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Yoshito Okubo

Yoshito Okubo

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.70 m
FootN/A
BornJune 9, 1982
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.37
goals / match
Kawasaki Frontale
top club · 186 apps

Position rank · 2021

#260
goals rank
#423
assists rank
249
season goals
34
season assists

Among 846 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.30m
peak value · 2009
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 08/09
33
best season · 2013
64 / 8
int'l caps / goals
672Appearances
249Goals
34Assists
122Yellow cards
7Red cards
106Full matches (90′)
Full nameYoshito Okubo
Name in home country大久保 嘉人
Date of birth1982-06-09 (43 yrs)
Place of birthKanda, Fukuoka, Japan, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
FootN/A
Height170.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-02-01
Contract expires
Feb 2022
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Cerezo Osaka
36 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2021
Transfer: Tokyo Verdy → Cerezo Osaka
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cerezo Osaka
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Tokyo Verdy
19 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2020
Transfer: Júbilo Iwata → Tokyo Verdy
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Júbilo Iwata
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Júbilo Iwata
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Júbilo Iwata, Kawasaki Frontale
32 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: FC Tokyo → Kawasaki Front.
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kawasaki Frontale
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — FC Tokyo
30 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2017
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → FC Tokyo
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Kawasaki Frontale
40 matches · 20 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Kawasaki Frontale
39 matches · 27 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — Kawasaki Frontale
37 matches · 20 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Kawasaki Frontale
8 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Kawasaki Frontale
45 matches · 33 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2013
Transfer: Vissel Kobe → Kawasaki Front.
12/13 · Transfer
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
2012 — Vissel Kobe
30 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2011
2011 — Vissel Kobe
32 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2010
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2010
2010 — Vissel Kobe
18 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Vissel Kobe
20 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2009
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Vissel Kobe
08/09 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jan 2009
Transfer: Vissel Kobe → VfL Wolfsburg
08/09 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2008
08/09 — VfL Wolfsburg
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Vissel Kobe
32 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Vissel Kobe
38 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2007
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Vissel Kobe
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
2006 — Cerezo Osaka
21 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: RCD Mallorca → Cerezo Osaka
06/07 · Transfer
Aug 2005
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → RCD Mallorca
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — RCD Mallorca
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2005
Transfer: RCD Mallorca → Cerezo Osaka
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → RCD Mallorca
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — RCD Mallorca
13 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
2004 — Cerezo Osaka
24 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
2003 — Cerezo Osaka
32 matches · 20 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
2002 — Cerezo Osaka
31 matches · 19 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
2001 — Cerezo Osaka
24 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2001
Transfer: Kunimi HS → Cerezo Osaka
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.30m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 308 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2021. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals7 total · 1.65/90
87
Assists1 total · 0.24/90
61
G+A8 total · 1.89/90
84
Yellow cards2 total · 0.47/90
31
9,514 min
Minutes played by club
Cerezo Osaka 21.1%
Tokyo Verdy 0.0%
Júbilo Iwata 13.9%
Kawasaki Frontale 29.5%
FC Tokyo 4.7%
Vissel Kobe 22.7%
VfL Wolfsburg 0.0%
RCD Mallorca 8.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Cerezo Osaka 7 20/21 2021 174 71 1 2,006
Tokyo Verdy 1 2020 2020 19 0 2 0
Júbilo Iwata 2 2018 2019 41 4 1 1,320
Kawasaki Frontale 7 13/14 2018 186 104 21 2,802
FC Tokyo 1 2017 2017 30 9 1 448
Vissel Kobe 6 2007 2012 170 56 7 2,159
VfL Wolfsburg 1 08/09 08/09 13 0 1 0
RCD Mallorca 2 04/05 05/06 39 5 0 779

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€375K20€750K29€1.1M39€1.5M04/05 — 3 goals (RCD Mallorca)304/0505/06 — 2 goals (RCD Mallorca)205/0608/09 — 1 assists108/0913/14 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)13/14 — 1 assists213/1417/1820/21 — 1 goals (Cerezo Osaka)120/212001 — 3 goals (Cerezo Osaka)320012002 — 19 goals (Cerezo Osaka)1920022003 — 20 goals (Cerezo Osaka)2020032004 — 15 goals (Cerezo Osaka)1520042006 — 6 goals (Cerezo Osaka)620062007 — 15 goals (Vissel Kobe)1520072008 — 12 goals (Vissel Kobe)2008 — 2 assists1420082009 — 9 goals (Vissel Kobe)920092010 — 5 goals (Vissel Kobe)2010 — 2 assists720102011 — 9 goals (Vissel Kobe)2011 — 2 assists1120112012 — 6 goals (Vissel Kobe)2012 — 1 assists720122013 — 33 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2013 — 6 assists3920132014 — 20 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2014 — 5 assists2520142015 — 27 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2015 — 4 assists3120152016 — 20 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2016 — 4 assists2420162017 — 9 goals (FC Tokyo)2017 — 1 assists1020172018 — 6 goals (Júbilo Iwata)2018 — 1 assists720182019 — 1 goals (Júbilo Iwata)2019 — 1 assists220192020 — 2 assists220202021 — 7 goals (Cerezo Osaka)2021 — 1 assists8202104/05 — €1.5M13/14 — €1M17/18 — €900KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 3304/0505/06: 2205/0608/09: 0008/0913/14: 1113/1417/18: 0017/1820/21: 1120/212001: 3320012002: 191920022003: 202020032004: 151520042006: 6620062007: 151520072008: 121220082009: 9920092010: 5520102011: 9920112012: 6620122013: 333320132014: 202020142015: 272720152016: 202020162017: 9920172018: 6620182019: 1120192020: 0020202021: 772021

