Yu Funabashi
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Kashima Antlers
at Kashima Antlers
1,939 days · joined 2021-02-01
Market value
€500k
Rating · 2025
5.6
Solid
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
1
clubs played for
2021
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Kashima Antlers
top club · 71 apps
Position rank · 2025
#267
goals rank
#266
assists rank
2
season goals
3
season assists
Among 483 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 2025
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2002-07-12 · 6 players total
71Appearances
2Goals
3Assists
1Yellow cards
0Red cards
7Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Yu Funabashi |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 舩橋 佑 |
| Date of birth | 2002-07-12 (23 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Kashima Antlers |
| Joined | 2021-02-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-01-31 |
| Agent | R4SE |
Jul 2025
2025 — Kashima Antlers
30 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Kashima Antlers
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Kashima Antlers
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Kashima Antlers
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Kashima Antlers
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Antlers U18 → Kashima Antlers
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 319 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.30/90
Assists1 total · 0.15/90
G+A3 total · 0.45/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Kashima Antlers
100.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | 5 | 2021 | 2025 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 604 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 604 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J. League Cup | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J. League Cup | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J. League Cup | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Antlers U18 | Kashima Antlers | Transfer | 50000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€500k
Peak€500k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€450k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikuto Hirose | 2 | 0 | 661 |
| Min-tae Kim | 2 | 0 | 604 |
| Shoma Doi | 2 | 0 | 565 |
| Keigo Tsunemoto | 2 | 0 | 504 |
| Diego Pituca | 2 | 0 | 496 |
| Everaldo | 2 | 0 | 453 |
| Arthur Caíke | 2 | 0 | 377 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J. League Cup | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 2 |
Last 50 matches for Kashima Antlers while Yu Funabashi was at the club (joined 2021-02-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2026-04-29 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-04-20 | JAP1 |
Fagiano Okayama | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–4 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Available |
| 2026-04-02 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2026-03-16 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | FC Tokyo | Available |
| 2026-02-26 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Albirex Niigata | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 4–0 | Tokyo Verdy | Available |
| 2026-02-15 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-06-30 | JAP1 |
Vissel Kobe | 3–1 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-06-26 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-06-22 | JAP1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-06-16 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata | Available |
| 2025-06-01 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Available |
| 2025-05-25 | JAP1 |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-05-19 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2025-05-15 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-05-12 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–3 | Tokyo Verdy | Available |
| 2025-05-06 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Available |
| 2025-04-28 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 4–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Available |
| 2025-04-07 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 2–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-04-03 | JAP1 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Available |
| 2025-03-17 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | JAP1 |
FC Machida Zelvia | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2024-12-08 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2024-11-30 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-11-17 | JAP1 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-11-09 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-10-19 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Available |
| 2024-10-05 | JAP1 |
Albirex Niigata | 0–4 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 3–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-09-21 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Available |
| 2024-09-14 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 2–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Available |
| 2024-08-25 | JAP1 |
Tokyo Verdy | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-08-17 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Available |
| 2024-08-11 | JAP1 |
Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2024-08-07 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-07-20 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | FC Tokyo | Available |
| 2024-07-14 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–1 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
Teams faced most often by Yu Funabashi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 23% |
| FC Tokyo | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 54% |
| Vissel Kobe | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 38% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 69% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 23% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 54% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 54% |
| Sagan Tosu | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 50% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 58% |
| Gamba Osaka | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 42% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 17% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senior debut season | |
| 2025 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J1 League
51 apps
2 G
1 A
Emperor's Cup
10 apps
0 G
1 A
J. League Cup
10 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Yu Funabashi
Who is Yu Funabashi?
Yu Funabashi is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Kashima Antlers.
How old is Yu Funabashi?
Yu Funabashi is 23 years old. He was born on July 12, 2002 in ---, Ibaraki.
What position does Yu Funabashi play?
Yu Funabashi plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Yu Funabashi play for?
Yu Funabashi currently plays for Kashima Antlers.
How many career goals has Yu Funabashi scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yu Funabashi has scored 2 goals in 71 appearances.
What is Yu Funabashi's market value?
Yu Funabashi's most recent reported market value is €500k.