Yu Kobayashi
Yu Kobayashi is a Japanese footballer, born on 23 September 1987 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. Kobayashi plays as a forward for Kawasaki Frontale. Kobayashi has scored 180 goals in 495 games for club and country and has won 9 trophies, including 4 league titles.
Kobayashi's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 481 | 178 |
| Japan | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 495 | 180 |
Goals per game: 0.36.
Kobayashi's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 9
- League titles: 4
- Domestic cups: 5
- Individual awards: 4
Kawasaki Frontale
- J1 League: 4 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
- Emperor's Cup: 2 (2020, 2023)
- J.League Cup: 1 (2019)
- Japanese Super Cup: 2 (2019, 2021)
Individual
- J.League Player of the Year: 1 (2017)
- J.League Top Scorer: 1 (2017)
- J.League Best XI: 2 (2016, 2017)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2008: Mito HollyHock (loan), 5 games, 0 goals
- 2010–: Kawasaki Frontale, 407 games, 144 goals
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Club stats as of 8 August 2026.