Shin Yamada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oud-Heverlee Leuven (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kamoe FC | |||
| Suisho SC | |||
| –2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Toin University of Yokohama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Kawasaki Frontale | 86 | (25) |
| 2025– | Celtic | 8 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Preußen Münster (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Oud-Heverlee Leuven (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Japan U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2025 | |||
Shin Yamada (山田 新, Yamada Shin; born 30 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Oud-Heverlee Leuven, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and the Japan national team.
Club career
Named as a designated special player ahead of the 2022 season, Yamada made his debut for Kawasaki Frontale in the J.League Cup against Cerezo Osaka.[1]
On 19 July 2025, Yamada signed for Scottish Premiership club Celtic on a four year contract.[2] He made his debut for the Bhoys in a 2–0 victory over Aberdeen on 10 August.[3]
On 27 January 2026, having made only one start and ten substitute appearances for the first-team, Yamada joined 2. Bundesliga side Preußen Münster on loan until the end of the season.[4][5]
On 14 July 2026, after being on loan with Preußen Münster he signed on loan with Belgian Pro League side OH Leuven until the end of the season.
International career
Yamada made his international debut for Japan on 12 July 2025 when he came on as a substitute against Hong Kong in the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, a match that Japan won 6–1.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toin University of Yokohama | 2019 | – | 1[a] | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | – | 2[a] | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | – | 1[a] | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 4 | 4[a] | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2024 | 38 | 19 | 2[a] | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 51 | 21 | ||
| 2025 | 20 | 9 | 1[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | – | 27 | 5 | |||
| Total | 85 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 32 | ||
| Celtic | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Preußen Münster | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 100 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 38 | ||
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the J.League Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
Celtic
Japan
References
- ↑ "「シン・ヤマダきたぁ」川崎がスタメンに特別指定・山田新を抜擢！ 控えは７人中３名がGKのルヴァンC大阪戦メンバーが反響「少数精鋭感えぐい」" ["Shin Yamada is Here" Kawasaki Selects Specially Designated Shin Yamada for the Starting Lineup! 3 out of 7 reserves are GK members of Levain C Osaka match]. soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Celtic delighted to welcome Shin Yamada to Paradise". Celtic FC. 19 July 2025.
- ↑ P.A. Media (11 August 2025). "Brendan Rodgers believes Shin Yamada made positive impact on debut". STV News.
- ↑ McGinlay, Ryan (27 January 2026). "Forgotten Celtic striker Shin Yamada leaves on loan". The Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Weskamp, Marcel (27 January 2026). "„Flexibilität und Tiefe" – Japanischer Angreifer Shin Yamada von Celtic Glasgow ausgeliehen". SC Preußen Münster (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Carrigan, Liam (13 July 2025). "SHIN YAMADA CELTIC MOVE: WHY HAVE THE GOALS DRIED UP THIS SEASON?". A Celtic State of Mind.
- ↑ Shin Yamada at Soccerway
- ↑ Shin Yamada at Soccerbase
- ↑ "神戸vs川崎Fの試合結果・データ (Fujifilm Super Cup: 2024年2月17日)". J.League. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External links
- Shin Yamada at Soccerbase
- 2000 births
- Football people from Yokohama
- Living people
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Toin University of Yokohama alumni
- Men's association football forwards
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- Celtic F.C. players
- SC Preußen Münster players
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- J1 League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Japanese football forward, 2000s birth stubs