Yuya Osako

Yuya Osako
大迫 勇也
Osako with Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990
Place of birth Kaseda, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 8
Youth career
Bansei Soccer Sports Boys
2003–2005 Kagoshima Ikueikan Junior High School
2006–2008 Kagoshima Josei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Kashima Antlers 139 (40)
2014 1860 Munich 15 (6)
2014–2018 1. FC Köln 108 (15)
2018– Werder Bremen 6 (1)
National team‡
2009 Japan U20 7 (1)
2010 Japan U21 3 (0)
2011 Japan U22 5 (2)
2013– Japan 33 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2018

Yuya Osako (大迫 勇也, Ōsako Yūya, born 18 May 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Werder Bremen as a forward.

Career

1860 Munich

On 6 January 2014, Osako joined German side TSV 1860 Munich for the second half of the 2014–2015 season.[2][3] He scored on his debut, the opener in a 1–1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4] He finished the season with 6 goals in 15 appearances.[5]

1. FC Köln

In June 2014, Osako transferred to 1. FC Köln signing a three-year contract. It was reported Kashima Antlers received a transfer fee of €1.5 million while 1860 Munich earned €500,000.[6][5] In October 2016, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2020 with Köln.[7] On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed their relegation from the Bundesliga.[8]

Werder Bremen

On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Osako would join Werder Bremen for the 2018–19 season.[9][10] He scored on his debut on 19 August 2018, netting the first goal with a header in a 6–1 against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[11]

International

In May 2018 he was named in Japan' s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12] In the opening match against Colombia, he scored the second goal for Japan by a header, thus helping Japan become the first Asian team to beat a South American team in the World Cup history.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2018[13][14][15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kashima Antlers 2009 J. League Division 1 22320105310316
2010 27453005100378
2011 255313341103610
2012 3293197–104517
2013 33191072–134224
Total 1394014520121454319165
1860 Munich 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 15600–––156
1. FC Köln 2014–15 Bundesliga 28310–00–293
2015–16 25120–00–271
2016–17 30722–00–329
2017–18 25410006200326
Total 108156200620012019
Werder Bremen 2018–19 Bundesliga 2111–––32
Career total 2646221820122074332992

1Includes AFC Champions League.

2Includes Japanese Super Cup and Suruga Bank Championship.

International

As of 2 July 2018[16]
Japan
YearAppsGoals
201363
201460
201530
201622
201782
201881
Total338

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 July 2013Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Australia2–03–22013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2.3–2
3.16 November 2013Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium Netherlands1–22–2Friendly
4.11 November 2016Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan Oman1–04–02016 Kirin Challenge Cup
5.2–0
6.13 June 2017Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iraq1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.6 October 2017Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan New Zealand1–02–1Friendly
8.19 June 2018Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia Colombia2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Club

Kashima Antlers

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "大迫選手がTSV 1860 Münchenに移籍". Kashima Antlers (in Japanese). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Forward Osako joins Munich squad". The Japan Times. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Osako notches goal in German debut". The Japan Times. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Transfer news: Japan striker Yuya Osako joins Cologne". Sky Sports. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gerhardt bleibt dem FC treu - Absage an Benfica". kicker Online (in German). 9 June 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Warum Stöger Ibisevic-Tore mag - Osako verlängert". kicker Online (in German). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ↑ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/freiburg-cologne-line-ups-stats-pizarro-jonas-hector-nils-petersen-timo-horn-479345.jsp
  9. ↑ "Fix! Osako wechselt an die Weser". kicker Online (in German). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Yuya Osako joins SV Werder" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Yuya Osako scores in debut for Werder Bremen". The Japan Times. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  13. ↑ "Japan – Yuya Osako – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "Yuya Osako > Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
  15. ↑ "Stats Centre: Yuya Osako Facts". Guardian.co.uk.
  16. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database


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