Yūgo Tatsuta

Yūgo Tatsuta
立田 悠悟
Personal information
Full name Yūgo Tatsuta
Date of birth (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998
Place of birth Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Fagiano Okayama
Number 2
Youth career
Irie SSS
Shimizu Club SS
2010–2016 Shimizu S-Pulse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Shimizu S-Pulse 150 (3)
2023–2024 Kashiwa Reysol 34 (0)
2025– Fagiano Okayama 10 (0)
International career‡
2017 Japan U19 3 (0)
2018– Japan U23 9 (0)
2019– Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2019

Yūgo Tatsuta (立田 悠悟, Tatsuta Yūgo; born 21 June 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Fagiano Okayama and the Japan national football team.[1][2]

Tatsuta has played over 160 J1 League games in his career, and has played for the national team at varying levels.

Club career

On 25 October 2016, it was announced that Tatsuta would join the Shimizu S-Pulse first team from the 2017 season.[3] On 15 March 2017, he made his professional debut in the J.League Cup against Kashiwa Reysol.[4] Tatsuta made his league debut against Kashima Antlers on 25 February 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in an unfamiliar position at right back.[5] During the second gameweek, he scored his first professional goal, scoring against Vissel Kobe in the 72nd minute on 3 March 2018.[6] He continued to be selected in the starting lineup, being selected in the starting line-up for the first five games of the 2018 season.[7]

On 30 November 2022, Tatsuta was announced at Kashiwa Reysol on a permanent transfer.[8] He made his league debut against Gamba Osaka on 18 February 2023.[9]

On 27 December 2024, Tatsuta was announced at Fagiano Okayama on a permanent transfer.[10]

International career

On 3 August 2018, Tatsuta was called up to the Japan squad for the 2018 Asian Games.[11] The Asian edition of Fox Sports selected the best XI from the tournament, and he was selected in the XI.[12]

On May 24, 2019, Tatsuta was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, played in Brazil.[13] He made his debut on 20 June 2019 against Uruguay, as an 87th-minute substitute for Tomoki Iwata.[14]

Club statistics

As of 6 March 2023.[15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
Shimizu S-Pulse 2017 J1 League 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2018 25 1 2 0 2 0 29 1
2019 26 0 4 0 4 0 34 0
2019 26 0 4 0 4 0 34 0
2020 29 2 0 0 1 0 30 2
2021 18 0 3 0 0 0 21 0
2022 26 0 2 0 4 0 32 0
Total 150 3 15 0 18 0 183 3
Kashiwa Reysol 2023 J1 League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 153 3 15 0 18 0 186 3

National team statistics

[18]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ Yūgo Tatsuta at Soccerway
  2. ^ "立田 悠悟：柏レイソル：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "立田悠悟選手(エスパルスユース)来季新加入内定のお知らせ" [Yugo Tatsuta (S-Pulse Youth) to join the team next season]. www.s-pulse.co.jp (in Japanese).
  4. ^ "【清水】先発抜てきルーキー飯田＆立田、ホロ苦デビュー！" [[Shimizu] Rookies Iida and Tatsuta, selected as starters, make a bittersweet debut!]. www.hochi.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "189cmの19歳が右SBで開幕デビュー、東京五輪世代の清水DF立田「ポジションは渡さない」" [The 189cm 19-year-old will make his opening debut as a right-back, with Shimizu defender Tatsuta of the Tokyo Olympics generation saying "I won't give up my position"]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse - 3 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "【ライターコラムfrom清水】190センチ級のU－21日本代表DF…立田悠悟が秘める可能性と雑草魂" [[Writer's column from Shimizu] The 190cm-tall U-21 Japan national team defender Yugo Tatsuta's hidden potential and grassroots spirit]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  8. ^ "立田 悠悟選手 移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of transfer of Yugo Tatsuta]. www.reysol.co.jp (in Japanese).
  9. ^ "Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka - 18 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "立田悠悟選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Yugo Tatsuta]. www.fagiano-okayama.com (in Japanese).
  11. ^ "U-21 Japan National Team squad, schedule - The 18th Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang (8/14-9/1)". Japan Football Association. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. ^ "日本から2名選出! 大物FWは選外…海外メディアが選ぶアジア大会ベスト11" [Two players selected from Japan! Big-name forward not included... Asian Games Best 11 selected by overseas media]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
  13. ^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Uruguay v Japan game report". CONMEBOL. 20 June 2019.
  15. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 116 out of 289)
  16. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 141 out of 289)
  17. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Yugo Tatsuta Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  18. ^ Yūgo Tatsuta at National-Football-Teams.com
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