Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi is a 38-year-old football player who plays as a striker for Kawasaki Frontale, born on September 23, 1987, who is right-footed. Follow Yu Kobayashi on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 J. League 100 Year Vision League East season, Yu Kobayashi has recorded 0 goals, 0 assists, 18 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.13.

Yu Kobayashi's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• April 5, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Urawa Red Diamonds (unused substitute)
• March 28, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Machida Zelvia (4 minutes)
• March 22, 2026: 0-5 loss at home vs Yokohama F.Marinos (14 minutes, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• March 18, 2026: 2-0 win away at Tokyo Verdy (unused substitute)
• November 8, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Fagiano Okayama FC (unused substitute)
• October 25, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Cerezo Osaka (unused substitute)
• October 18, 2025: 5-3 win at home vs Shimizu S-Pulse (32 minutes, 5.9 FotMob rating)
• October 12, 2025: 1-4 loss away at Kashiwa Reysol (unused substitute)
• October 8, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Kashiwa Reysol (unused substitute)
• October 4, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Kyoto Sanga FC (unused substitute)

Yu Kobayashi's next match is on April 18, 2026 when Kawasaki Frontale face Yokohama F.Marinos in the J. League 100 Year Vision League East.

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Yu Kobayashi currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale alongside Louis Yamaguchi, Yuto Matsunagane, Hiroto Taniguchi, Asahi Sasaki, Yuki Yamamoto, Kento Tachibanada, Erison, Ryota Oshima, Sota Miura, Yasuto Wakizaka, Toya Myogan, Yuto Ozeki, Tatsuya Ito, Kazuya Konno, So Kawahara, Kyosuke Mochiyama, Yuki Hayasaka, Filip Uremovic, Marcinho, Ten Miyagi, Shuto Yamaichi, Kota Yui, Ryota Kamihashi, Yuichi Maruyama, Reon Yamahara, Hiroto Noda, Noriharu Kan, Shunsuke Hayashi, Geun-Hyeong Lee, Ryuki Osa, Soma Kanda, Akihiro Ienaga, Svend Brodersen, and Lazar Romanic. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

On the international stage, Yu Kobayashi has represented Japan.

Yu Kobayashi is from Japan, and the national team includes Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ayumu Seko, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Joel Chima Fujita, Kaoru Mitoma, Yuito Suzuki, Shuto Machino, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Daiki Hashioka, Tomoya Ando, Ao Tanaka, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Kodai Sano, Ryunosuke Sato, Hiroki Ito, Kento Shiogai, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Keisuke Goto. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Yu Kobayashi has won 8 titles: J. League (2021, 2020, 2018, 2017), Super Cup (2021, 2019), J. League Cup (2019), and Emperor Cup (2020) with Kawasaki Frontale.

Yu Kobayashi has competed in J. League 100 Year Vision League East, League Cup, and AFC Champions League Elite. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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