Louis Yamaguchi

Louis Takaji Julien Thébault Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 瑠伊, born 28 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Mito HollyHock. Born in France, he is a youth international for Japan.

Louis Yamaguchi
山口 瑠伊
Personal information
Full name Louis Takaji Julien Thébault Yamaguchi
Date of birth (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998
Place of birth La Garenne-Colombes, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mito HollyHock
Number 28
Youth career
FC Waseda
2010–2014 FC Tokyo
2014–2017 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Extremadura B 33 (0)
2019–2020 Extremadura 1 (0)
2020–2021 Recreativo 4 (0)
2022– Mito HollyHock 34 (0)
International career‡
2016 Japan U19 4 (0)
2017 Japan U20 1 (0)
2018–2019 Japan U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023, 18:20 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022

Club career

Born in La Garenne-Colombes, Paris to a French father and a Japanese mother, Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo at six months old,[1] and returned to France at the age of 16, joining FC Lorient's youth setup.[2] On 16 June 2017, after finishing his formation, he moved to Spanish Segunda División B side Extremadura UD, being initially assigned to the reserves.[3]

Yamaguchi made his senior debut on 3 September 2017, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home loss against UD Montijo. He became a regular starter for the B-side during the following seasons, and ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the first team as a backup to Casto.

Yamaguchi made his professional debut on 3 November 2019, starting in a 3–1 home loss against Girona FC in the Segunda División.[4] He left the club in the following July, as his contract expired, and joined Recreativo de Huelva in the third division on 11 August.[5]

After leaving Recreativo in July 2021, Yamaguchi signed with J2 League club Mito HollyHock in January 2022.[6] He made his club debut in a 2-1 loss to Thespakusatsu Gunma as the team's starting goalkeeper, replacing Shu Mogi.[7]

International career

Yamaguchi represented Japan at under-19, under-20 and under-23 levels. He was a member of the Japanese squad at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the squad that finished runners-up in the 2019 Toulon Tournament.

References
  1. ""Kubo es un fenómeno, por algo le llaman el 'Messi japonés"" ["Kubo is a phenomenon, that is why they call him 'Japanese Messi'"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. "Info FM: de Tokyo à Extremadura en passant par Lorient, à la découverte du gardien franco-japonais Louis Thébault-Yamaguchi" [Info FM: from Tokyo to Extremadura going through Lorient, the discovery of a French-Japanese goalkeeper Louis Thébault-Yamaguchi] (in French). Foot Mercato. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "¡Louis Yamaguchi nuevo jugador del Extremadura B!" [Louis Yamaguchi new player of Extremadura B!]. Extremadura UD (in Spanish). Facebook. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. "Yamagouchi 'alegra' el debut de Martí al frente del Girona" [Yamagouchi [sic] 'rejoices' Martí's debut ahead of Girona] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Louis Yamaguchi, nuevo jugador del Recre" [Louis Yamaguchi, new player of Recre] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. "山口 瑠伊". 水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. "ThespaKusatsu Gunma v Mito Hollyhock Live Commentary, Apr 03, 2022". Goal. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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