Yu Kobayashi
 Kobayashi playing for Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yu Kobayashi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 23, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Machida, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Azabu University Fuchinobe High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Takushoku University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Mito HollyHock | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Kawasaki Frontale | 286 | (120) | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Japan | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yu Kobayashi (小林 悠, Kobayashi Yu, born September 23, 1987) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography
[change | change source]Kobayashi was born in Machida on September 23, 1987. When he played for Takushoku University, he also played for J2 League club Mito HollyHock in 2008. After graduating from the university, he joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2010. He became a regular player from 2011. In 2017, Kawasaki won the J1 champions first time in the club history. He also became a top scorer with 23 goals and was selected MVP award. Kawasaki won the J1 champions in 2018 and 2020.
On October 10, 2014, Kobayashi debuted for the Japan national team against Jamaica. He played 14 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2018.
Statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | 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 | 32 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | ||
| 2020 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | 34 | 18 | |||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 291 | 120 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 376 | 150 | |
| Total | 291 | 120 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 376 | 150 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 2 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Yu Kobayashi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Yu Kobayashi at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
[change | change source]- Yu Kobayashi at Soccerway.com
- Yu Kobayashi at WorldFootball.net
- Yu Kobayashi at Soccerbase.com
- Yu Kobayashi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yu Kobayashi at FBref.com
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