Who is Maya Yoshida?
Born on 24 August 1988, Maya Yoshida is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and captains the Japan national team. He is captaining the Japanese national team for WorldCup 2022.
Maya Yoshida Parent / Siblings / Career
Born in Nagasaki, Japan, Yoshida began playing football at Nanling FC in his second year at elementary school. Yoshida has two brothers: Mirei and Honami. His older brother, Honami, played an important role in starting his football career when he searched on the internet for Nagoya Grampus’s U-15 team and this led Yoshida to join the U-15 side. Once Yoshida joined, Yoshida relocated to Nagoya to be close to Nagoya Grampus and attended Toyota High School.
On 30 August 2012, Yoshida agreed to join newly–promoted Premier League side Southampton on a three-year contract for a fee thought to be in the region of £3 million and was joined by his teammate, Tadanari Lee. Upon joining the club, he told the Southern Daily Echo that the move to England would help him grow as a player.
Maya Yoshida Wife / Girlfriend / Children / Married
Yoshida revealed on his blog on 26 September 2012 that he was married. Four years later, Yoshida revealed he was a first-time father when his wife gave birth to a baby daughter. During his time at Southampton, Yoshida resided in Winchester. After spending seven years at Southampton, Yoshida revealed in an interview with SunSport that he’s a permanent resident in the United Kingdom and feels 25 percent English.
Maya Yoshida Net Worth / Age
As of 2023, Maya is 35 years old and has a net worth of $10 million. For more updates, follow him on Twitter & Instagram.
Personal Information
- Full Name:吉田 麻也, Yoshida Maya
- Nick Names: Maya Yoshida
- Birthday: 24 August 1988
- Age in 2022: 34
- Birth Place: Nagasaki, Japan
- School: Nanling FC
- College/University: N/A
- Education: N/A
- Profession: Japanese professional footballer
- Nationality: Japanese
- Ethnicity/Race: Asian
- Religion: N/A
- Zodiac: N/A
- Net Worth: $10 million
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches
- Weight: 78 kg
- Feet/Shoe Size: N/A
- Dress Size: N/A
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Black
- Father: Akiko Yoshida
- Mother: Ari Yoshida
- Sister: N/A
- Brother: Mirei and Honami
- Wife / Spouse: Married
- Girlfriend / Dating / Affairs: N/A
- Children: 1
Trivia / Facts
- Before he was born, his name “Maya” was originally planned for a girl when his mother was pregnant. But the name was kept even if it was a boy who was born.
- Growing up, Yoshida revealed he was a fan of Dragon Ball Z and had an entire collection until his Dad gave it to charity.
- n May 2018, Yoshida published his first book titled “Unbeatable Mind”.
- In addition to speaking Japanese, Yoshida is fluent in English since he first studied the language in middle school.
- Yoshida also studied Italian and Spanish. By August 2020, Yoshida began to speak Italian fluently.
- In May 2020, Yoshida used his own money to buy 10,000 masks from Japan and deliver them to hospitals in Genoa.