Naoto Yoshii

Naoto Yoshii
Personal information
Date of birth	November 30, 1987
Place of birth	Hyōgo, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kataller Toyama
Number	18
Youth career
2006–2009	Osaka Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–	Kataller Toyama
2014	→ Machida Zelvia (loan)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2016

Naoto Yoshii (吉井直人, Yoshii Naoto; born 30 November 1987 in Hyōgo) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. He retired from professional football on 1 February 2017, and as of 2024 he is the manager (監督, "kantoku") of the Chukyo University football club.^[1]

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2016.^[2]

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Total
2010	Kataller Toyama	J2 League	6	0	0	0	6	0
2011			13	0	1	0	14	0
2012			18	0	1	0	19	0
2013			6	0	0	0	6	0
2014	Machida Zelvia	J3 League	8	1	–		8	1
2015	Kataller Toyama	J3 League	24	0	–		24	0
Total			75	1	2	0	77	1

References

↑ "Naoto Yoshii – Chukyo University Soccer Staff". Chukyo University (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 259 out of 289)

External links

Naoto Yoshii at Soccerway
Naoto Yoshii at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Kataller Toyama
Coaching profile at Chukyo University (in Japanese)

[chukyo-1] "Naoto Yoshii – Chukyo University Soccer Staff". Chukyo University (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2025.

[2] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 259 out of 289)

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