Hiroto Yamada
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiroto Yamada | ||
| Date of birth | March 7, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Aichi FC[2] | ||
| 2012–2014 | Roupeiro Kariya[2] | ||
| 2015–2017 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 39 | (10) |
| 2019–2024 | Cerezo Osaka | 48 | (4) |
| 2019 | → FC Ryukyu (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2025– | Sagan Tosu | 23 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Japan U-15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Japan U-17 | 9 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Hiroto Yamada (山田 寛人, Yamada Hiroto; born March 7, 2000) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a forward for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Cerezo Osaka
Hiroto Yamada joined Cerezo Osaka in 2016. On 29 September 2017, he was officially promoted to the first team from the 2018 season.[3] Yamada made his professional debut for the club in the AFC Champions League against Buriram United on 6 March 2018.[4] On 11 January 2022, he signed a three year contract extension.[5] Yamada scored his first league goal against Consadole Sapporo on 19 March 2022, scoring in the 25th minute.[6]
On 22 October 2016, Yamada made his debut for Cerezo Osaka U-23 in a 1-2 defeat against Blaublitz Akita in the J3 League, coming on in the 85 minute.[7][8] In doing so, Yamada became the first player born in the 2000s to make an appearance in J3 League and any category of the Japanese football league system. He scored his first league goal for the club against SC Sagamihara on 25 March 2018, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[9]
FC Ryukyu
On 27 August 2019, Yamada was loaned to FC Ryukyu.[2]
First loan spell at Vegalta Sendai
On 7 February 2020, Yamada was loaned to Vegalta Sendai.[10] He made his league debut against Shonan Bellmare on 4 July 2020.[11] Yamada scored his first goal for the club, and his first J1 League goal, against Urawa Red Diamonds on 8 July 2020, scoring in the 49th minute.[12][13]
Second loan spell at Vegalta Sendai
On 30 November 2022, Yamada was loaned to Vegalta Sendai for a second time.[14]
Sagan Tosu
On 7 January 2025, Yamada was announced at Sagan Tosu.[15]