Yuzo Kobayashi

Yuzo Kobayashi
小林祐三
Personal information
Full name	Yuzo Kobayashi
Date of birth	15 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Hamura, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2001–2003	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2010	Kashiwa Reysol
2011–2016	Yokohama F. Marinos
2017–2020	Sagan Tosu
2021	Criacao Shinjuku
Total
International career
2005	Japan U-20
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
Yokohama F. Marinos
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2021 season

Yuzo Kobayashi (小林祐三, Kobayashi Yūzō, born 15 November 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

National team career

In June 2005, Kobayashi was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full time in all 4 matches as defensive midfielder.^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3]^[4]
Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC		Total
2004	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	9	0	0	0	1	0	-		10	0
2005		J1 League	19	1	2	0	2	0	-		23	1
2006		J2 League	41	1	1	0	-		-		42	1
2007		J1 League	25	0	0	0	6	0	-		31	0
2008			31	1	5	0	6	0	-		42	1
2009			29	0	2	0	6	0	-		37	0
2010		J2 League	29	0	2	0	-		-		31	0
2011	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	32	1	5	0	4	0	-		41	1
2012			30	0	4	0	4	0	-		38	0
2013			33	0	5	0	9	0	-		47	0
2014			27	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	35	0
2015			32	2	3	0	3	0	-		38	2
2016			33	0	5	0	6	0	-		44	0
2017	Sagan Tosu		19	0	2	0	1	0	-		22	0
2018			25	0	3	0	0	0	-		28	0
2019			16	0	0	0	1	0	-		17	0
2020			5	0	0	0	1	0	-		6	0
2021	Criacao Shinjuku	KSL	16	0	-		-		-		16	0
Total			451	6	39	0	52	0	6	0	548	6

^ Yuzo Kobayashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
^ Yuzo Kobayashi – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 66 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 59 out of 289)