Miki Yamane
Yamane in 2022
Personal information
Full name Miki Yamane[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 2
Youth career
1998–2003 Azamino FC
2004–2008 Tokyo Verdy
2009–2011 Daiichi Gakuin HS
2012–2015 Toin University of Yokohama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Shonan Bellmare 100 (3)
2020–2024 Kawasaki Frontale 133 (11)
2024– LA Galaxy 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Japan 16 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022

Miki Yamane (山根 視来, Yamane Miki, born 22 December 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer[2] who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.

Club career

Miki Yamane joined J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2016. On 20 April, he debuted in J.League Cup (v Júbilo Iwata).[2][3]

On 5 January 2024, Yamane joined Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy on a three-year contract.[4]

International career

He made his debut for Japan national football team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against South Korea. He scored the opening goal in the 16th minute as Japan won 3–0.[5] Miki was part of the Japan 26 man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 November 2022[6][7][8]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other Total
Shonan Bellmare 2016 J1 League – 2 0 2 0 – – 4 0
2017 J2 League 37 0 2 0 – – – 39 0
2018 J1 League 32 1 – 8 0 – – 40 1
2019 J1 League 31 2 – 3 0 – 1[a] 0 35 2
Total 100 3 4 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 118 3
Kawasaki Frontale 2020 J1 League 31 4 2 0 5 0 – – 38 4
2021 J1 League 37 2 4 0 – 6 0 1[b] 0 48 2
2022 J1 League 32 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 1[b] 0 38 3
Total 100 9 6 0 6 0 10 0 2 0 124 9
Career total 200 12 10 0 19 0 10 0 3 0 242 12
  1. ^ J1/J2 Play-offs
  2. ^ a b Japanese Super Cup

International

As of match played 17 September 2022
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2021 6 1
2022 9 1
Total 15 2

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first[citation needed]

List of international goals scored by Miki Yamane
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2021 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan  South Korea 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 10 June 2022 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan  Ghana 1–0 4–1 2022 Kirin Cup

Honours

Shonan Bellmare

Kawasaki Frontale

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
  3. ^ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy sign Japanese defender Miki Yamane | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. ^ "Japan v South Korea game report". ESPN. 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 130 out of 289)
  7. ^ "M. Yamane". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Miki Yamane Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ "【天皇杯・決勝速報】PK戦まで続く激闘の末、川崎フロンターレに軍配。柏レイソルは猛攻実らず惜敗". Football Channel. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ^ "2022 Jリーグアウォーズ受賞者一覧". Football Channel. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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