Reaching 100 appearances for club is one thing, but achieving that for country is a whole other level of impressive, and Maya Yoshida is the latest player to reach the exclusive group at international level.
#100 #thankyou pic.twitter.com/jcmRnxXk4b
— MAYA YOSHIDA (@MayaYoshida3) November 14, 2019
The Japanese centre-back made his 100th cap for the Samurai’s this week in their 2-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in their World Cup 2022 qualifier, taking Yoshida up to the eight in the all-time record list of appearance makers for the Asian country.
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And Southampton fans on social media, who have had little to celebrate this season, were delighted to see their long-term centre-back reach an incredible milestone, with lots of supporters proud of their defender, who is also captain of Japan, reaching the big number on the international stage.
Here’s what Southampton fans had to say on Twitter, with lots of supporters praising the Japanese international for his incredible achievement…
Legend for club and country
— Coutinhojr30 (@coutinhojr30) November 14, 2019
Congrats Yosh
— Gao Out (@ftblsam_) November 14, 2019
Congratulations Maya! Amazing achievement!
— Mike Isaac (@MikeIsaacSaints) November 14, 2019
Congrats Maya
— Julian Hood (@harvey_hood) November 14, 2019
Congratulations!
— steve m (@steve76m) November 14, 2019
— connor barrett (@leonbarrett97) November 15, 2019
Congratulations Maya
— Wayne Mcgraw (@wayneM7) November 14, 2019
Maya, as a football player, is always dedicated and isn’t afraid to aim high! Applause for him
Y ^ 0 ^ Y— Mell Chan (@MellChan8) November 14, 2019
As stats from Transfermaarkt show, Yoshida has played just nine games this season for the Saints.
