is a former

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football player. He last played for Japan national team until 2011. His younger brother Kodai is also a professional footballer playing for

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Club career

Yasuda was born in

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, w ...

on 20 December 1987, and was raised in Suita, Osaka from the age of five. He joined

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Gamba'' comes from the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to ...

from youth team in 2006. On 5 January 2011 a deal was announced between

and Dutch side

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. Yasuda is the first Japanese footballer at

. On 26 January 2022, Yasuda announced would be joining to

Matsumoto Yamaga or Simply Matsumoto Yamaga FC (松本山雅, ''Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī'') is the Japanese football (soccer) club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The club currently play in the J3 League after relegation from J2 League at the end of the ...

. After leaving from the club, On 4 January 2023, Yasuda was announced would retirement from football after 16 years career as professional football.

National team career

In July 2007, Yasuda was elected Japan U-20 national team for

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. At this tournament, he played all 4 matches as mainly left side back. In August 2008, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played 1 match. In February 2008, Yasuda was elected Japan national team for

2008 East Asian Football Championship The 2008 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was held between 17 February and 23 February 2008. The preliminary competitions were held from 25 March to 24 June 2007. Participating teams Preliminary Stage One * * Stage Two * * - Winner of ...

. At this tournament, on 17 February, he debuted against

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Career statistics

Club

''Updated to 4 December 2017''.

¹Includes

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FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...

and

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²Includes

Japanese Super Cup The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the r ...

, Eredivisie Playoffs and

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play-offs.

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.''

Under-20

Senior team

Appearances in major competitions

Awards and honours

Club

;Gamba Osaka *

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(2) :

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

J. League Cup The is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the or (Levain is one of YBC ...

(1) :

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(1) :

Pan-Pacific Championship The Pan-Pacific Football Championship was an inter-confederation football tournament between teams from A-League ( Australia and New Zealand), Chinese Super League ( China), J. League ( Japan), K-League (Korea), and Major League Soccer (United St ...

(1) :

Individual

* J. League Cup Most Valuable Player (1) :

* J. League Cup New Hero Award (1) :

References

External links

Profile at Albirex Niigata
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yasuda, Michihiro 1987 births Living people Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Sportspeople from Kobe People from Suita Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Eredivisie players Gamba Osaka players SBV Vitesse players Júbilo Iwata players Sagan Tosu players Vissel Kobe players Nagoya Grampus players Albirex Niigata players JEF United Chiba players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Association football defenders