Yuya Kubo

is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

## Biography

Kubo was born in Yamaguchi on December 24, 1993. He joined J2 League club Kyoto Sanga FC from their youth team in 2011. Kyoto won the 2nd place in the 2011 Emperor's Cup. In June 2013, he moved to Swiss Super League club Young Boys. He played for the club 104 matches and scored 26 goals. In January 2017, he moved to Belgian First Division A club Gent. He played many matches in 2 seasons. In August 2018, he moved to German Bundesliga club Nürnberg on loan. However Nurnberg was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2018/19 season. In June 2019, he returned to Gent. In January 2020, he moved to Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

In 2016, Kubo played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. However he could not play in the 2016 Summer Olympics because BSC Young Boys deny his dispatch. On November 11, 2016, Kubo debuted for the Japan national team against Oman.

### Club

.
|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Kyoto Sanga|2011|rowspan="3"|J2 League|30|10|3|2|0|0|33|12|
|2012|20|1|0|0|0|0|20|1|||||
|2013|16|7|0|0|0|0|16|7|||||
|rowspan="5"|Young Boys|2013–14|rowspan="4"|Swiss Super League|34|7|2|1|0|0|36|8|
|2014–15|27|5|1|0|10|2|38|7|||||
|2015–16|29|9|2|0|4|0|35|9|||||
|2016–17|14|5|2|4|8|2|24|11|||||
|rowspan="5"|Gent|2016–17|rowspan="4"|Belgian Pro League|17|11|0|0|0|0|17|11|
|2017–18|37|11|3|0|2|0|42|11|||||
|2018–19|2|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|||||
|2019–20|6|0|1|1|5|2|12|3|||||
|1. FC Nürnberg (loan)|2018–19|Bundesliga|22|1|1|0|–|23|1||||
|FC Cincinnati|2020|Major League Soccer|19|3|–|–|19|3|||||

### International

|colspan="3"|Japan national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|2016|2|0|
|2017|9|2|
|2018|2|0|

### International goals

- _Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first._

|No|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|23 March 2017|Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates||**1**–0|2–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|2.|28 March 2017|Saitama Stadium,  Saitama, Japan||**3**–0|4–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|

## Honours

**Kyoto Sanga FC**
- Emperor's Cup Runner-up : 2011

**Japan U-23**
- AFC U-23 Championship Champions: 2016

**FC Cincinnati**
- Supporters' Shield: 2023

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Yuya Kubo
- **image**: YB vs. FCL - Kubo 2.jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Kubo at BSC Young Boys, Young Boys in 2014
- **full name**: Yuya Kubo
- **birth place**: Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi City, Japan
- **currentclub**: FC Cincinnati
- **clubnumber**: 7
- **position**: Midfielder, Centre forward, forward
- **youthyears1**: 2009–2011
- **youthclubs1**: Kyoto Sanga FC, Kyoto Sanga
- **years1**: 2011–2013
- **clubs1**: Kyoto Sanga FC, Kyoto Sanga
- **caps1**: 66
- **goals1**: 18
- **years2**: 2013–2017
- **clubs2**: BSC Young Boys, Young Boys
- **caps2**: 104
- **goals2**: 26
- **years3**: 2017–2020
- **clubs3**: K.A.A. Gent, Gent
- **caps3**: 62
- **goals3**: 22
- **years4**: 2018–2019
- **clubs4**: → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
- **caps4**: 22
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2020–
- **clubs5**: FC Cincinnati
- **caps5**: 110
- **goals5**: 7
- **nationalyears1**: 2009–2010
- **nationalteam1**: Japan national under-16 football team, Japan U-16
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 2
- **nationalyears2**: 2010–2011
- **nationalteam2**: Japan national under-17 football team, Japan U-17
- **nationalcaps2**: 7
- **nationalgoals2**: 3
- **nationalyears3**: 2011–2012
- **nationalteam3**: Japan national under-20 football team, Japan U-18
- **nationalcaps3**: 6
- **nationalgoals3**: 11
- **nationalyears4**: 2012
- **nationalteam4**: Japan national under-20 football team, Japan U-19
- **nationalcaps4**: 12
- **nationalgoals4**: 4
- **nationalyears5**: 2014
- **nationalteam5**: Japan national under-23 football team, Japan U-21
- **nationalcaps5**: 2
- **nationalgoals5**: 0
- **nationalyears6**: 2015
- **nationalteam6**: Japan national under-23 football team, Japan U-22
- **nationalcaps6**: 2
- **nationalgoals6**: 1
- **nationalyears7**: 2016
- **nationalteam7**: Japan national under-23 football team, Japan U-23
- **nationalcaps7**: 8
- **nationalgoals7**: 3
- **nationalyears8**: 2016–
- **nationalteam8**: Japan national football team, Japan
- **nationalcaps8**: 13
- **nationalgoals8**: 2
- **pcupdate**: 28 April 2024