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0608/09: 1108/0913/14: 1113/1417/18: 0017/1820/21: 0020/212001: 0020012002: 0020022003: 0020032004: 0020042006: 0020062007: 0020072008: 2220082009: 0020092010: 2220102011: 2220112012: 1120122013: 6620132014: 5520142015: 4420152016: 4420162017: 1120172018: 1120182019: 1120192020: 2220202021: 112021
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2021 Emperor's Cup Cerezo Osaka 2 1 0 1 0 146
2021 J. League Cup Cerezo Osaka 5 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J1 League Cerezo Osaka 29 6 1 1 0 235
2020 J2 League Tokyo Verdy 19 0 2 1 0 0
2019 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J1 League Júbilo Iwata 20 1 1 2 0 951
2018 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J1 League Júbilo Iwata 17 3 0 4 0 369
2018 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 12 2 1 0 0 262
2018 J1 Play-off Júbilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 0 0 0 45
2017 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 2 1 0 0 0 180
2017 J1 League FC Tokyo 28 8 1 3 0 268
2016 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 6 5 0 1 0 126
2016 J. League Championship Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 17 11 2 2 0 133
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 16 4 2 1 1 347
2015 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 2 0 0 0 135
2015 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 2 0 0 0 151
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 16 11 2 4 0 131
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 16 12 2 1 0 119
2014 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 2 1 1 0 174
2014 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 32 18 4 3 0 160
2013 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 3 0 0 0 102
2013 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 8 4 1 0 0 157
2013 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 33 26 5 3 0 114
2012 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 J. League Cup Vissel Kobe 3 2 0 2 0 135
2012 J.League Div.1 Vissel Kobe 26 4 1 7 0 494
2011 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 J. League Cup Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 J.League Div.1 Vissel Kobe 30 9 2 9 0 266
2010 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 1 1 0 1 0 49
2010 J.League Div.1 Vissel Kobe 17 4 2 4 1 304
2009 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 1 1 0 0 1 25
2009 J.League Div.1 Vissel Kobe 19 8 0 6 0 197
2008 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 1 1 2 0 0 67
2008 J.League Div.1 Vissel Kobe 31 11 0 8 1 249
2007 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 2 1 0 1 0 180
2007 J. League Cup Vissel Kobe 5 0 0 2 0 0
2007 J.League Div.1 Vissel Kobe 31 14 0 7 0 193
2006 J.League Div.1 Cerezo Osaka 21 6 0 3 1 236
2004 J. League Cup Cerezo Osaka 2 0 0 2 0 0
2004 J1 - 1st Stage Cerezo Osaka 11 5 0 5 0 194
2004 J1 - 2nd Stage Cerezo Osaka 11 10 0 4 0 93
2003 Emperor's Cup Cerezo Osaka 5 4 0 1 0 116
2003 J. League Cup Cerezo Osaka 3 0 0 2 0 0
2003 J1 - 1st Stage Cerezo Osaka 13 8 0 6 0 127
2003 J1 - 2nd Stage Cerezo Osaka 11 8 0 4 0 114
2002 Emperor's Cup Cerezo Osaka 2 1 0 0 0 151
2002 J.League Div.2 Cerezo Osaka 29 18 0 8 1 100
2001 Emperor's Cup Cerezo Osaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
2001 J. League Cup Cerezo Osaka 1 1 0 1 0 90
2001 J1 - 1st Stage Cerezo Osaka 10 2 0 1 1 145
2001 J1 - 2nd Stage Cerezo Osaka 10 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 AFC Champions League Cerezo Osaka 6 1 0 1 0 259
17/18 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 8 1 1 1 0 646
08/09 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 9 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 26 2 0 4 0 562
04/05 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 13 3 0 1 0 217
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2001-02-01 Kunimi HS Cerezo Osaka Transfer 0
04/05 2005-01-01 Cerezo Osaka RCD Mallorca Loan 1500000
04/05 2005-06-30 RCD Mallorca Cerezo Osaka Return from loan 1500000
05/06 2005-08-01 Cerezo Osaka RCD Mallorca Transfer 1500000
06/07 2006-07-01 RCD Mallorca Cerezo Osaka Transfer 1500000
06/07 2007-02-01 Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Transfer 1500000
08/09 2009-01-03 Vissel Kobe VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 1500000 €2.00m
08/09 2009-06-16 VfL Wolfsburg Vissel Kobe Transfer 2000000 €1.50m
12/13 2013-02-01 Vissel Kobe Kawasaki Front. Transfer 1000000
16/17 2017-01-04 Kawasaki Front. FC Tokyo Transfer 800000
17/18 2018-01-06 FC Tokyo Kawasaki Front. Transfer 700000
18/19 2018-07-16 Kawasaki Front. Júbilo Iwata Transfer 700000
19/20 2020-01-08 Júbilo Iwata Tokyo Verdy Transfer 100000
20/21 2021-01-09 Tokyo Verdy Cerezo Osaka Transfer 100000
21/22 2022-02-01 Cerezo Osaka Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Meniscus damage 2010-08-15 2010-10-15 62 13
11/12 Ankle sprain 2012-04-24 2012-05-05 12 2
12/13 Torn muscle fiber 2012-10-10 2012-10-24 15 3
14/15 Metacarpal fracture 2014-12-06 2015-01-03 29 1
16/17 Shin injury 2017-06-25 2017-08-06 43 10
20/21 Hamstring injury 2021-05-03 2021-05-24 22 3
Current€75k
Peak€2.30m
Low
Δ since start−€1.43m
€575k€1.15m€1.73m€2.30m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53813 3 2 former national player
Team #28642 1 0 former national player
Team #3435 #13 60 6 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yu Kobayashi 2 21 0
Shogo Taniguchi 2 2 0
Ryota Oshima 2 3 0
Renatinho 2 19 0
Elsinho 2 8 0
Kyohei Noborizato 2 1 0
Shintaro Kurumaya 2 3 0
Kenta Tokushige 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2013 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 26 33
2014 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 18 32
2002 J.League Div.2 Cerezo Osaka 18 29

