Yu Kobayashi

Kawasaki Frontale

Born on : September 23, 1987 (37 years) at Aomori

Nationality : Japan

Height : 1m75

Weight : 68 kg

Best foot : Right foot

Number of international caps : 6

First cap : vs Jamaica 10/10/2014

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Current season statistics (2025)

0 Impacting goals 0 Goals

0 Impacting assists 0 Assists

0 Played matches 0 Minutes played

0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

Main position
Centre forward	63%

Identities

Yu Kobayashi

小林悠

Kobayashi's career statisticsLast updated on 02/02/2025 at 09:08

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

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2025

2024

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	27	4	1	168	11	4	671	11	11%	26	71%		30%	37%	33%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1		1		1		23	11	0%	1	50%		0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	1				1		34	11	0%	3	25%		0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League Elite	6				3	3	287	11	67%	2	100%	1	67%	0%	33%

2023

Kawasaki

131

173

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	16	4		131	7	7	523	11	38%	13	47%	3	50%	25%	25%
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	3		1		1	2	146	11	67%	1	50%		33%	33%	33%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	3		1		1	2	165	11	33%	2	50%		33%	67%	0%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	2	1		31		1	31	11	0%	5	33%		100%	0%	0%

2022

Kawasaki

261

182

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Kawasaki	Fujifilm Super Cup	1				1		14	11	0%	1	100%		0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	30	5	3	261	16	9	1303	11	40%	20	88%	1	57%	20%	23%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	6	4	2	74		4	294	11	50%	3	100%		50%	33%	17%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1						20	11	0%	2	50%		0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	1				2		11	11	0%	1	50%		0%	100%	0%

2021

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1					1	12	11	0%	1	100%	100%	0%	0%
Kawasaki	Fuji Xerox Super Cup	1	1		19			19	11	0%	1	100%	100%	0%	0%
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	33	10	3	116	11	12	1158	11	33%	22	87%	70%	24%	6%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	4	2		94	3		187	11	25%	3	80%	50%	50%	0%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	2					2	142	11	100%	1	29%	50%	50%	0%
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	2		1		2		134	11	50%	1	100%	0%	100%	0%

2020

Kawasaki

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	5	4		64	4	1	255	11	40%	3	100%	60%	20%	20%
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	27	14	4	94	14	9	1314	11	48%	14	79%	78%	15%	7%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1					1	24	11	0%	1	50%	100%	0%	0%

2019

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Kawasaki	Fuji Xerox Super Cup	1					1	87	11	100%		100%	100%	0%	0%
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	31	13	3	163	22	13	2117	11	74%	9	91%	52%	32%	16%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	5	1		450	6	1	450	11	100%		83%	20%	40%	40%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1	1		59	3		59	11	0%	2	33%	0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	4	2		112	3	2	224	11	50%	3	80%	25%	75%	0%

2018

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Kawasaki	Fuji Xerox Super Cup	1	1		90	3		90	11	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	4		1		6		302	11	75%	1	67%		0%	25%	75%
Kawasaki	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	27	15	4	147	20	12	2207	11	89%	3	79%	1	63%	15%	22%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2		1		3		159	11	100%	1	50%		0%	50%	50%

2017

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1	1		120	2		120	11	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	10	6	3	118	8	3	710	11	80%	2	100%		50%	40%	10%
Kawasaki	J1 League	34	23	8	128	32	15	2948	11	97%	1	100%	1	62%	26%	12%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2					1	56	11	0%	4	50%		50%	0%	50%
Kawasaki	YBC Levain Cup	5				7	1	357	11	80%	1	100%		60%	0%	40%
Japan	World Cup Qualifying - Asia Zone								15		1	0%

