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Yohei Toyoda
豊田 陽平
Personal information
Full name Yohei Toyoda
Date of birth (1985-04-11) 11 April 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Zweigen Kanazawa
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2003 Seiryo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Nagoya Grampus Eight 33 (5)
2007–2008 Montedio Yamagata (loan) 52 (17)
2009–2011 Kyoto Sanga FC 21 (1)
2010–2011 Sagan Tosu (loan) 72 (36)
2012–2021 Sagan Tosu 247 (92)
2018 → Ulsan Hyundai FC (loan) 9 (2)
2021 Tochigi SC 16 (3)
2022– Zweigen Kanazawa 34 (6)
National team
2008 Japan U-23 3 (1)
2013–2015 Japan 8 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2022, 7:11 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Yohei Toyoda (豊田 陽平, Toyoda Yōhei, born 11 April 1985) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a forward for Zweigen Kanazawa. He also played for the Japan national team.

Yohei Toyoda's Club Journey

Yohei Toyoda started his professional football journey after finishing high school. He joined a team called Nagoya Grampus Eight.

  • Starting Out: His very first league game was on August 21, 2004. He scored his first league goal on July 23, 2005.
  • Loan Spells: From 2007 to 2008, Toyoda played for Montedio Yamagata on a loan. He helped them get promoted to the top league, the J1 League.
  • Moving On: After his time at Yamagata, he moved to another J1 League team, Kyoto Sanga FC, in December 2008.
  • Sagan Tosu Years: Toyoda then joined Sagan Tosu. He played many seasons there, becoming a key player for the team.
  • Short Loans: In 2018, he went on loan to Ulsan Hyundai FC in South Korea. He played 9 games and scored 2 goals. Later, in 2021, he had another loan spell with Tochigi SC, where he played 16 games and scored 3 goals.
  • Current Club: On December 24, 2021, Toyoda officially joined Zweigen Kanazawa, a team in the J2 League, for the 2022 season.

Playing for Japan: National Team Career

Yohei Toyoda also represented his country, Japan, in international football.

  • Under-23 Team: He was part of the Japan U-23 national team. He played in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He even scored a goal in a group stage match against Nigeria.
  • Senior National Team: From 2013 to 2015, Toyoda played for the main Japan national team. He earned 8 caps (played 8 games) and scored 1 goal for his country.

Career Statistics: How He Played

Here's a look at Yohei Toyoda's performance in different football competitions.

Club Performance

Club performance League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 4 0 - - 4 0
2005 20 4 1 1 1 0 22 5
2006 9 1 - - 9 1
2007 Montedio Yamagata J2 League 29 6 1 1 - 30 7
2008 23 11 2 2 - 25 13
2009 Kyoto Sanga FC J1 League 21 1 2 1 6 0 29 2
2010 Sagan Tosu J2 League 34 13 1 3 - 35 16
2011 38 23 - - 38 23
2012 J1 League 33 19 1 0 2 1 36 20
2013 33 20 4 3 3 1 40 24
2014 34 15 3 2 3 1 40 18
2015 29 16 3 1 3 0 35 17
2016 33 13 2 1 5 1 40 15
2017 28 5 2 1 1 0 31 6
2018 Ulsan Hyundai K League 1 9 2 0 0 - 9 2
2018 Sagan Tosu J1 League 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
2019 26 4 4 2 3 0 33 6
2020 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2021 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
2021 Tochigi SC (loan) J2 League 16 3 - - 16 3
2018 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 6 2 2 - 36 8
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 484 162 30 20 30 4 544 186

National Team Statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 3 0
2014 3 1
2015 2 0
Total 8 1

Awards and Honours

Yohei Toyoda has won some important awards during his career:

With Japan National Team

  • EAFF East Asian Cup (1) : 2013 - This is a football tournament for East Asian countries.

Individual Awards

  • J2 League Top Scorer (1) : 2011 - He scored the most goals in the J2 League in 2011.
  • J.League Best XI (1) : 2012 - He was chosen as one of the best 11 players in the J.League in 2012.

See also

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