| Yutaro Tsukada 塚田 裕太郎 | |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Orlando City SC |
| Clubnumber: | 34 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Tokyo |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2021 |
| College1: | Daytona State Falcons |
| Collegecaps1: | 24 |
| Collegegoals1: | 26 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| College2: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Collegecaps2: | 40 |
| Collegegoals2: | 13 |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | New Mexico United U23 |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | Capital FC |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Orlando City B |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Orlando City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Orlando City |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 24 September 2024 |
is a Japanese footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Orlando City SC.
Tsukada was born in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He played youth football with FC Tokyo.[2]
In 2020, Tsukada began attending Daytona State College in the United States.[3] On 11 September 2021, he scored a hat trick in a 4–2 victory over the Georgia Military College Bulldogs.[4] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named to the USC First Team All-America, the NJCAA DI All-American Team, Junior College Division I Men All-East Region, and the Region 8 All-Region Team and the Region 8 Player of the Year.[5] He departed the school holding 6 school records - most goals in a season (20), most goals in 2 seasons (26), most hat tricks (4), fastest goal in school history (32 seconds), most free kicks scored (4), and most points (63).[6]
In 2022, he transferred to West Virginia University to play for the men's soccer team in NCAA Division I.[7] He made his debut on August 25 against the Robert Morris Colonials.[8] On October 11, 2022, he scored his first goal in a victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.[9] In October 2023, he was named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week and the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week,[10] [11] and earned WVU Student-Athlete of the Week honors a second time in November.[12] At the end of his senior season, he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, Sun Belt All-Tournament Team, All-Southeast Region First Team, Scholar All-South Region First Team, TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team, All-America Third Team, and the College Soccer News All-America Second Team.[13] [14] [15] [16]
In 2022, Tsukada joined New Mexico United U23 in USL League Two.[17] In 2023, he played with Capital FC.[18]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Tsukada was selected in the first round (25th overall) by Orlando City SC.[19] [20] In March 2024, he signed a one-year contract with the reserve affiliate, Orlando City B, in MLS Next Pro.[21] [22] On 16 March 2024, he made his professional debut, scoring a free kick in a 3–2 victory over Atlanta United 2.[23] In May 2024, Tsukada signed two short-term loans with the first team.[24] [25] He made his Major League Soccer debut on 15 May 2024 in a substitute appearance against Inter Miami CF.[26] On 15 August 2024, Tsukada signed a contract with the first team through 2025, with Club options in 2026 and 2027.[27]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| New Mexico United U23 | 2022[28] | USL League Two | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Orlando City B | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 6 | |||
| Orlando City (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Orlando City | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |||