Yuya Kubo (footballer)

Yuya Kubo

Personal information
Full name	Yuya Kubo
Date of birth	24 December 1993
Place of birth	Yamaguchi City, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker, Forward
Club information
Current team	BSC Young Boys
Number	31
Youth career
2009–2011	Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–2013	Kyoto Sanga	66	(18)
2013–	Young Boys	87	(19)
National team^‡
2009–2010	Japan U16	2	(2)
2010–2011	Japan U17	7	(3)
2011–2012	Japan U18	6	(11)
2012	Japan U19	12	(14)
2015–	Japan U23	8	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:16, 5 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2016

Yuya Kubo (久保 裕也 Kubo Yūya, born 24 December 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.

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 in Konan Junior High School.

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

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.^[3]

In the 2012-13 season, Kyoto Sanga announced an update to Kubo's contract; this time it was improved to pay him as a first team member.

On 18 June 2013, Kyoto Sanga announced his transfer to BSC Young Boys, the Swiss club.^[4] He made his Swiss Super League debut on 13 July playing 19 minutes in a 2–0 lead against FC Sion at the season opener. On 28 July 2013, he scored 2 goals and 1 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.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2015^[6]

Club

Club	Season	League	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Asia/Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kyoto Sanga F.C.	2011	J2 League	30	10	3	3	-		0	0	33	13
	2012		20	1	0	0	-		0	0	20	1
	2013		16	7	0	0	-		0	0	16	7
	Total		66	18	3	3	-		0	0	69	21
BSC Young Boys	2013–14	Swiss Super League	34	7	3	2	-		0	0	37	9
	2014–15		27	5	1	0	-		10	2	38	7
	2015–16		26	7	2	0	-		4	0	32	7
	Total		87	19	6	2	-		14	2	107	23
Career total			153	37	19	5	-		14	2	176	44

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and Swiss Cup.

²Includes J. League Cup.

Honours

Club

Kyoto Sanga F.C.

• Emperor's Cup Runner-up : 2011

International

Japan U-23

• AFC U-23 Championship Champions: 2016

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. "Okubo in squad for Japan friendly versus Iceland". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. 久保裕也選手　BSCヤングボーイズへ完全移籍のお知らせ
5. "Yuya Kubo continues scoring streak with Young Boys". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
6. "Japan - Yuya Kubo - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.

External links

• Yuya Kubo at BSC Young Boys Official Website (German)