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2013 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 5 33
2014 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 4 32
2008 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 2 1

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 RCD Mallorca Cerezo Osaka Return from loan €1.50m
04/05 2005-01-01 Cerezo Osaka RCD Mallorca Loan €1.50m

Teams faced most often by Yoshito Okubo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Yokohama FC 8 5 1 2 15 9 +6 63%
Shimizu S-Pulse 8 5 1 2 20 11 +9 63%
Shonan Bellmare 8 6 1 1 11 4 +7 75%
Sagan Tosu 8 2 3 3 10 13 -3 25%
Kashiwa Reysol 8 4 1 3 16 14 +2 50%
Urawa Red Diamonds 8 6 0 2 15 6 +9 75%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 8 6 1 1 20 7 +13 75%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 4 1 3 14 11 +3 50%
Yokohama F. Marinos 8 6 1 1 21 14 +7 75%
Kashima Antlers 8 1 4 3 11 14 -3 13%
Vegalta Sendai 8 6 1 1 16 11 +5 75%
Oita Trinita 8 4 2 2 9 6 +3 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
2004 Goal #50 (career)
2009 Goal #100 (career)
2013 Goal #150 (career)
2015 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2021 36 381 2 0 0 0.47
2020 19 0 1 0 0 0
2019 22 951 2 0 0 0.19
2018 32 676 4 0 0 0.53
2017 30 448 3 0 0 0.6
2016 40 606 4 0 1 0.74
2015 39 536 5 1 0 1.01
2014 37 334 4 0 0 1.08
2013 45 373 3 0 0 0.72
2012 30 629 9 0 0 1.29
2011 32 266 9 0 0 3.05
2010 18 353 5 0 1 1.53
2009 20 222 6 0 1 2.84
2008 32 316 8 0 1 2.56
2007 38 373 10 1 0 2.65
2006 21 236 3 1 1 1.91
2004 24 287 11 1 0 3.76
2003 32 357 13 2 0 3.78
2002 31 251 8 0 1 3.23
2001 24 235 4 0 1 1.91
20/21 6 259 1 0 0 0.35
17/18 4 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 8 646 1 0 0 0.14
05/06 26 562 4 0 0 0.64
04/05 13 217 1 0 0 0.41

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
346 apps
120 G
18 A
J1 - 1st Stage
67 apps
37 G
4 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
64 apps
34 G
4 A
Emperor's Cup
36 apps
20 G
2 A
J2 League
48 apps
18 G
2 A
J. League Cup
38 apps
12 G
2 A
LaLiga
39 apps
5 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
18 apps
2 G
1 A
Jap. Super Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Bundesliga
9 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Yoshito Okubo

Who is Yoshito Okubo?

Yoshito Okubo is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Yoshito Okubo?

Yoshito Okubo is 43 years old. He was born on June 9, 1982 in Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan.

What position does Yoshito Okubo play?

Yoshito Okubo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Yoshito Okubo play for?

Yoshito Okubo currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Yoshito Okubo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yoshito Okubo has scored 249 goals in 672 appearances.