Yoshiro Abe

Abe
Born	1980 Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Professional football player (retired)
Years active	2002–2015
Known for	Playing as a forward for multiple J1 and J2 League clubs including FC Tokyo, Oita Trinita, Kashiwa Reysol, Shonan Bellmare, Ventforet Kofu, Júbilo Iwata, Matsumoto Yamaga FC

is a retired professional football player from Japan.

Playing career

Abe began his professional journey in November 2002 when he joined J1 League team FC Tokyo from Ryutsu Keizai University, mainly featuring as a substitute forward starting in 2003. He spent part of 2005 on loan at Oita Trinita, where he did not manage to score, and subsequently returned to FC Tokyo in August of the same year. His opportunities on the pitch diminished during the 2006 season.

In 2007, Abe moved to Kashiwa Reysol but saw limited game time. The following year, he transferred to Shonan Bellmare, competing in the J2 League, where he became a regular starter and played a key role in the club’s promotion to J1 at the conclusion of the 2009 campaign. Although Abe participated in every league match in 2010, Shonan Bellmare was relegated by season’s end.

Abe signed with newly promoted J1 outfit Ventforet Kofu in 2011, featuring frequently in the first half of the season before his appearances tapered off during summer; that year, the club was relegated. In 2012, he joined Júbilo Iwata, another J1 club, where he contributed regularly until their relegation following the 2013 season.

In 2015, Abe transferred to newly promoted J1 League side Matsumoto Yamaga FC. He made his debut against Urawa Red Diamonds and netted his inaugural goal for the club against Kashiwa Reysol. Abe concluded his playing career at the end of the 2015 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2002	FC Tokyo	J1 League	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2
2003			27	6	2	2	7	2	36	10
2004			28	4	3	1	8	1	39	6
Total			55	10	6	5	15	3	76	18
2005	Oita Trinita	J1 League	15	0	0	0	6	1	21	1
Total			15	0	0	0	6	1	21	1
2005	FC Tokyo	J1 League	13	3	2	1	0	0	15	4
2006			14	2	2	0	4	0	20	2
Total			27	5	4	1	4	0	35	6
2007	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	(8)	0	(0)	0	(6)	0	(14)	0
Total			(8)	0	(0)	0	(6)	0	(14)	0
2008	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	26	6	1	0	-		27	6
2009			48	10	0	0	-		48	10
2010		J1 League	34	9	1	1	5	0	40	10
Total			108	25	2	1	5	0	115	26
2011	Ventforet Kofu	J1 League	24	4	0	0	1	0	25	4
Total			24	4	0	0	1	0	25	4
2012	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	17	1	2	1	3	0	22	2
2013			10	2	2	1	2	0	14	3
2014 J2 League 20 3 4 0 colspan="2"|- 24 3
Total 47 6 8 1 5 0 60 7
2015 Matsumoto Yamaga FC J1 League 24 5 4 0 4 0 32 5
Total 24 5 4 0 4 0 32 5
Career total			308	55	22	9	46	4	376	68