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Takuro Yajima
矢島 卓郎
Personal information
Full name Takuro Yajima
Date of birth (1984-03-28) March 28, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1999–2001 Zeze High School
2002–2005 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Kawasaki Frontale 1 (0)
2006–2008 Shimizu S-Pulse 69 (15)
2009–2013 Kawasaki Frontale 93 (23)
2014–2015 Yokohama F. Marinos 14 (0)
2016 Kyoto Sanga FC 12 (1)
Total 189 (39)
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
Runner-up J1 League 2009
Runner-up J.League Cup 2009
Shimizu S-Pulse
Runner-up J.League Cup 2008
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Takuro Yajima (矢島 卓郎, Yajima Takuro, born 28 March 1984) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a forward during his career.

Takuro Yajima's Football Journey

Takuro Yajima started his professional football journey with Kawasaki Frontale. At that time, Kawasaki Frontale was part of the J2 League, which is Japan's second-highest football division. He played only one match for them before moving to another team.

In 2006, Yajima joined Shimizu S-Pulse, a team in the J1 League. The J1 League is the top football league in Japan. He quickly became a regular player for S-Pulse, often playing alongside another forward, Cho Jae-Jin. Takuro Yajima scored his very first goal in the J.League in April 2006. This important goal happened during a match against Gamba Osaka.

After playing for Shimizu S-Pulse for a few years, Takuro Yajima transferred back to his first club, Kawasaki Frontale, in January 2009. He continued his career there, scoring more goals and helping his team. Later in his career, he also played for Yokohama F. Marinos and Kyoto Sanga FC.

Career Statistics

Here is a table showing Takuro Yajima's career statistics for different clubs he played for:

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2004 Kawasaki Frontale J2 League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2006 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 19 3 3 4 5 1 - 27 8
2007 26 7 3 0 5 0 - 34 7
2008 24 5 3 0 6 1 - 33 6
2009 Kawasaki Frontale 14 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 18 4
2010 12 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 18 4
2011 30 7 2 1 3 0 - 35 8
2012 20 7 1 0 6 1 - 27 8
2013 17 3 3 1 7 2 - 27 6
2014 Yokohama F. Marinos 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 13 0
2015 5 0 1 0 2 0 - 8 0
2016 Kyoto Sanga FC J2 League 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 177 38 21 8 38 5 5 0 241 51

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