Yuki Kobayashi
Kobayashi in 2023
Personal information
Full name Yuki Kobayashi[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2018 Vissel Kobe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Vissel Kobe 56 (0)
2019 → Machida Zelvia (loan) 15 (0)
2020 → Yokohama FC (loan) 28 (2)
2023– Celtic 5 (0)
International career
2019 Japan U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023

Yuki Kobayashi (小林 友希, Kobayashi Yuki, born 18 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

Career

Vissel Kobe

Kobayashi joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe from youth team in 2018.

Celtic

On 23 November 2022, it was announced that Kobayashi would join Scottish club Celtic on a five-year deal, becoming available for registration on 1 January 2023.[3] On 18 January 2023, he made his debut for the club starting in a 4–0 victory against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.[4]

Personal life

Kobayashi was born in Hyogo Prefecture.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vissel Kobe 2018 J1 League 2 0 0 0 2 0 – – 4 0
2019 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2021 22 0 2 1 8 0 – – 32 1
2022 32 0 3 0 0 0 6[6] 1 – 41 1
Total 56 0 5 1 11 0 6 1 0 0 78 2
Machida Zelvia (loan) 2019 J2 League 15 0 0 0 – – – 15 0
Yokohama FC (loan) 2020 J1 League 28 2 0 0 2 0 – – 30 2
Celtic 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 99 2 5 1 13 0 6 1 0 0 123 4

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Yuki Kobayashi" (in Japanese). Vissel Kobe. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Celtic delighted to sign Yuki Kobayashi on five-year deal". Celtic FC. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ FC, Celtic. "Kobayashi in for debut for home clash with St Mirren". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  5. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Tokuma Suzuki Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ In the AFC Champions League, including one game in the qualifying play-offs.
  7. ^ Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links


Celtic F.C. – current squad
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