Shin Yamada
Japanese footballer
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Shin Yamada (山田 新, Yamada Shin; born 30 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Preußen Münster on loan from Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and the Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Preußen Münster (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kamoe FC | |||
| Suisho SC | |||
| –2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Toin University of Yokohama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Kawasaki Frontale | 86 | (25) |
| 2025– | Celtic | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Preußen Münster (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Japan U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2025 | |||
Club career
Named as a designated special player ahead of the 2022 season, Yamada made his debut for Kawasaki Frontale in the J.League Cup against Cerezo Osaka.[1]
On 19 July 2025, Yamada signed for Scottish Premiership club Celtic on a four year contract.[2] He made his debut for the Bhoys in a 2–0 victory over Aberdeen on 10 August.[3]
On 27 January 2026, having made only one start and ten substitute appearances for the first-team, Yamada joined 2. Bundesliga side Preußen Münster on loan until the end of the season.[4][5]
International career
Yamada made his international debut for Japan on 12 July 2025 when he came on as a substitute against Hong Kong in the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, a match that Japan won 6–1.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toin University of Yokohama | 2019 | – | 1[a] | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | – | 2[a] | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | – | 1[a] | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 4 | 4[a] | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2024 | 38 | 19 | 2[a] | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 51 | 21 | ||
| 2025 | 20 | 9 | 1[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | – | 27 | 5 | |||
| Total | 85 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 32 | ||
| Celtic | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Preußen Münster | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 97 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 37 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
- Appearances in the J.League Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
