Southampton defender Maya Yoshida has made a donation to the Saints Foundation.

The central defender will offer one perfect of his annual salary to the charity organisation.

He is not the only footballer to pursue such an endeavour, with Manchester United's Juan Mata starting the Common Goal with the same ambition.

Speaking to the Daily Echo, Yoshida said about his decision: "It was from my dad helping the people a lot.

"There was one time when I had so many comics on my desk and then one day they were gone. I asked him where they went, and he said, 'to charity'.

"He was a man like this and that has inspired me a lot because once I get enough of something, I want to [do] the same as he did.

"I had been thinking about donating for a long time and then Mata asked me to join his Common Goal initiative.

"That made me think about what I can do for Southampton and then I was invited to the Saints Foundation's dinner and I saw the work they have done.

"It was amazing, and they are the ones who I want to work with. I spoke with Greg [Baker] and said I wanted to join."