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Yasuhito Morishima
森島 康仁
Personal information
Full name Yasuhito Morishima
Date of birth (1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kobe, Japan
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2002 Cerezo Osaka
2003–2005 Takigawa Daini High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Cerezo Osaka 44 (7)
2008 Oita Trinita (loan) 15 (2)
2008–2013 Oita Trinita 136 (35)
2014–2015 Kawasaki Frontale 12 (2)
2015 Júbilo Iwata 26 (3)
2015–2016 Júbilo Iwata (loan) 15 (1)
2017 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 17 (19)
2018 Tochigi Uva FC 18 (17)
2019–2021 Fujieda MYFC 58 (21)
International career
2007 Japan U-20 3 (2)
Medal record
Oita Trinita
Winner J.League Cup 2008
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver 2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2017

Yasuhito Morishima (森島 康仁, Morishima Yasuhito, born 18 September 1987) is a Japanese football player. He was born in Kobe, Japan, on September 18, 1987. Morishima played as a forward during his career.

Playing for Football Clubs

Yasuhito Morishima started his professional football journey after finishing high school. He joined Cerezo Osaka in 2006. He played many games in 2007. However, his playing time became less in 2008.

Moving to Oita Trinita

In July 2008, Morishima moved to Oita Trinita. This was a loan move at first, meaning he played for them temporarily. Later, he joined the club permanently. Oita Trinita was in the top Japanese league, called J1 League.

The club was moved down to the J2 League (the second division) in 2010. Even so, Morishima got more chances to play. Oita Trinita then moved back up to the J1 League in 2013. But they were moved down to J2 again after just one season.

Later Club Career

In 2014, Morishima joined Kawasaki Frontale. He did not play many matches there. In 2015, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. He also found it hard to get much playing time at this club. He left Júbilo Iwata at the end of the 2016 season.

After playing in the top leagues, Morishima joined Regional Leagues club Tegevajaro Miyazaki in 2017. His team was promoted to the Japan Football League at the end of that season. In 2018, he moved to another Regional Leagues club, Tochigi Uva FC. From 2019 to 2021, he played for Fujieda MYFC.

Playing for Japan's National Team

Yasuhito Morishima also represented his country. In July 2007, he was chosen to play for the Japan U-20 national team.

U-20 World Cup

He played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. This is a big tournament for young players from around the world. Morishima played in 3 matches during this tournament. He also scored 2 goals for his team.

Achievements and Awards

Yasuhito Morishima won one major trophy during his club career.

Club Honours

  • J.League Cup (1): He won the J.League Cup with Oita Trinita in 2008. This is a special cup competition in Japanese football.

External links

  • Yasuhito MorishimaFIFA competition recordLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Yasuhito Morishima at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Profile at Júbilo Iwata
  • Profile at Kawasaki Frontale

See also

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