Yū Kobayashi (小林 悠, Kobayashi Yū, born 23 September 1987) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japanese national team.[2]
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Full name | Yū Kobayashi | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Machida, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Takushoku University | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | → Mito HollyHock (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2010– | Kawasaki Frontale | 319 | (130) | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Japan | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2021 |
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||||
2008 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||
2011 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 16 | ||||
2012 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 10 | ||||
2013 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 7 | ||||
2014 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | – | 40 | 15 | |||
2015 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 5 | ||||
2016 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 16 | ||||
2017 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | – | 51 | 29 | |||
2018 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | ||
2019 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 | ||
2020 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 34 | 18 | ||||
2021 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 12 | ||
Career total | 320 | 130 | 29 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 163 |
1=Japanese Super Cup appearances
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 3 | 2 |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 14 | 2 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
2. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale – current squad | |
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J.League Most Valuable Player | |
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J1 League top scorers | |
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Japanese Footballer of the Year | |
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2016 J.League Team of the Year | |
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2017 J.League Team of the Year | |
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Japan squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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