Kisho Yano

Kisho Yano

Personal information
Full name	Kisho Yano
Date of birth	5 April 1984 (1984-04-05)
Place of birth	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Albirex Niigata
Number	9
Youth career
1997–1999	Júbilo Iwata
2000–2002	Hamana High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Kashiwa Reysol	39	(4)
2006–2010	Albirex Niigata	152	(30)
2010–2012	SC Freiburg	15	(0)
2012–	Albirex Niigata	0	(0)
National team‡
2001	Japan U-17	2	(1)
2002	Japan U-20	5	(2)
2007–2010	Japan	19	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 Feburuary 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2010

Kisho Yano (矢野 貴章, Yano Kishō, born 5 April 1984 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for Albirex Niigata.

Career

Yano was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2002 when he was a student of Hamana High School. Because of this status, Yano was able to register as a Júbilo Iwata player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club. However he did not play any official match for Iwata.

After graduating from his high school, he joined J. League side Kashiwa Reysol. In 2006, He was transferred to Niigata where he quickly established himself as a first-choice forward.

In August 2010, Yano was transferred to German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. After an unsuccessful stint in Europe, he returned to Japan and signed for Niigata in Feburuary 2012.

He represented Japan at several underage levels and was a member of the Japan team for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship finals where he scored one goal. He was capped as a full international when he was sent on the pitch as a substitute on 24 March 2007 in a friendly against Peru. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals and played two games as a substitute.

Yano's first international goal was an injury time winner against Switzerland on 11 September 2007 in a friendly played in Klagenfurt.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2011.

Club	Season	League		Cup1		League Cup2		Other3		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2003	18	2	0	0	2	0	-		20	2
	2004	2	0	1	0	1	0	-		4	0
	2005	19	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	24	2
	Total	39	4	3	0	4	0	2	0	48	4
Albirex Niigata	2006	33	6	2	1	6	1	-		41	8
	2007	33	7	1	0	6	1	-		40	8
	2008	33	6	2	0	3	0	-		38	6
	2009	33	8	4	5	1	0	-		38	13
	2010	20	3	-		2	0	-		22	3
	Total	152	30	9	6	17	2	-		179	38
SC Freiburg	2010–11	15	0	0	0	-		-		15	0
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total	15	0	0	0	-		-		15	0
Career total		206	34	12	6	21	2	2	0	242	42

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

²Includes J. League Cup.

³Includes J. League Play-offs.

International

As of 1 April 2011.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan
	2007	7	1
	2008	5	0
	2009	4	1
	2010	3	0
	Total	19	2

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Senior team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 September 2007	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt	Switzerland	4–3	4–3	Friendly
2.	31 May 2009	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo	Belgium	4–0	4–0	2009 Kirin Cup

Honours

Japan

• Kirin Cup: 2

2008, 2009

External links

• Official website (Japanese)