Japanese footballer (born 1998)
Louis Takaji Julien Thébault Yamaguchi (Japanese : 山口 瑠伊 , born 28 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale , on loan from Machida Zelvia . Born in France, he is a youth international for Japan.
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] FC Lorient 's youth setup.[ 2] 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] 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] Thespakusatsu Gunma as the team's starting goalkeeper, replacing Shu Mogi .[ 7]
In January 2024, Yamaguchi joined newly promoted J1 League club FC Machida Zelvia .[ 8] University of Tsukuba team in the Emperor's Cup , before being sent on loan to Kawasaki Frontale .[ 9] Ventforet Kofu in the J.League Cup quarter-finals.[ 10]
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
^ " ["Kubo is a phenomenon, that is why they call him 'Japanese Messi'"] (in Spanish). Diario AS . 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019 .^ "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 .^ "¡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 .^ "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 .^ "Louis Yamaguchi, nuevo jugador del Recre" [Louis Yamaguchi, new player of Recre ] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020 .^ "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 .^ "ThespaKusatsu Gunma v Mito Hollyhock Live Commentary, Apr 03, 2022" . Goal . 3 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022 .^ 山口瑠伊選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ , zelvia.co.jp, 6 January 2024^ "Machida Zelvia vs. Tsukuba University 1 - 1" . Soccerway . 6 June 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024 .^ "Kawasaki Frontale vs. Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0" . Soccerway . 4 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024 .
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