Yuzuki Yamato
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuzuki Yamato | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Ryukyu (on loan from Ventforet Kofu) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007−2012 | Kashiwa AATOR'82 | ||
| 2013−2021 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Ventforet Kofu | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | → FC Ryukyu (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Yuzuki Yamato (大和 優槻, Yamato Yuzuki; born 16 July 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club FC Ryukyu on loan from Ventforet Kofu.
He played for Kashiwa Reysol youth teams from 2007 to 2021, who developed and observed him closely from childhood. He was the captain of Reysol's under-18 team.[1] His professional career began in 2022 with Ventforet Kofu when he signed with them to play in their first-team.[2] He made his debut for Ventforet Kofu on 15 May 2022 against Renofa Yamaguchi in the J2 League, being substituted on the 88th minute of the match.[3] On 1 June 2022, less than one month after his J2 League debut, he had his first match as a starter for Ventforet Kofu in an Emperor's Cup tie against International Pacific University in the second round of the competition, playing the full 90 minutes in a Kofu's 5–1 win.[4]