Japan Yoshitake attended
Tsu Technical High School, where he was selected to the prefecture's select team to take part in a tournament in Brazil. He began his professional career in the Winter of 2000 when he joined
Yokohama FC, for whom he scored nine goals in his 133 appearances over the course of six years and became the fans' favorite player before being transferred to
Tokyo Verdy. During his one year in the
Japanese Capital city injury limited him to playing only five times, scoring one goal.
United States On March 24, 2009 Yoshitake left
Tokyo Verdy and completed a move to the
Charleston Battery of the
USL First Division in the
United States. Given the #10, and on April 24, 2009, during his home debut, he scored his first goal for the Battery from the penalty spot to tie up their game with
Minnesota Thunder. The game finished 1-1. For his rookie year, he was in charge of all set pieces for the team, scoring 6 goals, and 5 assists. He also earned the Weekly Honors 5 times during this season, and was given the team's "Newcomer of the Year" award. Yoshitake announced his move to Crystal Palace Baltimore in February, 2010, and again was given the #10 as the team's ace attacker. In a 2012 match against the MN Stars on July 16, Yoshitake scored a critical goal in the late first half, catching the Stars defense sleeping. The goal happened to be a game changer, as the Rowdies won 2-1. In September 2010
Austin Aztex, who was preparing for the Playoffs, acquired Yoshitake from Baltimore on loan for the remainder of the season. His New Jersey number was 9. Yoshitake signed a two-year contract with
FC Tampa Bay of the
North American Soccer League on February 16, 2011. Yoshitake played in 40 matches during his Tampa Bay career. He scored seven goals and totaled five assists during his two seasons there, and also earned NASL Player of the Month for June, 2012.
Hong Kong However, announced his move to
Yokohama FC Hong Kong during the season on August 4, 2012, and serves as the team captain. Yoshitake had a superb debut season recording 9 goals. He finished fifth place in the league and was voted to the Hong Kong All Star XI for the
2013 Lunar New Year Cup squad, and also the league's Best XI. On June 4, 2014, Yoshitake announced his signing with
Yuen Long FC in the same league. On June 12, 2015, he announced his retirement on his Official Blog. ==Club statistics==