| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yamato Wakatsuki | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-18)18 January 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Midori,Gunma,Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Omama SC | |||
| Maebashi SC | |||
| 2017–2019 | Kiryu Daiichi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Sion (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020 | →Sion U21 (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2024 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | 34 | (6) |
| 2025– | Albirex Niigata | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Japan U17 | 9 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 | |||
Yamato Wakatsuki (若月 大和,Wakatsuki Yamato; born 18 January 2002) is a Japanesefootballer who plays as aforward forAlbirex Niigata.
On 8 March 2019, it was announced that Wakatsuki would join the team as a specially designated player for the 2019 season. It was also announced that he would join the senior team permanently in the 2020 season.[1] He made his league debut againstVissel Kobe on 26 May 2019.[2] Wakatsuki scored his first goal in theEmperor's Cup againstBTOP Hokkaido on 7 June 2023, scoring in the 82nd minute.[3]
On 28 January 2020, Wakatsuki was announced at FC Sion.[4] He made his league debut againstFC Luzern on 2 July 2020.[5] Wakatsuki scored his first league goal againstServette on 14 March 2021, scoring in the 84th minute.[6] On 28 December 2021, it was announced that his loan would be expiring and he would be returning to Shonan.[7]
On 20 December 2023, Wakatsuki was announced atRenofa Yamaguchi FC.[8] He made his league debut againstYokohama FC on 24 February 2024.[9] Wakatsuki scored his first league goal againstMontedio Yamagata on 6 May 2024, scoring in the 39th minute.[10]
On 27 December 2024, Wakatsuki was announced atAlbirex Niigata.[11]
In October 2019, Wakatsuki was called up to the2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12] He scored a brace in the opening group stage match against Netherlands U17s on 28 October 2019.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2019 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sion (loan) | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Sion U21 (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Promotion League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
