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 2025 J. League season, Yu Kobayashi has recorded 1 goal, 0 assists, 316 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.16.

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

• 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)
• September 28, 2025: 4-4 draw at home vs Kashiwa Reysol (10 minutes, 5.8 FotMob rating)
• September 23, 2025: 2-1 win away at Shonan Bellmare (12 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• September 20, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs FC Tokyo (6 minutes)
• September 13, 2025: 3-0 win away at Yokohama F.Marinos (unused substitute)

Yu Kobayashi's next match is on February 8, 2026 when Kawasaki Frontale face Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League 100 Year Vision League East.

Explore Yu Kobayashi's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Yu Kobayashi's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

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 Ao Tanaka, Ayase Ueda, Ayumu Seko, Daichi Kamada, Daiki Hashioka, Daizen Maeda, Henry Mochizuki, Joel Chima Fujita, Junnosuke Suzuki, Junya Ito, Kaishu Sano, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Koki Ogawa, Koki Saito, Ritsu Doan, Shogo Taniguchi, Shuto Machino, Takefusa Kubo, Takumi Minamino, Tomoki Hayakawa, Tomoya Ando, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Wataru Endo, Yuki Soma, Yuto Nagatomo, and Zion Suzuki. 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: J1 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, League Cup, and AFC Champions League Elite. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Yu Kobayashi, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Yu Kobayashi to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.