| Yuki Kobayashi 小林 祐希 | |
| Fullname: | Yuki Kobayashi |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Youthclubs1: | JACPA Tokyo FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Júbilo Iwata (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Júbilo Iwata |
| Caps3: | 101 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs4: | SC Heerenveen |
| Caps4: | 92 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Waasland-Beveren |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Khor |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | Seoul E-Land FC |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Gangwon FC |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | Vissel Kobe |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2023– |
| Clubs10: | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
| Caps10: | 34 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 12 December 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 June 2019 |
is a Japanese footballer who plays as an midfielder for club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
In August 2016 Kobayashi joined Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen from Júbilo Iwata in the J1 League. After his contract was not renewed at SC Heerenveen, he moved on a free transfer to Waasland-Beveren in September 2019.[1]
In September 2020, Waaslan-Beveren announced that he would transfer to Qatari club Al-Khor.[2]
In July 2021, Kobayashi joined Seoul E-Land FC of K League 2. He left the club at the end of the season through a mutual consent.
In February 2022, he joined Gangwon FC of K League 1.
Kobayashi made his first appearance for the Japan national football team in a friendly 1–2 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2010 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 7 | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2012 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 14 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | J2 League | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2016 | J1 League | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 25 | 5 | ||
| Total | 112 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | |||
| SC Heerenveen | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 34 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 2 | |||
| Waasland-Beveren | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 21 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| Al-Khor | 2020–21 | Qatar Stars League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
| Seoul E-Land | 2021 | K League 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 0 | |
| Gangwon FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 14 | 0 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 2022 | J1 League | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 3 | |
| Career total | 331 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 363 | 31 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[5]