Yūgo Tatsuta

Yūgo Tatsuta is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for club Fagiano Okayama and the Japan national football team.
Tatsuta has played over 160 J1 League games in his career, and has played for the national team at varying levels.

Club career

On 25 October 2016, it was announced that Tatsuta would join the Shimizu S-Pulse first team from the 2017 season. On 15 March 2017, he made his professional debut in the J.League Cup against Kashiwa Reysol. Tatsuta made his league debut against Kashima Antlers on 25 February 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in an unfamiliar position at right back. During the second gameweek, he scored his first professional goal, scoring against Vissel Kobe in the 72nd minute on 3 March 2018. He continued to be selected in the starting lineup, being selected in the starting line-up for the first five games of the 2018 season.
On 30 November 2022, Tatsuta was announced at Kashiwa Reysol on a permanent transfer. He made his league debut against Gamba Osaka on 18 February 2023.
On 27 December 2024, Tatsuta was announced at Fagiano Okayama on a permanent transfer.

On 3 August 2018, Tatsuta was called up to the Japan squad for the 2018 Asian Games. The Asian edition of Fox Sports selected the best XI from the tournament, and he was selected in the XI.
On May 24, 2019, Tatsuta was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, played in Brazil. He made his debut on 20 June 2019 against Uruguay, as an 87th-minute substitute for Tomoki Iwata.