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who plays as a

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Career

On 20 February 2010, Yamanaka was registered to the team as a type-2 player. On 27 December 2011, he was promoted to the first team of Kashiwa Reysol for the 2012 season. After playing 450 minutes for Kashiwa Reysol, Yamanaka signed a Professional A contract with the club. On 28 December 2013, Yamanaka was announced at JEF United Chiba on a one year loan. On 7 January 2015, Yamanaka returned to Kashiwa Reysol after his loan with JEF United Chiba expired. Then manager

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was quoted as saying "We have Yamanaka." and said that he "basically tried to stop" Yamanaka from leaving on loan last season. On 18 November 2016, Yamanaka was announced at Yokohama F. Marinos. On 10 January 2019, Yamanaka was announced at Urawa Reds on a permanent transfer. On 26 December 2021, Yamanaka was announced at Cerezo Osaka. On 20 December 2023, Yamanaka was announced at Nagoya Grampus on a permanent transfer. During his time at Nagoya Grampus, he won the 2024

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International career

He made his

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debut on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against

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and scored a goal in the second minute of the eventual 4–0 victory. The goal was the fastest goal scored by a Japanese player in the history of the national team.

Style of play

Yamanaka's former teammate

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described his crosses as "unbelievable".

Club statistics

''Updated to 22 October 2022''.

¹Includes

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National team statistics

International goals

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

Honours

Kashiwa Reysol *

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References

External links

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Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos

Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamanaka, Ryosuke 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kashiwa Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Kashiwa Reysol players JEF United Chiba players Yokohama F. Marinos players Urawa Red Diamonds players Cerezo Osaka players Nagoya Grampus players J.League U-22 Selection players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Men's association football defenders Asian Games footballers for Japan 21st-century Japanese sportsmen