Ayaka Yamashita
Ayaka Yamashita is a Japanese footballer, born on 29 September 1995 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. Yamashita plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City. Yamashita has played 366 games for club and country and has won 20 trophies, including 7 league titles.
Yamashita's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 275 | 0 |
| Japan | 91 | 0 |
| Total | 366 | 0 |
Yamashita's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 20
- League titles: 7
- Domestic cups: 9
- Other international club trophies: 1
- Trophies with Japan: 3
- Individual awards: 11
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- Nadeshiko League: 5 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Empress's Cup: 5 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 3 (2016, 2018, 2019)
- AFC Women's Club Championship: 1 (2019)
INAC Kobe Leonessa
- WE League: 1 (2021–22)
Manchester City
- Women's Super League: 1 (2025–26)
- Women's FA Cup: 1 (2025–26)
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup: 2 (2018, 2026)
- Asian Games: 1 (2018)
Individual
- Nadeshiko League Best Eleven: 5 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- WE League Most Valuable Player: 1 (2021–22)
- WE League Best Eleven: 2 (2021–22, 2022–23)
- WE League Outstanding Players Award: 2 (2021–22, 2022–23)
- AFC Women's Asian Cup Best Goalkeeper: 1 (2026)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2014–2020: NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza, 109 games, 0 goals
- 2021–2024: INAC Kobe Leonessa, 56 games, 0 goals
- 2024–: Manchester City, 34 games, 0 goals
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Yamashita at football's awards
- Women's Yashin Trophy 2026: 3rd in the final ranking
More Japanese footballers
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- Hidetoshi Nakata
- Shinji Kagawa
- Shinji Okazaki
- Makoto Hasebe
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- Takashi Inui
Club stats as of 1 November 2026.