After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2000.
In 2004, he moved to J2 club Avispa Fukuoka based in his local.
His younger brother Tatsunori Yamagata also joined the club from 2005 and played together.
In 2008, he moved to Regional Leagues club V-Varen Nagasaki.
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