(born 18 April 1989 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder currently playing for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Career Akiyoshi was the captain of his school's soccer team at Luther Senior High School. After graduating from high school, he started his career with Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) in 2008, playing for 2 seasons. He turned down the chance to train with the parent club Albirex Niigata in order to join Singapore Armed Forces FC in 2010. He played for the club in the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.AFC Match Report: Henan Jianye vs Singapore Armed Forces, 24 February 2010
In January 2012, Akiyoshi was reported to be on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar.
Slavia Sofia On 18 February 2012, after a successful trial period, Akiyoshi signed a -year contract at Slavia Sofia, becoming the first ever Japanese to play in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group. He made his league debut in a 2–1 win over Minyor Pernik on 11 March, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Yurukov. On 7 April, Akiyoshi scored his first competitive goal for Slavia, scoring the equaliser in a 2–1 away win over Kaliakra Kavarna.
Club statistics Updated to 23 February 2018.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 200 out of 289)
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total2015Ventforet KofuJ1 League0011–112016Fagiano OkayamaJ2 League1022–322017ReinMeer AomoriJFL263––11 Career total27333–306
References
External links
Profile at Fagiano Okayama