Yoshito OKUBO has transferred to Kawasaki Frontale
We would like to inform you that Yoshito OKUBO, who belongs to our club, has decided to transfer to Kawasaki Frontale on a permanent basis.
【Yoshito OKUBO Player Profile】
□ Position: FW
□ Date of Birth: June 9, 1982
□ Place of Birth: Fukuoka Prefecture
□ Height/Weight: 170cm/73kg
□ Blood Type: A
□ Career:
1998-2000 Nagasaki Prefectural Kunimi High School
2000 Sec. 35 Inter-High School Championships Champion, Top Scorer
◈ Toyama National Sports Festival Champion
Sec. 79 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament Champion, Top Scorer, Outstanding Player Award
2001-2004 Cerezo Osaka
2001 J.League Outstanding Rookie Award
Sec. 81 Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Tournament Runner-up
2003 J.League Outstanding Player Award, AFC Youth Player of the Year Award
Sec. 83 Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Tournament Runner-up
2004 J.League Outstanding Player Award
2005-2006.5 RCD Mallorca (Spain) *Loan Transfer
2006.6- Cerezo Osaka
2007-2008 Vissel Kobe
2007 J League Outstanding Player Award
2008 J League Outstanding Player Award
2009-2009.5 Wolfsburg (Germany)
2008-2009 Bundesliga Champion
2009.6-2012 Vissel Kobe
2013-2016 Kawasaki Frontale
2013 J League Top Scorer, Outstanding Player Award, Best Eleven
2014 J League Top Scorer, Outstanding Player Award, Best Eleven
2015 J League Top Scorer, Outstanding Player Award, Best Eleven
2016 J League Outstanding Player Award
Runner-up in the 96th Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Tournament
2017 FC Tokyo
□ Representative History:
2000 U-19 Japan National Team (Runner-up in the 32nd AFC Youth Championship Iran Tournament)
2002 U-21 Japan National Team (Participated in the 14th Asian Games Busan 2012)
2003 U-22 Japan National Team (Participated in the Athens Olympic Asia Final Qualifiers)
2003 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2003)
2004 U-23 Japan National Team (Participated in the Athens Olympics), Japan National Team
2005 Japan National Team
2007 Japan National Team
2008 Japan National Team
2009 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA World Cup South Africa Asian Final Qualifiers)
2010 Japan National Team (Reached the Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup South Africa)
2012 Japan National Team
2014 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA World Cup Brazil)
※ 60 appearances and 6 goals for the Japan national team (as of Jan 4, 2017)
□ Participation Record (as of December 28, 2017 / only during domestic club affiliation)
2017
[FC Tokyo] J1 League: 28 appearances, 8 goals / Cup competitions: 2 appearances, 1 goal / Emperor's Cup: 0 appearances, 0 goals
<Total>
J1 League: 399 appearances, 179 goals
J2 League: 29 appearances, 18 goals
Cup competitions: 33 appearances, 12 goals
Emperor's Cup: 32 appearances, 19 goals
ACL: 8 appearances, 1 goal
※ In 1999 and 2000, participated in 3 Emperor's Cup matches and scored 1 goal as Kokumi High School.
※ 2016 J.League Championship 1 game played, 0 goals scored
Player Comment
"I had a year where I faced soccer in my own way and thought about various things. It was a short period of one year, but I am grateful for the warm support and encouragement from the fans and supporters. Thank you very much."