2016

Kawasaki

176

193

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Kawasaki	J1 League	32	16	10	176	34	14	2814	11	100%		91%	3	66%	19%	16%
Kawasaki	Nabisco Cup	2				1		34	11	0%	4	33%		0%	50%	50%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2					1	159	11	100%		33%		100%	0%	0%
Japan	World Cup Qualifying - Asia Zone	2					2	16	14	0%	3	29%		100%	0%	0%
Japan	Kirin Cup	2		1				61	14	50%	1	100%		50%	0%	50%

2015

Kawasaki

230

274

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Japan	Asian Cup								13		4	0%
Kawasaki	J1 League	18	5		230	17	2	1151	11	72%	5	53%	50%	17%	33%
Kawasaki	Nabisco Cup	1				3		90	11	100%		17%	0%	0%	100%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2		2			2	131	11	100%		67%	100%	0%	0%

2014

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Kawasaki	AFC Champions League	6	3	180	8	1	540	11	100%		75%		50%	0%	50%
Kawasaki	J. League	30	12	210	36	10	2515	11	97%	1	88%	2	50%	17%	33%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2					120	11	0%	2	100%		50%	0%	50%
Kawasaki	Nabisco Cup	2			4		180	11	100%		50%		50%	0%	50%
Japan	Friendlies	2			2	1	83	19	50%	1	20%		50%	0%	50%

2013

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Kawasaki	J. League	23	5	313	30	4	1564	11	70%	7	68%	61%	13%	26%
Kawasaki	Nabisco Cup	8	2	251	5	1	501	11	75%	2	80%	50%	25%	25%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2				2	180	11	100%			100%	0%	0%

2012

Kawasaki

253

191

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Kawasaki	J.League	26	6	253	31	4	1519	11	65%	9	76%	1	35%	27%	38%
Kawasaki	Nabisco Cup	6	2	138	5		276	11	50%	3	100%		17%	17%	67%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2	2	57	4		114	11	50%	1			50%	0%	50%

2011

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Kawasaki	J.League	32	12	128	25	8	1532	11	44%	18	94%	41%	16%	44%
Kawasaki	Nabisco Cup	4	2	169	9		337	11	100%		100%	50%	25%	25%
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	1			1		90	11	100%			0%	0%	100%

2010

Kawasaki

151

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Kawasaki	Emperor's Cup	2	2		75		2	1	149	24	100%		67%			50%	50%	0%
Kawasaki	J.League	6					3		153	24	17%	5	18%			0%	50%	50%

2008

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

J1 League	4	2017201820202021
J.League Cup	1	2019
Super Cup	2	20192021
Emperor's Cup	2	20202023

Runner-ups

J1 League	1	2022
Emperor's Cup	1	2016
J.League Cup	1	2017
Super Cup	2	20182022
Kirin Cup	1	2016

Rewards

Victories

J-League MVP

2017

Transfers

01/01/10 >		Kawasaki
01/01/08 > 01/01/09		Mito Hollyhock

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 02/02/2025 at 09:08

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Japan	6		1		160			33%2	67%4	33%2
Kawasaki	511	181	49	171	30874	13		63%322	52%264	26%131

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Sagan Tosu	25	11	5	1
FC Tokyo	23	13	5	1
Shimizu	22	15	12	3
Sanfrecce	26	14	11	1
Yokohama FM	28	12	6	2
Kashima	25	14	6	2
Gamba Osaka	20	12	3	2
Urawa	33	14	11	4
Sendai	23	15	16	8
Niigata	17	9	7	2
Vissel Kobe	24	12	11	3
Kashiwa	23	10	6	0
Jubilo Iwata	20	10	4	2
Bellmare	17	6	7	2
Omiya Ardija	13	8	10	1
Kofu	11	7	4	0
Nagoya	19	9	4	0
Oita Trinita	9	5	2	1
Consadole	16	10	15	4
Montedio	6	3	1	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Cerezo Osaka	28	13	55
Yokohama FM	28	12	44
Urawa	33	11	40
Kashiwa	23	8	38
FC Tokyo	23	7	23
Kashima	25	6	32
Nagoya	19	6	24
Sanfrecce	26	6	29
Vissel Kobe	24	6	34
Sagan Tosu	25	6	22
Gamba Osaka	20	5	27
Niigata	17	5	20
Ulsan HD	9	4	12
Jubilo Iwata	20	4	29
Omiya Ardija	13	4	18
Bellmare	17	3	20
Port	4	2	5
Kyoto Sanga	7	2	7
Fukuoka	10	2	13
Sendai	23	2	28

