{"id":1129,"date":"2026-03-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/?post_type=news_article&#038;p=1129"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:17:34","slug":"denver-summit-fc-signs-japanese-international-yuzuki-yamamoto","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/player-signings\/denver-summit-fc-signs-japanese-international-yuzuki-yamamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"El Denver Summit FC ficha al internacional japon\u00e9s Yuzuki Yamamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\tid=\"block_e97ec0f2e8da2d9aa2eb19921c2f8ade\"\n\tclass=\"content-block\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"content-block__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__content content-block__content--boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denver Summit FC announced today the signing of Japanese international forward Yuzuki Yamamoto, one of the top emerging attacking talents in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Yamamoto, 23, joins Summit FC from WE League champions Tokyo Verdy Beleza, where she was named league MVP after a standout campaign that saw her score eight goals in 22 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored and excited to join Denver Summit FC,\u201d said Yamamoto, through an interpreter. \u201cThis club has a clear vision and strong ambition, and I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to take this next step in my career. I want to challenge myself in a new league, continue to grow as a player, and help the team compete at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A product of Japan\u2019s elite youth national team pathway, Yamamoto represented her country at the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in 2018 and the FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup in 2022, where she helped Japan finish as runners-up while recording three goals and three assists. She made her senior debut for Nadeshiko Japan in 2025 and earned her first international start at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, registering an assist against Chinese Taipei. She is currently representing Japan in the Asian Cup, with the team slated to compete in the semi-finals tomorrow (March 18). During the tournament, Yamamoto registered a goal and two assists in an 11-0 group stage win over India on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>At club level, Yamamoto played a key role in Tokyo Verdy Beleza\u2019s 2025 WE League championship, the club\u2019s first league title of the professional era. Beleza finished the season with the league\u2019s most prolific attack, with Yamamoto consistently contributing in the final third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYuzuki has a tremendous upside in her ability to play on both sides of the ball and we are thrilled to welcome her to Denver,\u201d said Curt Johnson, General Manager of Denver Summit FC. \u201cShe\u2019s proven herself at the highest levels in Japan and on the international stage. Her versatility, work ethic, and instincts on both the attacking and defensive side align perfectly with how we want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yamamoto has signed a two-year contract through 2027 with a mutual option for 2028, and will join the club following the conclusion of the Asian Cup.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_category":[28],"class_list":["post-1129","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","hentry","news_category-player-signings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/1129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/1129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=1129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}