Louis Yamaguchi

Louis Takaji Julien Thebault Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 瑠伊, born 28 May 1998) is a Japanese-French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Recreativo de Huelva.

Club Career

Born in La Garenne-Colombes, Paris to a French father and a Japanese mother, Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo at six months old, and returned to France at the age of 16, joining FC Lorient's youth setup. On 16 June 2017, after finishing his formation, he moved to Spanish Segunda Division B side Extremadura UD, being initially assigned to the reserves.

Yamaguchi made his senior debut on 3 September 2017, starting in a 0–1 Tercera Division home loss against UD Montijo. He became a regular starter for the B-side during the following seasons, and ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the first team as a backup to Casto.

Yamaguchi made his professional debut on 3 November 2019, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Girona FC for the Segunda Division championship. He left the club in the following July, as his contract expired, and joined Recreativo de Huelva in the third division on 11 August.