Yoshito Ōkubo

Yoshito Ōkubo
Personal information
Full name Yoshito Ōkubo[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-09) 9 June 1982
Place of birth Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 5 ft 6.9 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Júbilo Iwata
Number 22
Youth career
1998–2000 Kunimi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Cerezo Osaka 116 (57)
2005–2006 → Mallorca (loan) 39 (5)
2007–2008 Vissel Kobe 62 (25)
2009 VfL Wolfsburg 9 (0)
2009–2012 Vissel Kobe 98 (29)
2013–2016 Kawasaki Frontale 130 (82)
2017 FC Tokyo 28 (8)
2018 Kawasaki Frontale 12 (2)
2018– Júbilo Iwata 0 (0)
National team
2004 Japan U-23 3 (2)
2003–2014[2] Japan 60 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2018

Yoshito Ōkubo (大久保 嘉人, Ōkubo Yoshito, born 9 June 1982, Kanda, Fukuoka) is a Japanese football player, he is a forward and currently plays for Júbilo Iwata.[3][4]

Career

On 3 January 2009, Vissel announced his transfer to VfL Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga.[5] After just six months with VfL Wolfsburg, he returned to Vissel Kobe. Upon his return, he became the first Japanese striker who won the German Bundesliga title.

After Vissel Kobe was relegated to the J. League Division 2 in 2013 season, Okubo transferred to Kawasaki Frontale. An ever-present figure and a regular starting eleven in Kawasaki, he scored 26 goals in his debut season in the Kanagawa Prefecture football club and cliched top scorer of 2013 J. League Division 1 season.

At the end of 2016 season and before J. League Championship, Okubo announced he'll leave Kawasaki Frontale to sign for FC Tokyo in 2017.[6] After surprisingly coming back to Kawasaki, Okubo opted to sign for Júbilo Iwata, quoting lack of space in Kawasaki's line-up.[7]

International career

Okubo was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.

He made his international debut on 31 May 2003 in a friendly against Korea Republic at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he was sent on to the pitch to replace Takayuki Suzuki.[2] Okubo scored his first international goal on 17 October 2007 in a friendly against Egypt at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.[2]

Okubo's selection for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was the big surprise of coach Alberto Zaccheroni's squad announcement. The forward had previously played just once for the coach in four years.[8]

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.[9][10]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other Total
2001Cerezo OsakaJ1 League2023011––243
2002J2 League291821–––3119
2003J1 League24165430––3220
200422151020––2515
Spain League Copa del Rey League Cup UEFA Other Total
2004-05R.C.D. MallorcaLa Liga133––––133
2005-0626211–––273
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other Total
2006Cerezo OsakaJ1 League216––––216
2007Vissel Kobe31142150––3815
2008311111–––3212
Germany League DFB-Pokal League Cup UEFA Other Total
2008-09WolfsburgBundesliga9020–20–130
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other1 Total
2009Vissel KobeJ1 League19811–––209
20101741100––185
20113091010––329
20122641032––306
2013Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League33264384––4533
20143218104281–4521
201532232222––3627
201633156500–104020
2017FC Tokyo2880021––309
2018Kawasaki Frontale12200004011173
Júbilo Iwata0000–––00
Spain 39511–––406
Germany 9020–20–130
Japan 4391763119311212121434194
Career total 4171723220311214121488201

1Includes J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

National team statistics

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2003140
200430
200520
200600
200722
2008123
200990
2010110
201100
201210
201300
201461
Total606

International goal

[2]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 2007Osaka, Japan Egypt4–1Won2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
2.17 October 2007Osaka, Japan Egypt4–1Won2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
3.6 February 2008Saitama, Japan Thailand4–1Won2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.2 June 2008Yokohama, Japan Oman3–0Won2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.13 November 2008Kobe, Japan Syria3–1WonFriendly
6.6 June 2014Florida, United States Zambia4–3WonFriendly

Honours

Club

VfL Wolfsburg

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "OKUBO Yoshito". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Stats Centre: Yoshito Okubo Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "大久保 嘉人：川崎フロンターレ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  5. ↑ ＦＷ大久保嘉人選手の海外移籍について (in Japanese). vissel-kobe.co.jp. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.hochi.co.jp/soccer/national/20161107-OHT1T50135.html
  7. ↑ http://www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp/newslist/detail/?nw_seq=6127
  8. ↑ McKirdy, Andrew (12 May 2014). "Zaccheroni chooses Okubo for World Cup". Japan Times. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 8 out of 289)
  10. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 177 out of 289)
  11. ↑ "Mahdavikia scoops Asian best player award". FIFA. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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