Hotaru Yamaguchi
Hotaru Yamaguchi is a Japanese footballer, born on 6 October 1990 in Nabari, Mie, Japan. Yamaguchi plays as a defensive midfielder for V-Varen Nagasaki. Yamaguchi has scored 49 goals in 572 games for club and country and has won 10 trophies, including 2 league titles.
Yamaguchi's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 524 | 46 |
| Japan | 48 | 3 |
| Total | 572 | 49 |
Goals per game: 0.09.
Yamaguchi's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 10
- League titles: 2
- Domestic cups: 6
- Trophies with Japan: 1
- Individual awards: 4
Cerezo Osaka
- Emperor's Cup: 1 (2017)
- J.League Cup: 1 (2017)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2018)
Vissel Kobe
- J1 League: 2 (2023, 2024)
- Emperor's Cup: 2 (2019, 2024)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2020)
Japan
- EAFF East Asian Cup: 1 (2013)
Japan U-23
- Asian Games: 1 (2010)
Individual
- EAFF East Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 1 (2013)
- J.League Best XI: 3 (2013, 2017, 2023)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2009–2015: Cerezo Osaka, 140 games, 11 goals
- 2016: Hannover 96, 6 games, 0 goals
- 2016–2018: Cerezo Osaka, 85 games, 3 goals
- 2019–2024: Vissel Kobe, 192 games, 23 goals
- 2025–: V-Varen Nagasaki, 53 games, 4 goals
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Club stats as of 11 August 2026.