Shinya Yajima

Shinya Yajima

Yajima at Urawa Reds
Personal information
Full name	Shinya Yajima
Date of birth	(1994-01-18) January 18, 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Youth career
2009–2011	Urawa Reds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Urawa Reds	23	(2)
2014	→J.League U-22 (laon)	3	(1)
2015–2016	→Fagiano Okayama (loan)	72	(13)
2018–	Gamba Osaka	56	(2)
2018	→Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan)	9	(0)
2018	→Vegalta Sendai (loan)	5	(0)
International career
2016	Japan U-23	3	(1)
Medal record Urawa Reds Winner AFC Champions League 2017 Runner-up J1 League 2014 Runner-up J.League Cup 2011 Runner-up J.League Cup 2013 Vegalta Sendai Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018 Representing  Japan AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of the 2020 season

Shinya Yajima (矢島 慎也, Yajima Shinya; born January 18, 1994) is a Japanese football player.

Biography

Yajima was born in Saitama on January 18, 1994. He joined J1 League club Urawa Reds from their youth team in 2011. However he could not play many matches. In 2015, he moved to J2 League club Fagiano Okayama on loan. He played many matches as defensive midfielder in 2 seasons. In 2017, he returned to Urawa. In 2018, he moved to Gamba Osaka. However, there were few opportunities to play. In June 2018, he moved to Vegalta Sendai. In 2019, he returned to Gamba.

In August 2016, Yajima was selected in the Japan Under-23 national team squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Sweden.

Statistics

References

Other websites

• Shin'ya Yajima at Soccerway.com
• Shin'ya Yajima at WorldFootball.net
• Shin'ya Yajima at kicker (in German)
• Shin'ya Yajima at FBref.com
• Shin'ya Yajima at J.League (in Japanese)

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