Yu Kobayashi (footballer)
Japanese footballer
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Yū Kobayashi (小林 悠, Kobayashi Yū; born 23 September 1987) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.[2]
Full name
Yū Kobayashi
Date of birth
23 September 1987
Place of birth
Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
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| Full name | Yū Kobayashi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Machida, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Machida JFC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Azabu University Fuchinobe High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Takushoku University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Mito HollyHock (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Kawasaki Frontale | 401 | (144) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Japan | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2023[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | ||
| 2022 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||
| 2023 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 370 | 139 | 33 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 481 | 178 | ||
1=Japanese Super Cup appearances
National team statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  China | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Honours
Club
Kawasaki Frontale
Individual
- J.League Player of the Year: 2017
- J.League Top Scorer: 2017
- J.League Best XI: 2016, 2017
