yonekura was born in chiba on may 17, 1988. after graduating from yachiyo high school, he joined j1 league club jef united chiba in 2007. jef was relegated to j2 league first time in the club history end of the 2009 season. from 2011, he played many matches as defensive midfielder. in 2013, he was converted to right side back. in 2014, he moved to j1 club gamba osaka. in 2014, gamba won all three major title in japan; j1 league, j.league cup and emperor's cup. gamba also won the champions in the 2015 emperor's cup. in july 2019, he moved to his first club jef united chiba.