Yayoi Kobayashi

Yayoi Kobayashi (小林 弥生, Kobayashi Yayoi, born September 18, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Yayoi Kobayashi
小林 弥生
Personal information
Full name Yayoi Kobayashi
Date of birth (1981-09-18) September 18, 1981
Place of birth Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2014 Nippon TV Beleza 223 (50)
Total 223 (50)
National team
1999–2004 Japan 54 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Kobayashi was born in Tama on September 18, 1981. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1997 to 2014. In her 18 seasons, she played 223 matches in L.League. The club won L.League championship 8 times and 2nd position 10 times. She also became top scorer in 2000 season and she was selected Best Eleven in 2000 and 2001.

National team career

On March 24, 1999, when Kobayashi was 17 years old, she debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against France. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship and 2002 Asian Games. She played 54 games and scored 12 goals for Japan until 2004.[1]

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199982
200010
2001122
2002111
2003146
200481
Total5412

References
  1. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)


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