Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi
	Kobayashi playing for Kawasaki Frontale
Personal information
Full name	Yu Kobayashi
Date of birth	September 23, 1987 (age 37)
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
2008	Mito HollyHock
2010–	Kawasaki Frontale
National team
2014–2018	Japan
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
	* 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

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

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
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