Hotaru Yamaguchi

Age 35

V-Varen

Japan

0.3 M €

06 October 1990 (35)

173 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.56

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.3

6.5

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

275K €

06 October 1990

35 Age

Nationality

Japan

Height / Weight

173 cm / 72 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other Central Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Hotaru Yamaguchi career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	V-Varen	23	22	1	1	1	0
	J.League	3	3	0	1	0	0
	J.League	20	19	1	0	1	0
2025	V-Varen	33	31	3	3	1	0
	J.League 2	32	30	3	3	1	0
	Emperor Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2024	Kobe	33	25	3	0	1	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	2	2	0	0	1	0
	J.League	27	22	3	0	0	0
	Emperor Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Kobe	37	33	4	2	2	0
	J.League	32	30	4	2	2	0
	Emperor Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Kobe	42	40	2	4	1	0
	J.League	33	33	2	2	0	0
	Emperor Cup	3	1	0	0	0	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	6	6	0	2	1	0
2021	Kobe	35	34	5	5	1	0
	J.League	32	31	5	5	0	0
	Emperor Cup	3	3	0	0	1	0
2020	Kobe	41	37	6	2	0	0
	J.League	34	31	6	2	0	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	7	6	0	0	0	0
2019	Kobe	34	34	3	2	3	0
	J.League	34	34	3	2	3	0
2018	Cerezo	33	33	0	1	4	0
	J.League	33	33	0	1	4	0
2017	Cerezo	32	32	2	0	1	0
	J.League	32	32	2	0	1	0
15/16	Hannover	6	6	0	0	1	0
	Bundesliga	6	6	0	0	1	0
2014	Cerezo	19	19	1	2	2	0
	J.League	19	19	1	2	2	0
2013	Cerezo	34	34	6	3	3	0
	J.League	34	34	6	3	3	0
2012	Cerezo	30	30	2	3	5	1
	J.League	30	30	2	3	5	1
2011	Cerezo	17	6	1	0	1	0
	J.League	17	6	1	0	1	0
2010	Cerezo	2	1	0	0	0	0
	J.League	2	1	0	0	0	0
Total		451	417	39	28	27	1

National Team Career

Hotaru Yamaguchi career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2019	Japan	2	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1	0
2018	Japan	20	16	1	1
	World Cup	3	1	0	0
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	13	12	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	0	0
2017	Japan	4	4	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	0	0
2016	Japan	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2015	Japan	2	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0
2014	Japan	7	6	0	0
	World Cup	3	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	0	0
2013	Japan	5	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	5	2	0	0
Total		41	31	2	1

National Youth Team Career

Hotaru Yamaguchi career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2012	Japan	6	6
	Olympic Tournament	6	6
2012	Japan	2	2
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2
2011	Japan	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1
2011	Japan	2	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1
Total		11	10

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	V-Varen	56	53	4	4
2019-2024	Kobe	222	203	23	15
2010-2018	Cerezo	167	155	12	9
2015-2016	Hannover	6	6	0	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2013-2019	Japan	41	31	2	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2011-2012	Japan	7	7	0	0
2011-2012	Japan	4	3	0	0

General Statistics — 2026 J.League

- Goals

1 Assists

6.5 Avg. Pts

3 Matches

3 Starting XI

244 Minutes

Shots

- Off-target Shots -

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.56

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Season Performance

Season Performance — 2026 J.League
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%49
Assists	1	%95
Goal Contribution	1	%93
Expected Goals (xG)	-	%24
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%31
Big Chances Created	-	%43
Big Chances Missed	-	%53
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	-	%31
Shots on Target	-	%42
Shots off Target	-	%62
Blocked Shots	-	%61
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	85.6%	%55
Passes	97	%52
Accurate Passes	83	%55
Key Passes	1	%61
Passes in Final Third	3	%30
Chances Created	1	%54
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	25%	%30
Long Balls	4	%43
Accurate Long Balls	1	%42
Cross Accuracy %	-
Crosses	-	%28
Accurate Crosses	-	%38
Defense
Clearances	5	%70
Interceptions	2	%65
Tackles	2	%37
Individual
Touches	76	%45
Dribbles	-	%20
Successful Dribbles	-	%28
Successful Dribble %	-
Duels	5	%28
Duels Won %	40%	%27
Duels Won	2	%27
Possession Lost	17	%57
Dispossessed	1	%48
Offsides	-	%52
Fouls Won	-	%18
Free Kicks Taken	-	%18
Discipline
Fouls	-	%90
Yellow Cards	-	%54
Red Cards	-	%50

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
19.01.25	Kobe	V-Varen	Signed
06.01.19	Cerezo	Kobe	Signed
06.01.19	Cerezo	Kobe
30.06.16	Hannover	Cerezo	1.5M €
31.12.15	Cerezo	Hannover	1M €

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
J. League Best XI	3		2023 2017 2013
Japanese champion	2	Vissel Kobe	2024 2023
Japanese Super Cup winner	2	Cerezo Osaka	2018
Japanese Super Cup winner	2	Vissel Kobe	2020
Japanese cup winner	3	Vissel Kobe	2024 2019
Japanese cup winner	3	Cerezo Osaka	2017
Japanese league cup winner	1	Cerezo Osaka	2017
Promotion to 1st league	2	Cerezo Osaka	15/16 08/09

National Team Honors

National Team Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Asian Games Gold Medal	1	Japan	2010
East Asia Champion	1	Japan	2013

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