Yuki Soma

Yuki Soma
	Soma in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Yuki Soma
Date of birth	25 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Machida Zelvia
Number	7
Youth career
	Fuda SC
0000–2014	Mitsubishi Yowa
College career
Years	Team
2015–2018	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–	Nagoya Grampus
2019	→ Kashima Antlers (loan)
2023–2024	→ Casa Pia (loan)
2024–	Machida Zelvia
International career‡
2019–2021	Japan U23
2019–	Japan
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan
EAFF Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Yuki Soma (相馬勇紀, Sōma Yūki, born 25 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia, and the Japan national team.

International career

On 10 December 2019, Soma made his international debut in a 2–1 win against China in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.^[4] On 22 July 2022, Soma scored his first 2 international goals in a 6–0 win over Hong Kong in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.

On 1 November 2022, Soma was included in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[5]

On 11 July 2024, Soma officially returned to Nagoya Grampus.^[6]

As of 10 November 2023.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nagoya Grampus	2018	J1 League	9	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		9	1
	2019	J1 League	16	1	1	0	7	3	—		—		24	4
	2020	J1 League	31	2	—		4	1	—		—		35	3
	2021	J1 League	33	2	2	0	4	0	8^[a]	0	—		47	2
	2022	J1 League	34	2	1	0	10	1	—		—		45	3
	Total		123	8	4	0	25	5	8	0	0	0	160	13
Kashima Antlers (loan)	2019	J1 League	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	1
Casa Pia (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	11	2	—		1	0	—		—		12	2
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	30	5	2	0	3	0	—		—		35	5
	Total		41	7	2	0	3	0	1	0	—		47	7
Machida Zelvia	2024	J1 League	10	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		10	2
Career total			169	18	6	0	29	5	9	0	0	0	223	23

As of 11 June 2024 ^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2019	3	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	6	4
	2023	3	0
	2024	1	1
Total		13	5

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 July 2022	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan	Hong Kong	1–0	6–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2.	19 July 2022	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan	Hong Kong	5–0	6–0
3.	27 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	South Korea	1–0	3–0
4.	17 November 2022	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Canada	1–0	1–2	Friendly
5.	11 June 2024	Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan	Syria	4–0	5–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Individual

^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Yuki Soma" (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b 相馬勇紀選手、鹿島アントラーズへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ, nagoya-grampus.jp, 7 August 2019
^ "东亚杯-董学升头槌姜至鹏逃红国足选拔队1-2日本". Sina Sports. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ "Japan World Cup 2022 squad: Team announced for tournament in Qatar". FourFourTwo. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ "相馬勇紀選手名古屋グランパス復帰のお知らせ" (in Japanese). 名古屋グランパス. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Y.Soma". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ Yuki Soma at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Maurice Revello Tournament 2019 Best XI". Maurice Revello Tournament. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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