Yoshito Okubo

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Personal information
Yoshito Okubo
Full name	Yoshito Okubo
Date of birth	June 9, 1982 (1982-06-09) (age 26)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Vissel Kobe
Youth clubs
1998-2000	Kunimi H.S.
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2005-2006 2006 2007-current	Cerezo Osaka Mallorca Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe	095 0(51) 039 00(5) 021 00(6) 042 0(19)
National team²
2003-present	Japan	029 00(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Yoshito Okubo (Japanese: 大久保嘉人, born June 9, 1982, Kanda, Fukuoka) is a Japanese football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.

He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.

He made his international debut on May 31, 2003 in a friendly against Korea Republic at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he was sent on to the pitch to replace Takayuki Suzuki. He scored his first international goal on October 17, 2007 in a friendly against Egypt at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

1 Club Career Statistics
- 1.1 In Domestic Competitions
2 National Team Career Statistics
- 2.1 National Team Career Statistics

[edit] Club Career Statistics

Last update: 26 Nov 2006

[edit] In Domestic Competitions

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals	Assists	Team Record
2001	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	1	20	2	2	16th place
2002	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	2	29	18	4	Runners-up
2003	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	1	24	16	4	9th place
2004	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	1	22	15	0	15th place
2004-05	Mallorca	Spain	1	13	3	3	17th place
2005-06	Mallorca	Spain	1	26	2	3	13th place
2006	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	1	21	6	0	17th place
2007	Vissel Kobe	Japan	1	31	14	4	10th piace

[edit] National Team Career Statistics

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Team	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
Japan	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup	Senior	3	0	0	Round 1
Japan	2004 Olympics	U-23	3	0	2	Round 1
Japan	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	0	1	0	Qualified
Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	4	0	2	-

Preceded by Lee Chun-Soo	Asian Young Footballer of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Park Chu-Young

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Vissel Kobe – current squad

1 Enomoto • 2 Nakazawa • 4 Kitamoto • 5 Komoto • 6 Kim • 7 Park • 8 Kurihara • 9 Leandro • 10 Botti • 11 Matsuhashi • 13 Okubo • 14 Sakai • 15 Uchiyama • 16 Koga • 17 Yoshida • 18 Tanaka • 19 Sudo • 20 Suzuki • 21 Mogi • 22 Baba • 23 Kondo • 24 Mihara • 25 Ishibitsu • 26 Matsuoka • 27 Kishida • 28 Toyomitsu • 29 Kishi • 30 Tokushige • 31 Masuda • 32 Yanagawa • 33 Doi • 34 Sogabe • 35 Ito • 36 Misawa • 37 Uetani • Manager: Matsuda