Kota Yamada
Midfield - Attacking Midfield
at Yokohama FC
at Yokohama FC
448 days · joined 2025-03-03
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€800k
Rating · 2025
5.7
Solid
Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
2017
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Montedio Yamagata
top club · 80 apps
Position rank · 2025
#283
goals rank
#280
assists rank
27
season goals
18
season assists
Among 467 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€850k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
8
best season · 2021
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1999-07-10 · 6 players total
232Appearances
27Goals
18Assists
10Yellow cards
0Red cards
42Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Kota Yamada |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 山田 康太 |
| Date of birth | 1999-07-10 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Yokohama FC |
| Joined | 2025-03-03 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | R4SE |
Jul 2025
2025 — Yokohama FC
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2025
Transfer: Gamba Osaka → Yokohama FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Gamba Osaka
29 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Kashiwa Reysol → Gamba Osaka
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Kashiwa Reysol
36 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Monte. Yamagata → Kashiwa Reysol
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Montedio Yamagata
37 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2022
Transfer: Yokohama F. M. → Monte. Yamagata
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2022
Transfer: Monte. Yamagata → Yokohama F. M.
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
2021 — Montedio Yamagata
43 matches · 8 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Yokohama F. M. → Monte. Yamagata
20/21 · Loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: Mito HollyHock → Yokohama F. M.
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
2020 — Mito HollyHock
35 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2020
Transfer: Yokohama F. M. → Mito HollyHock
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Nagoya Grampus → Yokohama F. M.
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Transfer: Yokohama F. M. → Nagoya Grampus
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Yokohama F. Marinos, Nagoya Grampus
7 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Yokohama F. Marinos
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2018
Transfer: F. Marinos U18 → Yokohama F. M.
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — Yokohama F. Marinos
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €850k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 235 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.20/90
Assists1 total · 0.10/90
G+A3 total · 0.29/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.29/90
Minutes played by club
Yokohama FC
24.3%
Gamba Osaka
14.2%
Kashiwa Reysol
4.3%
Montedio Yamagata
27.9%
Mito HollyHock
18.9%
Nagoya Grampus
0.0%
Yokohama F. Marinos
10.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama FC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 916 |
| Gamba Osaka | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 536 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 163 |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 80 | 14 | 11 | 1,051 |
| Mito HollyHock | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 714 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 390 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Yokohama FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Yokohama FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Yokohama FC | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 916 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 352 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J. League Cup | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 2023 | J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J1 Play-off | Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 463 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Montedio Yamagata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 431 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Mito HollyHock | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 714 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J. League Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J1 League | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J1 League | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J. League Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J1 League | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 2017 | Emperor's Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | J. League Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-02-01 | F. Marinos U18 | Yokohama F. M. | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-13 | Yokohama F. M. | Nagoya Grampus | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-31 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama F. M. | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-01 | Yokohama F. M. | Mito HollyHock | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-31 | Mito HollyHock | Yokohama F. M. | Return from loan | 450000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Yokohama F. M. | Monte. Yamagata | Loan | 450000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Monte. Yamagata | Yokohama F. M. | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | Yokohama F. M. | Monte. Yamagata | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-09 | Monte. Yamagata | Kashiwa Reysol | Transfer | 850000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-08 | Kashiwa Reysol | Gamba Osaka | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-03-03 | Gamba Osaka | Yokohama FC | Transfer | 750000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€800k
Peak€850k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€750k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masamichi Hayashi | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kazuma Yamaguchi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisuke Kurokawa | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tokuma Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun Ichimori | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayumu Kawai | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shinnosuke Nakatani | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Koya Okuda | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yota Maejima | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Masato Nakayama | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Riku Handa | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mao Hosoya | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiyo Koga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Masaaki Goto | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hikaru Nakahara | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Taiki Kato | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Takumi Yamada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shintaro Kokubu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ibuki Fujita | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 42 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 5 | 35 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 6 | 42 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 4 | 35 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Mito HollyHock | 2 | 35 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Monte. Yamagata | Yokohama F. M. | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Yokohama F. M. | Monte. Yamagata | Loan | — | €450k |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-31 | Mito HollyHock | Yokohama F. M. | Return from loan | — | €450k |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-01 | Yokohama F. M. | Mito HollyHock | Loan | — | €300k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-31 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama F. M. | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-13 | Yokohama F. M. | Nagoya Grampus | Loan | — | €300k |
Last 13 matches for Yokohama FC while Kota Yamada was at the club (joined 2025-03-03). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | JAP1 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-04-20 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-04-13 | JAP1 |
Albirex Niigata | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Available |
| 2026-04-02 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 2–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–2 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2026-03-02 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-02-26 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 1–0 | Fagiano Okayama | Available |
| 2026-02-15 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–1 | FC Tokyo | Available |
Teams faced most often by Kota Yamada's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 34% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 33% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 43 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 21% |
| FC Tokyo | 43 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 35% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 43 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 56% |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 33% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 81 | -28 | 21% |
| Kashima Antlers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 57 | 72 | -15 | 31% |
| Vissel Kobe | 41 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 49% |
| Sagan Tosu | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 38% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 45% |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 35% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Senior debut season | |
| 2018 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 916 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 2024 | 29 | 536 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 36 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 2022 | 37 | 620 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 2021 | 43 | 431 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 2020 | 35 | 714 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J2 League
112 apps
16 G
12 A
J1 League
82 apps
7 G
4 A
Emperor's Cup
14 apps
2 G
0 A
J. League Cup
22 apps
1 G
1 A
J1 Play-off
2 apps
1 G
1 A
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Who is Kota Yamada?
Kota Yamada is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Yokohama FC.
How old is Kota Yamada?
Kota Yamada is 26 years old. He was born on July 10, 1999 in ---, Kanagawa.
What position does Kota Yamada play?
Kota Yamada plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Kota Yamada play for?
Kota Yamada currently plays for Yokohama FC.
How many career goals has Kota Yamada scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kota Yamada has scored 27 goals in 232 appearances.
What is Kota Yamada's market value?
Kota Yamada's most recent reported market value is €800k.