Maya Yoshida, a centre back for Bundesliga team Schalke 04, was born in Japan on August 24, 1988. She also serves as captain of the Japan national team.
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In the 2007 season, having signed his first professional contract, he was promoted to the main squad after spending five years at the Nagoya Grampus Youth Academy. Soon after, Yoshida began working out with the club’s first squad. He first played defensive midfielder for Grampus’ youth team before switching to center back. On May 3, 2007, in a 2-1 loss to Oita Trinita, Yoshida made his club debut after spending months on the bench as a substitute. He entered the game in the second half.
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On September 26, 2012, Yoshida announced on his blog that he was married. Yoshida acknowledged he was a first-time father when his wife gave birth to a baby daughter four years later. Yoshida lived in Winchester while attending Southampton. Yoshida, who spent seven years at Southampton, said in a SunSport interview that he is a permanent resident of the UK and identifies as 25% English.


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