Yuya Kubo (footballer)

Yuya Kubo
久保 裕也
Personal information
Full name Yuya Kubo
Date of birth (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993
Place of birth Yamaguchi City, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Nürnberg
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2011 Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Kyoto Sanga 66 (18)
2013–2017 Young Boys 104 (26)
2017– Gent 44 (16)
2018– → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Japan U-16 2 (2)
2010–2011 Japan U-17 7 (3)
2011–2012 Japan U-18 6 (11)
2012 Japan U-19 12 (4)
2014 Japan U-21 2 (0)
2015 Japan U-22 2 (1)
2016 Japan U-23 8 (3)
2016– Japan 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 April 2018

Yuya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yūya, born 24 December 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for German club 1. FC Nürnberg, on loan from Belgian First Division A club K.A.A. Gent, and the Japan national football team.

Club career

At the age of six, Yuya Kubo started playing football for FC Yamaguchi, a local club based in his home city Yamaguchi. From 2006 to 2008, he played at the Konan Junior High School.

Kyoto Sanga

In 2009, at the age of fifteen, Kubo began to play in the Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18 team while he was still a high school student. On August 2010, he was promoted to the first-team at the age of sixteen.

In the next 2011–12 season, he mainly played for the first-team scoring 13 goals in 33 matches. He was a key player in the Kyoto Sanga F.C. team which reached the 2011 Emperor's Cup final scoring in extra time of the semi-final against Yokohama Marinos, breaking the 2–2 deadlock in a match which Sanga would go on to win 4–2.[1] He also scored in the final against F.C. Tokyo, coming off the bench as he did in the semi-final. His goal was in vain this time however, as F.C. Tokyo won the match 2–4.[2]

In the 2012–13 season, Kyoto Sanga announced an update to Kubo's contract improving it to pay him as a first team member.

Young Boys

On 18 June 2013, Kyoto Sanga announced Kubo's transfer to Swiss club BSC Young Boys.[3] He made his Swiss Super League debut on 13 July playing 19 minutes in a 2–0 win against FC Sion at the season opener. On 28 July 2013, he scored two goals and made one assist coming off the bench against FC Thun in a 3–2 win. It was his first goal in his third game in the Swiss Super League.[4]

Gent

On 25 January 2017, Kubo was acquired by Belgian club KAA Gent for a transfer fee of €3.5 million.[5] He started in all seven remaining games of the regular season, having an immediate impact by scoring five goals.[6]

Loan to 1. FC Nürnberg

In August 2018, Kubo joined Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan for the 2018–19 season. While his Gent contract was also extended, Nürnberg secured an option to sign him permanently.[7]

International career

Kubo has been involved in the Japan National Team from U-16 to U-23 level. He received his first call up to the senior team for the Kirin Challenge Cup, a friendly match against Iceland in February 2012, however he did not feature during the 90 minutes.[8] On 11 November 2016, he made his full international debut for Japan against Oman in the Kirin Challenge Cup 2016. On 23 March 2017, he scored one goal and gave one assist in 0–2 win over UAE in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. It was his first goal in his third game for Japan. On 28 March 2017, he scored one goal and added two assists in a 4–0 victory over Thailand in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2018.[9][10]
Club Season League League Cup2 Continental3 Other1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kyoto Sanga 2011 J2 League 30103300–3313
2012 2010000–201
2013 1670000–167
Young Boys 2013–14 RSL 3473200–379
2014–15 27520102–397
2015–16 2993240–3611
2016–17 1453582–2512
Gent 2016–17 JPL 75106–001711
2017–18 37113020–4211
Career total 21460171224410626182

1Includes Jupiler Pro League Championship Playoff.

2Includes Emperor's Cup and Swiss Cup.

3Includes UEFA Champions League and Europa League.

International

[11]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201620
201792
201820
Total132

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[12]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2017Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.28 March 2017Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan Thailand3–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Kyoto Sanga F.C.

International

Japan U-23

References

  1. ↑ "Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Kyoto Sanga 2 - 4". soccerway.com. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kyoto Sanga vs. Tokyo 2 - 4". soccerway.com. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ 久保裕也選手　BSCヤングボーイズへ完全移籍のお知らせ
  4. ↑ "Yuya Kubo continues scoring streak with Young Boys". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "AA Gent heeft Japanse spits Yuya Kubo beet". HLN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kubo's wonder goal puts Gent into playoffs". The Japan Times Online. 13 March 2017. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Perfekt: Nürnberg verstärkt sich mit Kubo". kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Okubo in squad for Japan friendly versus Iceland". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2013, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411161 (p. 181 out of 266)
  10. ↑ "Japan - Yuya Kubo - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
  12. ↑ "Kubo, Yuya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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