Ota Yamamoto
Japanese footballer (born 2004)
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Ota Yamamoto (山本 桜大, Yamamoto Ota; born 4 June 2004), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija, on loan from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
RB Omiya Ardija (on loan from RB Leipzig) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Tochigi SC (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Renofa Yamaguchi FC (loan) | 33 | (10) |
| 2026 | → RB Omiya Ardija (loan) | 19 | (10) |
| 2026– | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → RB Omiya Ardija (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2026 | |||
Early life
Career
As a youth player, Yamamoto joined the youth academy of Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023, where he made sixteen league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2025 season, he was sent on loan to Japanese side Renofa Yamaguchi FC, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored ten goals.
Following his stint there, he was sent on loan to Japanese side RB Omiya Ardija in 2026, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored ten goals. Japanese news website Gekisaka wrote in 2026 that he "quickly adapted to Omiya's basic tactic of aggressive pressing" while playing for the club.[2] During the summer of 2026, he signed for German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, before returning to Japanese side RB Omiya Ardija on loan.[3]
Style of play
Yamamoto plays as a midfielder. Right-footed, he has received comparisons to Japan international Daichi Kamada.[1]