M. Yoshida

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Los Angeles GalaxyDefenderMajor League Soccer

About him

Shirt number: 4
Nationality: Japan
Born: Aug 24, 1988
Age: 38
Height: 189 cm

Defender

Plays in front of the goalkeeper and helps stop attacks.

The player’s fantasy position. Their own goal is at the bottom of the field.

Last match

Los Angeles Galaxy v San Diego

Rating: 0.0
Minutes: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots on target: 0
Key passes: 0
Passes: 0
Pass accuracy: 0%
Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 0
Duels won: 0
Dribbles: 0
Fouls: 0
Offsides: 0

Price: 3.5; of a 100.0 budget
Total points: 17; Fantasy points from finished rounds
Form: 0.5; Average points over up to four recent finished rounds

Next matches

How hard each match looks for his team, from Very easy to Very hard, based on the opponent’s record and where the match is played.

This season

6.5Avg rating

Real matches this season, in this competition.

Appearances: 22
Games started: 12/22
Sat on the bench: 18
Minutes: 1,049
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots on target: 5/10
Key passes: 1
Tackles: 16
Interceptions: 10
Successful dribbles: 3
Yellow cards: 0
Red cards: 0

Games started counts the matches he began on the pitch. Shots on target are out of all his shots. A key pass sets up a teammate's shot. The rating is the match data provider's score out of 10, averaged over his matches.

Recent rounds

Fantasy points he scored in each of his last rounds, oldest on the left. The number under each bar is the round.

Fantasy points per round
Round	Points
Gameweek 23	0 points
Gameweek 24	0 points
Gameweek 25	1 point
Gameweek 26	0 points
Gameweek 27	1 point
Gameweek 28	0 points
Gameweek 29	1 point
Gameweek 30	0 points

Matches

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Career history

All recorded seasons and events. Coverage varies by player.

Height: 189 cm
Weight: 78 kg

2026

Season
Japan
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
14
Rating
7
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
27
Goals
2
Assists
0
Minutes
1,475
Rating
6.6

2025

Season
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
34
Goals
3
Assists
0
Minutes
2,726
Rating
7.1
Injuries & suspensions
Calf Injury
Start date
Aug 15, 2025
End date
Aug 30, 2025
Injuries & suspensions
Hamstring
Start date
Apr 3, 2025
End date
Apr 27, 2025

2024

Season
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
41
Goals
2
Assists
1
Minutes
3,655
Rating
7.1
Honor · 2024
MLS
Winner · USA

2023

Season
FC Schalke 04
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
0
Rating
-
Japan
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
0
Rating
-
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
12
Goals
1
Assists
1
Minutes
1,080
Rating
6.8
Transfer · Aug 3, 2023
FC Schalke 04 → Los Angeles Galaxy
Free

2022

Season
FC Schalke 04
Appearances
31
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
2,733
Rating
6.9
Japan
Appearances
25
Goals
2
Assists
1
Minutes
1,953
Rating
7
Transfer · Jul 5, 2022
Sampdoria → FC Schalke 04
Free
Honor · 2022
Kirin Cup
2nd Place · World

2021

Season
Japan
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
90
Rating
-
Sampdoria
Appearances
26
Goals
2
Assists
3
Minutes
1,820
Rating
6.8

2020

Season
Japan
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
360
Rating
-
Japan U23
Appearances
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
600
Rating
-
Sampdoria
Appearances
34
Goals
1
Assists
2
Minutes
2,359
Rating
6.9
Transfer · Sep 1, 2020
Southampton → Sampdoria
Free
Transfer · Jan 31, 2020
Southampton → Sampdoria
Loan

2019

Season
Japan
Appearances
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
630
Rating
-
Sampdoria
Appearances
14
Goals
0
Assists
1
Minutes
1,186
Rating
6.9
Southampton
Appearances
12
Goals
1
Assists
0
Minutes
814
Rating
6.6
Injuries & suspensions
Illness
Start date
Apr 25, 2019
End date
May 31, 2019
Honor · 2019
AFC Asian Cup
2nd Place · Asia

2018

Injuries & suspensions
Knee Injury
Start date
Feb 12, 2018
End date
Mar 17, 2018
Injuries & suspensions
Hamstring
Start date
Jan 11, 2018
End date
Jan 26, 2018

2017

Injuries & suspensions
MCL Knee Injury
Start date
Aug 5, 2017
End date
Aug 11, 2017

2016

Honor · 2016/2017
League Cup
2nd Place · England
Honor · 2016
Kirin Cup
2nd Place · World

2014

Injuries & suspensions
Ankle/Foot Injury
Start date
Sep 21, 2014
End date
Oct 18, 2014
Injuries & suspensions
Knee Injury
Start date
Mar 26, 2014
End date
May 26, 2014

