Yuzuki Yamamoto
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuzuki Yamamoto | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Gifu Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Denver Summit | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Kakegawa | |||
| –2014 | FC Persimmon | ||
| 2015–2020 | Tokyo Verdy Menina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 86 | (19) |
| 2026– | Denver Summit | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Japan U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Japan U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Japan U20 | 6 | (3) |
| 2025– | Japan | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:28, 20 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:28, 20 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Yuzuki Yamamoto (born 1 September 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Denver Summit FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Japan national team.
Yamamoto made her WE League debut for Tokyo Verdy Beleza on 18 September 2021.[1][2] In 2025, she helped Tokyo Verdy Beleza secure the WE League championship.[3]
On 18 March 2026, NWSL expansion club Denver Summit FC announced that they had signed Yamamoto to a two-year contract with a mutual option for a third year.[3]
International career
Yamamoto has represented Japan at the youth international level. In 2018, she was a member of the Japanese squad that competed in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. In 2022, she helped the under-20 national team finish the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as runners-up, contributing 3 goals and 3 assists along the way.[3]
Yamamoto debuted for the Japan national team in 2025. The following year, she was named to Japan's squad for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup. In the tournament group stage, she recorded a goal and two assists in a 11–0 win over India.[3]
