# Yōsuke Kashiwagi

Yōsuke Kashiwagi (柏木 陽介, Kashiwagi Yōsuke, born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Gifu.

## Club career

He played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds before moving to Gifu. He won the 2017 AFC Champions League with the Reds. In 2023 announced his retired for the end of 2023 J3 League.

## National team career

In July 2007, Kashiwagi played for the Japan national U-20 team in the 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he wore the number 10 shirt and played all 4 matches as the starting offensive midfielder.
In January 2010, Kashiwagi was called up to the Japan national team for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. He debuted against Yemen on 6 January 2011.

## Club statistics

    As of 20 February 2019
| Club | Season | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | ACL | ACL | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2006 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2007 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2008 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 4 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2009 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 12 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Total | 112 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 139 | 23 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2010 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 4 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2011 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 7 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2012 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 7 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2013 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 45 | 9 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2014 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 43 | 4 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2015 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2016 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2017 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2018 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 0 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Total | 288 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 366 | 47 |
| Career total | Career total | 400 | 59 | 30 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 478 | 70 |
$^1$Includes J. League promotion/relegation Series, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

## National team statistics

    As of 2 September 2011
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan U20 |
| Japan U20 | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan U20 | 2006 | 6 | 3 |
| Japan U20 | 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| Japan U20 | Total | 12 | 3 |
| Japan U22 |
| Japan U22 | 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| Japan U22 | Total | 6 | 0 |
| Japan |
| Japan | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Japan | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Japan | 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Japan | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Japan | Total | 11 | 0 |
International appearances and goals :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 2005 |||||||
| | 23 November | KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan | Chinese Taipei U18 | 5–0 | 0 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification / Japan U18 |
| | 27 November | KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan | North Korea U18 | 1–0 | 0 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification / Japan U18 |
| 2006 |||||||
| | 29 October | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | North Korea U19 | 2–0 | 1 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 |
| | 31 October | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | Tajikistan U19 | 4–0 | 1 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 |
| | 2 November | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | Iran U19 | 1–2 | 0 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 |
| | 6 November | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | Saudi Arabia U19 | 2–1 | 0 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 |
| | 9 November | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | South Korea U19 | 2–2 | 0 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 |
| | 12 November | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | North Korea U19 | 1–1 | 1 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 |
| 2007 |||||||
| | 1 July | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada | Scotland U20 | 3–1 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 |
| | 4 July | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada | Costa Rica U20 | 1–0 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 |
| | 7 July | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada | Nigeria U20 | 0–0 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 |
| | 11 July | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada | Czech Republic U20 | 2–2 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 |
| | 22 August | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Vietnam U22 | 1–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 |
| | 8 September | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia U22 | 0–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 |
| | 12 September | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Qatar U22 | 1–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 |
| | 17 October | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar U22 | 1–2 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 |
| | 17 November | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam U22 | 4–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 |
| | 21 November | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Saudi Arabia U22 | 0–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 |
| 2010 |||||||
| 1. | 6 January | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen | Yemen | 3–2 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2011 |||||||
| 2. | 17 January | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 5–0 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| | 29 March | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | Selection of J. League | 2–1 | 0 | Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match |
| 3. | 2 September | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | North Korea | 1–0 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* J.League Division 2: 2008
Urawa Red Diamonds
* J. League Cup: 2016
* Emperor's Cup: 2018
* AFC Champions League: 2017
Japan
* AFC Asian Cup: 2011
Individual
* J.League Best XI: 2016
* AFC Champions League Best Player: 2017

## Personal life

In March 2016, he announced that he had married Nagisa Sato, a TBS announcer.