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.favsports.net On November 11, 2016, Kubo debuted for the Japan national team against Oman.

Career statistics

Club
.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)" , 14 February 2013, Japan,  (p. 181 out of 266)
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKyoto Sanga2011J2 League3010320033122012201000020120131670000167Total661832006920Young Boys2013–14Swiss Super League34721003682014–15275101023872015–1629920403592016–1714524822411Total104267522413335Gent2016–17Belgian Pro League1711000017112017–183711302042112018–19200000202019–20601152123Total6222417273251. FC Nürnberg (loan)2018–19Bundesliga22110–231FC Cincinnati2020Major League Soccer193––193Career total2737015829631784

International

Japan national teamYearAppsGoals201620201792201820Total132

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

References

Other websites

Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Yamaguchi Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:J2 League players
Category:Kyoto Sanga FC players