Yosuke Ideguchi is a Japanese professional football player who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Japan national team as a central midfielder. He is also known as “Guchi”. He has previously played for Gamba Osaka, J.League U22 (loan), Leeds United, Cultural Leonesa (loan), Greuther Furth (loan), and Greuther Furth II (loan).
On the international level, he has represented Japan at various age levels. He has represented Japan at U19, U23, and the senior level. He was part of Japan’s U23 squad that won the 2016 AFC U23 Championship. He made his senior international team debut on 7 June 2017.
What is Yosuke Ideguchi Famous For?
- Being a Japanese professional football player.
- For playing as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
Where was Yosuke Ideguchi born?
Yosuke Ideguchi was born on 23 August 1996. His birthplace is Fukuoka, Japan. Detail about his parents has been kept secret and has not been disclosed yet. He holds Japanese nationality. His horoscope sign is Virgo.
Yosuke Ideguchi Club Career
- He started playing football for the youth team of Aburayama Kameriazu.
- In 2009, he joined the youth team of Gamba Osaka and began his career at the club. He made his senior team debut for the club on 16 April 2014 in a 2-0 win against Sagan Tosu in J. League Cup. During his 2013-14 season, he made 2 appearances for the club in all the competitions as Gamba Osaka won the J. League Division 1, Emperor’s Cup, and J. League Cup that season.
- In 2014, he joined J.League U22’s on loan to get first-team experience where he made 11 appearances for the club scoring once and providing 1 assist in all the competitions.
- After his loan spell he returned to Gamba Osaka, during his 2014-15 season, he made 20 appearances for the club in all the competitions as Gamba Osaka won the Emperor’s Cup and Japanese Super Cup that season.
- During his 2015-16 season, he made 34 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals and providing 1 assist in all the competitions.
- During his 2016-17 season, he made 39 appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals and providing 9 assists in all the competitions as he was named ‘New Hero Award’ and the prestigious ‘Rookie of the Year award for the league that season.
- On 9 January 2018, he joined Championship side Leeds United on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee and on the same day after signing for Leeds, he went on a half a season loan to Cultural Leonesa with the club wanting to ready him for European style football. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2018 in a 2-1 loss against CA Osasuna. During his loan spell at Cultural Leonesa, he made 5 appearances for the club in all the competitions.
- After returning to Leeds United for the start of pre-season, he made his first appearance in a Leeds shirt when he started for Leeds in the pre-season friendly 1-1 draw against York City on 20 July 2018.
- On 21 August 2018, he joined 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Furth a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. On 15 September 2018, he scored on his debut for the club in a 4-1 win against Holstein Kiel. On 30 September 2018, he was substituted in a 1-0 win over Dynamo Dresden with what later was revealed to be a posterior cruciate ligament injury, expected to keep him out for most of the season. Having spent the initial part of his rehabilitation in Japan, he returned to Germany at the start of 2019. On 6 May 2019, he made his first competitive appearance after the injury, coming on as a substitute as Greuther Furth lost 4-0 at home to 1. FC Koln. During his loan spell at Greuther Furth, he made 8 appearances for the club, scoring once in all the competitions, with him missing the majority of the season due to his posterior cruciate ligament injury.
- On 5 August 2019, he rejoined Gamba Osaka where he made 17 appearances for the club in all the competitions.
- During his 2019-20 season, he made 28 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals and providing 4 assists in all the competitions.
- During his 2020-21 season, he made 41 appearances for the club, scoring once in all the competitions.
- On 31 December 2021, he was announced to have signed for Scottish Premiership club Celtic for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club on 17 January 2022 in a 2-0 win against Hibernian FC.
Yosuke Ideguchi International Career
- He has represented Japan at various age levels.
- He has represented Japan at U19, U23, and the senior level.
- He was part of Japan’s U23 squad that won the 2016 AFC U23 Championship.
- He made his senior international team debut on 7 June 2017 in a 1-1 friendly draw against Syria.
- On 31 August 2017, he scored his first international goal for Japan in a 2-0 win against Australia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- On 17 May 2018, he was named in the preliminary 35 man squad for Japan for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Japan’s squad was cut from 35 to 26, he was named in the 26, and played for Japan on 31 May in a 2-0 defeat to Ghana in a pre-2018 FIFA World Cup friendly, the following day, the squad was cut from 26 to the final 23 man squad with him missing out.
Honors
- Won the 2014 J. League Division 1 with Gamba Osaka.
- Won 2014, 2015 Emperor’s Cup with Gamba Osaka.
- Won the 2014 J. League Cup with Gamba Osaka.
- Won the 2015 Japanese Super Cup with Gamba Osaka.
- Won the 2016 AFC U23 Championship with Japan U23.
Awards
- Won the 2016 J.League Cup New Hero Award.
- Won the 2016 J.League Rookie of the Year.
Yosuke Ideguchi Market Value: Net Worth & Salary
Yosuke Ideguchi earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2022, his estimated net worth is around $1 million-$5 million and his salary is £750,000. His market value is around €900 Th.
Yosuke Ideguchi Wife & Children
Looking at his personal life, he is a married guy. He got married to his beautiful girlfriend whose name is unknown. The couple is blessed with three children: two daughters and a son. He has an intimate relationship with his wife and children where they are living their life happily together.
Yosuke Ideguchi Height and Weight
Yosuke Ideguchi stands at a height of 1.71m i.e. 5 feet and 7 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 68kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color and hair color are black. His sexual orientation is straight. His other body measurement such as chest size, biceps size, and waist size is still got to get revealed yet. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
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