# Yuya Osako

Yuya Osako is a Japanese footballer, born on 18 May 1990 in Kaseda, Kagoshima, Japan. Osako plays as a forward for Vissel Kobe. Osako has scored 154 goals in 548 league and international games and has won 13 trophies, including 4 league titles.

## Osako's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 491 | 129 |
| Japan | 57 | 25 |
| Total | 548 | 154 |

Goals per game: 0.28.

## Osako's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 13
- League titles: 4
- Domestic cups: 6
- Other international club trophies: 2
- Trophies with Japan: 1
- Individual awards: 13

### Kashima Antlers

- J.League Division 1: 1 (2009)
- Emperor's Cup: 1 (2010)
- J.League Cup: 2 (2011, 2012)
- Japanese Super Cup: 2 (2009, 2010)
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2 (2012, 2013)

### Vissel Kobe

- J1 League: 2 (2023, 2024)
- Emperor's Cup: 1 (2024)
- J1 100 Year Vision League: 1 (2026)

### Japan

- EAFF East Asian Cup: 1 (2013)

### Individual

- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2 (2018, 2023)
- J.League Cup MVP: 1 (2011)
- J.League Cup top scorer: 1 (2012)
- J1 League Monthly MVP: 3 (2013, 2023, 2023)
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1 (2019)
- J.League Player of the Year: 1 (2023)
- J.League Top Scorer: 1 (2023)
- J.League Best XI: 2 (2023, 2024)
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: 1 (2023)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2009–2013: Kashima Antlers, 139 games, 40 goals
2. 2014: 1860 Munich, 15 games, 6 goals
3. 2014–2018: 1. FC Köln, 108 games, 15 goals
4. 2018–2021: Werder Bremen, 75 games, 11 goals
5. 2021–: Vissel Kobe, 154 games, 57 goals

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Club stats as of 10 August 2026.

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