PRONUNCIATION: Yoo-Tar-Oh Tsk-Ada
POSITION: Forward
BIRTHDATE: July 28, 2001
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 158
HOMETOWN: Tokyo, Japan
YOUTH CLUB: FC Tokyo
PREVIOUS TEAMS: Orlando City SC (MLS), Orlando City B (MLSNP), West Virginia University (NCAA), Daytona State College (NJCAA)
PROFILE
Tsukada joined Rhode Island FC on July 30, 2026 on loan from Major League Soccer organization Orlando City SC.
Before RIFC: Yutaro’s professional career began when Orlando City SC selected him 25th overall in the first round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Tsukada signed with the club’s MLS Next Pro reserve team, Orlando City B, where he made an immediate impact in a breakout rookie season. The Tokyo, Japan native finished third on the team with seven goals and second with seven assists in 22 MLS Next Pro regular-season appearances, 20 of which were starts. The impressive string of performances earned him five call-ups to Orlando City’s first team in 2024, and he eventually signed with the MLS club for the 2025 season. Although an ACL tear sidelined Tsukada for the entirety of the 2025 season, the winger returned to the club in 2026, where he logged 281 minutes in six appearances across Orlando City SC and Orlando City B. Before his MLS SuperDraft selection, Tsukada began his collegiate career at NJCAA school Daytona State College. Tsukada rewrote Daytona history books during his two-season stay with a program-record 26 goals and four career hat-tricks, adding 11 assists. After transferring to NCAA Division I school West Virginia State University in 2022, Ytusada did not take long to adjust to the next level, bagging 13 goals and tallying 14 assists in his final two collegiate seasons.
