Yuki Kobayashi (小林 友希, Kobayashi Yūki, born 18 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.
_-_53063133069_(Yuki_Kobayashi).jpg) Kobayashi in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuki Kobayashi[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 July 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Portimonense | |||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Vissel Kobe | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Vissel Kobe | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | → Machida Zelvia (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | → Yokohama FC (loan) | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Celtic | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Portimonense | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Career
editVissel Kobe
editKobayashi joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe from its youth team in 2018.
Celtic
editOn 23 November 2022, it was announced that Kobayashi would join Scottish club Celtic on a five-year deal, becoming available for registration on 1 January 2023.[3] On 18 January 2023, he made his debut for the club starting in a 4–0 victory against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.[4]
Portimonense
editOn August 24, 2024, Kobayashi joined Portimonense.[5]
Personal life
editKobayashi was born in Hyogo Prefecture.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2018 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[7] | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 2 | ||
| Machida Zelvia (loan) | 2019 | J2 League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Yokohama FC (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |
| Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 104 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 130 | 4 | ||
Honours
editVissel Kobe
Celtic
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Yuki Kobayashi" (in Japanese). Vissel Kobe. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Celtic delighted to sign Yuki Kobayashi on five-year deal". Celtic FC. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ FC, Celtic (18 January 2023). "Kobayashi in for debut for home clash with St Mirren". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ "Yuki Kobayashi Reforça a Defesa do Portimonense" [Yuki Kobayashi Reinforces Portimonense's Defence] (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Tokuma Suzuki Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ In the AFC Champions League, including one game in the qualifying play-offs.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
edit- Yuki Kobayashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yuki Kobayashi at Vissel Kobe (archived)
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