010
  4. ^ Кайсар: и японец с ними (in Russian). sports.kz. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Akiyoshi joins Slavia to become first Japanese in Bulgaria". eurosport.yahoo.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 200 out of 289)

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