2012

Transfer · Aug 30, 2012
VVV Venlo → Southampton
€ 2.8M

2011

Honor · 2011
AFC Asian Cup
Winner · Asia
Honor · 2011
Kirin Cup
Winner · World

2010

Transfer · Jan 1, 2010
Nagoya Grampus → VVV Venlo
N/A

1988

Born
Aug 24, 1988
Nagasaki, Japan

Date unknown

Honor · Date unknown
AFC Asian Cup
2nd Place · Asia
Honor · Date unknown
AFC Asian Cup
Winner · Asia
Honor · Date unknown
Kirin Cup
2nd Place · World
Honor · Date unknown
Kirin Cup
Winner · World
Honor · Date unknown
League Cup
2nd Place · England
Honor · Date unknown
MLS
Winner · USA

History and connections

SeasonAll seasons

Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

Nationality: Japan

Appearances: 275
Minutes: 21,495
Goals: 14
Assists: 9

Connections

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M. Yoshida

Season trends

Totals may cover different amounts of playing time. Changes compare recorded totals.

Measure

202628
-6 compared with 2025
202534
-7 compared with 2024
202441
+29 compared with 2023
202312
-44 compared with 2022
202256
+29 compared with 2021
202127
-17 compared with 2020
202044
+11 compared with 2019
201933

Records

Match · 2026 · Mar 22, 2026
Portland Timbers · Los Angeles Galaxy
Home goals
1
Away goals
1
Match · 2026 · Mar 15, 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy · Sporting Kansas City
Home goals
1
Away goals
2
Match · 2026 · Mar 8, 2026
Colorado Rapids · Los Angeles Galaxy
Home goals
4
Away goals
1
Match · 2026 · Mar 1, 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy · Charlotte
Home goals
3
Away goals
0
Match · 2026 · Feb 23, 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy · New York City FC
Home goals
1
Away goals
1
Career season · 2026
Japan
Appearances
1
Minutes
14
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
7
Career season · 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
27
Minutes
1,475
Goals
2
Assists
0
Rating
6.6
Injury or absence · 2025 · Aug 15, 2025
Calf Injury
Injury or absence · 2025 · Apr 3, 2025
Hamstring
Career season · 2025
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
34
Minutes
2,726
Goals
3
Assists
0
Rating
7.1
Honor · 2024
MLS · Winner
Career season · 2024
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
41
Minutes
3,655
Goals
2
Assists
1
Rating
7.1
Transfer · 2023 · Aug 3, 2023
FC Schalke 04 → Los Angeles Galaxy · Free
Career season · 2023
FC Schalke 04
Appearances
0
Minutes
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
Unknown
Career season · 2023
Japan
Appearances
0
Minutes
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
Unknown
Career season · 2023
Los Angeles Galaxy
Appearances
12
Minutes
1,080
Goals
1
Assists
1
Rating
6.8
Transfer · 2022 · Jul 5, 2022
Sampdoria → FC Schalke 04 · Free
Honor · 2022
Kirin Cup · 2nd Place
Career season · 2022
FC Schalke 04
Appearances
31
Minutes
2,733
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.9
Career season · 2022
Japan
Appearances
25
Minutes
1,953
Goals
2
Assists
1
Rating
7
Career season · 2021
Japan
Appearances
1
Minutes
90
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
Unknown
Career season · 2021
Sampdoria
Appearances
26
Minutes
1,820
Goals
2
Assists
3
Rating
6.8
Transfer · 2020 · Sep 1, 2020
Southampton → Sampdoria · Free
Transfer · 2020 · Jan 31, 2020
Southampton → Sampdoria · Loan
Career season · 2020
Japan
Appearances
4
Minutes
360
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
Unknown

About him

Defender

Last match

Key figures

Next matches

This season

Recent rounds

Matches

Career history

2026

Japan

Los Angeles Galaxy

2025

Los Angeles Galaxy

Calf Injury

Hamstring

2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

2023

FC Schalke 04

Japan

Los Angeles Galaxy

FC Schalke 04 → Los Angeles Galaxy

2022

FC Schalke 04

Japan

Sampdoria → FC Schalke 04

Kirin Cup

2021

Japan

Sampdoria

2020

Japan

Japan U23

Sampdoria

Southampton → Sampdoria

Southampton → Sampdoria

2019

Japan

Sampdoria

Southampton

Illness

AFC Asian Cup

2018

Knee Injury

Hamstring

2017

MCL Knee Injury

2016

League Cup

Kirin Cup

2014

Ankle/Foot Injury

Knee Injury

2012

VVV Venlo → Southampton

2011

AFC Asian Cup

Kirin Cup

2010

Nagoya Grampus → VVV Venlo

1988

Born

Date unknown

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup

Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup

League Cup

MLS

History and connections

Connections

Season trends

Records