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2025	Kawasaki	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2024	Kawasaki	33%	36%	36	50%	28%	18	Negative
2023	Kawasaki	48%	20%	25	46%	32%	28	Very slightly positive
2022	Kawasaki	51%	26%	39	67%	17%	6	-
2021	Kawasaki	65%	5%	43	91%	0%	11	Slightly negative
2020	Kawasaki	74%	9%	35	71%	14%	7	Very slightly positive
2019	Kawasaki	45%	19%	42	57%	14%	7	Slightly negative
2018	Kawasaki	50%	32%	34	46%	15%	13	Very slightly positive
2017	Kawasaki	58%	17%	52	100%	0%	2	-
2016	Kawasaki	62%	19%	37	50%	30%	10	Slightly positive
2015	Kawasaki	52%	33%	21	45%	27%	22	Slightly positive
2014	Kawasaki	50%	38%	40	50%	25%	8	-
2013	Kawasaki	61%	24%	33	47%	33%	15	Slightly positive
2012	Kawasaki	32%	44%	34	67%	22%	9	Very negative
2011	Kawasaki	41%	43%	37	50%	50%	4	-
2010	Kawasaki	13%	38%	8	54%	30%	91	Extremely negative
2008	Mito	0%	0%	0	32%	50%	44	-

Key figures

The player hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 6 matches

He hasn't scored at home in non-league and non-national team competition for 592 minutes.

Kobayashi hasn't scored in non-league and non-national team competition for 862 minutes.

He hasn't scored away from home in non-league and non-national team competition for 618 minutes.

Kobayashi hasn't scored for the national team for 540 minutes.

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Kawasaki Frontale
05/09/2010		Kawasaki - Kanoya U	4 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
11/09/2010	JL	Kawasaki - Yokohama FM	1 - 3	First loss
02/12/2017		Kawasaki - Omiya Ardija	5 - 0	First time scoring 3 goals

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 02/02/2025 at 09:08

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
J1 League	J1 League	392	144	164	36	23561	63%247	54%212	22%87	24%93
Emperor's Cup	Emperor's Cup	30	8	221	5	1768	50%15	50%15	20%6	30%9
J.League Cup	J.League Cup	44	12	215	2	2579	61%27	36%16	30%13	34%15
Super Cup	Super Cup	4	2	105		210	50%2	50%2		50%2
Friendlies	Friendlies	2				83	50%1	50%1		50%1
Asian Cup	Asian Cup
WCQAZ	World Cup Qualifying - Asia Zone	2				16		100%2
Kirin Cup	Kirin Cup	2			1	61	50%1	50%1		50%1
AFC Champions League	AFC Champions League	41	15	184	6	2756	76%31	46%19	24%10	29%12

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2024	Kawasaki	1	8	52	38	13	13	12	66	57
2023	Kawasaki	1	8	50	34	14	8	12	51	45
2022	Kawasaki	1	2	66	34	20	6	8	65	42
2021	Kawasaki	1	1	92	38	28	8	2	81	28
2020	Kawasaki	1	1	83	34	26	5	3	88	31
2019	Kawasaki	1	4	60	34	16	12	6	57	34
2018	Kawasaki	1	1	69	34	21	6	7	57	27
2017	Kawasaki	1	1	72	34	21	9	4	71	32
2016	Kawasaki	12	3	34	17	11	1	5	35	24
2016	Kawasaki	11	8	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
2015	Kawasaki	12	7	27	17	8	3	6	30	22
2015	Kawasaki	11	5	30	17	9	3	5	32	26
2014	Kawasaki	1	6	55	34	16	7	11	56	43
2013	Kawasaki	1	3	60	34	18	6	10	65	51
2012	Kawasaki	1	8	50	34	14	8	12	51	50
2011	Kawasaki	1	11	44	34	13	5	16	52	53
2010	Kawasaki	1	5	54	34	15	9	10	61	47
2008	Mito	2	11	47	42	13	8	21	52	70

