Maya Yoshida, the captain of the Japanese national football team, has decided to leave Sampdoria in the Italian first division league.
33-year-old Yoshida is an experienced defender with a strong competitiveness and has participated in a total of 119 games as a center back in the Japanese national team, and is currently the captain.
Yoshida played for Sampdoria in the first division of Italy from January after going through the English Premier League, but since he injured his right thigh in January, his chances of participating have decreased.
Then, on June 30, Sampdoria posted a comment "Goodbye, thank you, Maya" along with Yoshida's play video on the official Instagram, revealing that Yoshida will leave the group.
With the World Cup coming up in November, Yoshida will be looking for a transfer destination.