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Luka Yoshida-Martin

Luka Yoshida-Martin
Yoshida-Martin after the 2022 season 7 Grand Final
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 24)[1]
Original team(s) University of Queensland (QWAFL)
Draft No. 53, 2021 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 6, 2022 (S6), Brisbane vs. St Kilda, at Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022 (S6)–2024 Brisbane 5 (2)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Luka Yoshida-Martin (born 10 April 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

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Soccer career

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Yoshida-Martin started as a soccer player at the age of 8 and was identified at an early age selected as part of the National Premier Leagues Women's academy program. She played junior football with Brisbane City FC and The Gap FC. She was selected to represent Queensland in soccer.[3]

She attended secondary school at Kedron State High School in Brisbane, Queensland.[4]

Aged 19, she was signed by Mitchelton FC to play senior football. A serious ankle injury almost put an end to her soccer career and she switched codes, playing both sports.

Switch to Australian rules

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Yoshida-Martin began playing Australian rules in 2019 for the Kedron Football Club and was part of the Division 1 premiership team.[3] She also played at University of Queensland in the AFL Queensland Women's League.[1]

Yoshida-Martin was drafted by Brisbane with the 53rd pick in the 2021 AFL Women's draft.[5]

AFLW career

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Yoshida-Martin played three games in her debut season in 2022 season 6, the first of which came in in the Lions' round 6 game against St Kilda at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on 13 February.[6] She did not play an AFLW game in 2022 season 7,[7] and was placed on the inactive list for 2023 after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament ahead of the season.[8][2] She played two further games in 2024,[7] but was delisted at the end of the season.[9]

She played five games and scored two goals across her AFLW career.[7]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022 (S6) Brisbane 19 3 1 1 8 6 14 1 7 0.3 0.3 2.7 2.0 4.7 0.3 2.3 0
2022 (S7) Brisbane 19 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2023 Brisbane 19 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2024 Brisbane 19 2 1 1 11 10 21 0 4 0.5 0.5 5.5 5.0 10.5 0.0 2.0 0
Career[7] 5 2 2 19 16 35 1 11 0.4 0.4 3.8 3.2 7.0 0.2 2.2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Luka Yoshida-Martin". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Luka Yoshida-Martin". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "The future looks good at Mitchelton FC!". Brisbane: Mitchelton FC. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "Well done to Luka and Ally for the incredible win over St Kilda in the AFLW on Sunday!". Brisbane: Kedron State High School. 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "Luka Yoshida-Martin Becomes A Lion". Brisbane Lions. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Western Bulldogs sneak home against Adelaide Crows as Collingwood and Brisbane celebrate AFLW victories". ABC News. Sydney. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Luka Yoshida-Martin – Player Stats By Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ Black, Sarah (10 May 2023). "Lions suffer double injury blow ahead of 2023 season". AFL Women's. Melbourne. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Lions confirm list changes". Brisbane Lions. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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