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
December 08, 2024	08/12		Round 38	Kawasaki	3 - 1	Avispa Fukuoka	74 Minutes	1
December 04, 2024	04/12		Round 6	Kawasaki	4 - 0	Shandong	67 Minutes
November 30, 2024	30/11		Round 37	Tokyo Verdy	4 - 5	Kawasaki	On the bench
November 26, 2024	26/11		Round 5	Buriram United	0 - 3	Kawasaki	62 Minutes
November 22, 2024	22/11		Round 28	Urawa	1 - 1	Kawasaki	45 Minutes	1
November 19, 2024	19/11		Round 6	China	1 - 3	Japan	Absent
November 15, 2024	15/11		Round 5	Indonesia	0 - 4	Japan	Absent
November 09, 2024	09/11		Round 36	Kyoto Sanga	1 - 1	Kawasaki	7 Minutes
November 05, 2024	05/11		Round 4	Kawasaki	3 - 1	Shanghai Port	12 Minutes
November 01, 2024	01/11		Round 35	Kawasaki	1 - 3	Kashima	61 Minutes
October 23, 2024	23/10		Round 3	Sh. Shenhua	2 - 0	Kawasaki	12 Minutes
October 18, 2024	18/10		Round 34	Kawasaki	1 - 1	Gamba Osaka	23 Minutes	1
October 15, 2024	15/10		Round 4	Japan	1 - 1	Australia	Absent
October 13, 2024	13/10	YBCLC	Semi-finals	Kawasaki	0 - 2	Niigata	34 Minutes
October 10, 2024	10/10		Round 3	Saudi Arabia	0 - 2	Japan	Absent
October 09, 2024	09/10	YBCLC	Semi-finals	Niigata	4 - 1	Kawasaki	On the bench
October 05, 2024	05/10		Round 33	Machida Zelvia	1 - 4	Kawasaki	5 Minutes
October 01, 2024	01/10		Round 2	Kawasaki	0 - 1	Gwangju	66 Minutes
September 27, 2024	27/09		Round 32	Kawasaki	5 - 1	Niigata	16 Minutes
September 22, 2024	22/09		Round 31	Nagoya Grampus	2 - 0	Kawasaki	16 Minutes
September 18, 2024	18/09		Round 1	Ulsan HD	0 - 1	Kawasaki	68 Minutes
September 13, 2024	13/09		Round 30	Kawasaki	3 - 2	Sagan Tosu	0 minute
September 10, 2024	10/09		Round 2	Bahrain	0 - 5	Japan	Absent
September 08, 2024	08/09	YBCLC	Quarter-finals	Ventforet Kofu	1 - 1	Kawasaki	On the bench
September 05, 2024	05/09		Round 1	Japan	7 - 0	China	Absent
September 04, 2024	04/09	YBCLC	Quarter-finals	Kawasaki	1 - 0	Ventforet Kofu	Absent
September 01, 2024	01/09		Round 29	Consadole	2 - 0	Kawasaki	12 Minutes
August 17, 2024	17/08		Round 27	Kawasaki	1 - 3	Yokohama FM	13 Minutes
August 11, 2024	11/08		Round 26	FC Tokyo	0 - 3	Kawasaki	6 Minutes
August 07, 2024	07/08		Round 25	Kawasaki	3 - 0	Vissel Kobe	5 Minutes
July 20, 2024	20/07		Round 24	Kashiwa Reysol	2 - 3	Kawasaki	27 Minutes
July 14, 2024	14/07		Round 23	Kawasaki	1 - 1	Cerezo Osaka	33 Minutes
July 10, 2024	10/07	EC	3rd round	Kawasaki	1 - 3	Oita Trinita	23 Minutes		1
