Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林 慶行, Kobayashi Yoshiyuki, born January 27, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His brother Ryo Kobayashi is also a former footballer.
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | |||||||||
| Date of birth | January 27, 1978 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Toin Gakuen High School | |||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Komazawa University | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 1999–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 156 | (10) | |||||||
| 2006–2009 | Omiya Ardija | 91 | (10) | |||||||
| 2009 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | (0) | |||||||
| 2010–2012 | Albirex Niigata | 53 | (0) | |||||||
| Total | 310 | (20) | ||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||
Playing career
Kobayashi was born in Saitama on January 27, 1978. In 1999, when he was Komazawa University student, he joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). He became a regular player as defensive midfielder from first season. The club won the champions 2004 Emperor's Cup and 2005 Japanese Super Cup. In the same year they got relegated from the J1 League which marked his end in Tokyo. He signed for Omiya Ardija at the start of the 2006 season. As Omiya usually deployed a 4–4–2 formation, he usually played as a central/defensive midfielder. Kobayashi was the key player on the team, and at times the team's captain. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2009. In June 2009, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol. On January 14, 2010 it was announced that Kobayashi had signed for Albirex Niigata.[1] He played many matches until 2011. However he could hardly play in the match in 2012 and he retired end of 2012 season, after a fourteen-year professional career.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1999 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 2005 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| 2007 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 310 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 384 | 28 | ||
References
- "大宮アルディージャから小林 慶行選手 移籍加入のお知らせ". Albirex Niigata. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
External links
- Yoshiyuki Kobayashi at J.League (in Japanese)
- Yoshiyuki Kobayashi at WorldFootball.net