We would like to inform you that Yoshito OKUBO, who belongs to our club, has decided to transfer to Kawasaki Frontale on a permanent basis.
 

【Yu OKUBO Player Profile】
□ Position: FW
□ Date of Birth: June 9, 1982
□ Hometown: Fukuoka Prefecture
□ Height/Weight: 170cm/73kg
□ Blood Type: A

□ Career:
1998-2000 Nagasaki Prefectural Kunimi High School
2000 35th Inter High School Championship winner, top scorer
　　　　　 ◈Toyama National Games winner
　　　　　 79th National High School Soccer Championship winner, top scorer, excellent player award
2001-2004 Cerezo Osaka
2001 J-League Excellent Rookie Award
　　　　　 81st Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship runner-up
2003 J-League Excellent Player Award, AFC Youth Player of the Year Award
　　　　　 83rd Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship runner-up
2004 J-League Excellent Player Award
2005-2006.5 RCD Mallorca (Spain) *Loan
2006.6- Cerezo Osaka
2007-2008 Vissel Kobe
　2007 J-League Excellent Player Award
　2008 J-League Excellent Player Award
2009-2009.5 VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
　2008-2009 Bundesliga Champion
2009.6-2012 Vissel Kobe
2013-2016 Kawasaki Frontale
　2013 J-League Top Scorer, Excellent Player Award, Best Eleven
　2014 J-League Top Scorer, Excellent Player Award, Best Eleven
　2015 J-League Top Scorer, Excellent Player Award, Best Eleven
　2016 J-League Excellent Player Award
　　　　　Runner-up of the 96th Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship
2017   FC Tokyo
 

□ Representative History:
2000 U-19 Japan National Team (Runner-up in the 32nd AFC Youth Championship Iran Tournament)
2002 U-21 Japan National Team (Participated in the 14th Asian Games Busan 2012)
2003 U-22 Japan National Team (Participated in the Athens Olympic Asia Final Qualifiers)
2003 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2003)
2004 U-23 Japan National Team (Participated in the Athens Olympics), Japan National Team
2005 Japan National Team
2007 Japan National Team
2008 Japan National Team
2009 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA World Cup South Africa Asian Final Qualifiers)
2010 Japan National Team (Reached the Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup South Africa)
2012 Japan National Team
2014 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA World Cup Brazil)
※ 60 appearances and 6 goals for the Japan national team (as of Jan 4, 2017)

□ Participation Record (as of December 28, 2017 / only during domestic club affiliation)
2017
【FC Tokyo】J1 League 28 matches played, 8 goals scored / Cup matches 2 matches played, 1 goal scored / Emperor's Cup 0 matches played, 0 goals scored
＜Total＞
J1 League 399 matches played, 179 goals scored
J2 League 29 matches played, 18 goals scored
Cup matches 33 matches played, 12 goals scored
Emperor's Cup 32 matches played, 19 goals scored
ACL 8 matches played, 1 goal scored
※ In 1999 and 2000, participated in 3 Emperor's Cup matches and scored 1 goal as Kokumi High School.
※ 2016 J.League Championship 1 game played, 0 goals scored

Player Comment
"I had a year where I faced soccer in my own way and thought about various things. It was a short period of one year, but I am grateful for the warm support and encouragement from the fans and supporters. Thank you very much."