July 06, 2024	06/07		Round 22	Jubilo Iwata	2 - 2	Kawasaki	67 Minutes		1
June 29, 2024	29/06		Round 21	Kawasaki	1 - 1	Sanfrecce	29 Minutes
June 26, 2024	26/06		Round 20	Kawasaki	1 - 1	Bellmare	11 Minutes
June 22, 2024	22/06		Round 19	Niigata	2 - 2	Kawasaki	65 Minutes
June 16, 2024	16/06		Round 18	Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Kawasaki	Absent
June 12, 2024	12/06	EC	2nd round	Kawasaki	2 - 0	Sony Sendai	Absent
June 11, 2024	11/06		Round 6	Japan	5 - 0	Syria	Absent
June 06, 2024	06/06		Round 5	Myanmar	0 - 5	Japan	Absent
June 02, 2024	02/06		Round 17	Kawasaki	2 - 1	Nagoya Grampus	Absent
May 25, 2024	25/05		Round 16	Kawasaki	1 - 1	Kashiwa Reysol	Absent
May 19, 2024	19/05		Round 15	Gamba Osaka	3 - 1	Kawasaki	Absent
May 15, 2024	15/05		Round 14	Sagan Tosu	5 - 2	Kawasaki	Absent
May 11, 2024	11/05		Round 13	Kawasaki	3 - 0	Consadole	Absent
May 06, 2024	06/05		Round 12	Avispa Fukuoka	1 - 1	Kawasaki	Absent
May 03, 2024	03/05		Round 11	Kawasaki	3 - 1	Urawa	Absent
April 28, 2024	28/04		Round 10	Sanfrecce	2 - 2	Kawasaki	28 Minutes	1
April 20, 2024	20/04		Round 9	Kawasaki	0 - 0	Tokyo Verdy	27 Minutes
April 13, 2024	13/04		Round 8	Cerezo Osaka	1 - 0	Kawasaki	18 Minutes
April 07, 2024	07/04		Round 7	Kawasaki	0 - 1	Machida Zelvia	25 Minutes
April 03, 2024	03/04		Round 6	Yokohama FM	0 - 0	Kawasaki	On the bench
March 30, 2024	30/03		Round 5	Kawasaki	3 - 0	FC Tokyo	0 minute
March 26, 2024	26/03		Round 4	North Korea	0 - 3	Japan	No data
March 21, 2024	21/03		Round 3	Japan	1 - 0	North Korea	Absent
March 17, 2024	17/03		Round 4	Kashima	2 - 1	Kawasaki	28 Minutes
March 09, 2024	09/03		Round 3	Kawasaki	0 - 1	Kyoto Sanga	21 Minutes
March 01, 2024	01/03		Round 2	Kawasaki	4 - 5	Jubilo Iwata	9 Minutes
February 24, 2024	24/02		Round 1	Bellmare	1 - 2	Kawasaki	Absent
February 20, 2024	20/02		Round of 16	Kawasaki	2 - 4	Shandong	Absent
February 17, 2024	17/02	FSC	Final	Vissel Kobe	0 - 1	Kawasaki	Absent
February 13, 2024	13/02		Round of 16	Shandong	2 - 3	Kawasaki	Absent
February 03, 2024	03/02		Quarter-finals	Iran	2 - 1	Japan	Absent
January 31, 2024	31/01		Round of 16	Bahrain	1 - 3	Japan	Absent
January 24, 2024	24/01		Round 3	Japan	3 - 1	Indonesia	Absent
January 19, 2024	19/01		Round 2	Iraq	2 - 1	Japan	Absent
January 14, 2024	14/01		Round 1	Japan	4 - 2	Vietnam	Absent
January 01, 2024	01/01		Asia	Japan	5 - 0	Thailand	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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