Yuki Kobayashi (footballer, born 2000)
Yuki Kobayashi (小林 友希, Kobayashi Yuki, born 18 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer, who plays as a centre back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
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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 | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Celtic | |||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 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– | Celtic | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
Vissel Kobe
He joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe from youth team in 2018.
Celtic
On 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]
Personal life
Kobayashi was born in Hyogo Prefecture.
Club statistics
- As of match played 5 November 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[6] | 1 | – | 41 | 1 | |||
| Total Vissel Kobe | 56 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 99 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 4 | ||
References
- "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. "Kobayashi in for debut for home clash with St Mirren". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- "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
- Yuki Kobayashi at Celtic FC
- Yuki Kobayashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yuki Kobayashi at Vissel Kobe (archived)
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