Daigo Kobayashi
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Daigo Kobayashi with Stabæk in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Shimizu Commercial High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 104 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Omiya Ardija | 90 | (14) |
| 2009 | → Stabæk (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2010 | Iraklis | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | (0) |
| 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | (2) |
| 2014– | New England Revolution | 52 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | Japan U20 | ||
| 2006– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 17 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Daigo Kobayashi (born 19 February 1983) is a Japanese football player, who plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
Career
He started up his professional career at Tokyo Verdy where he won the Emperor's Cup in 2004 and the Super Cup in 2005.[1] In the same year they were relegated from the J-League, which marked his end in Tokyo. He signed for Omiya Ardija at the start of the 2006 season and quickly became their star player.[2] After the 2006 FIFA World Cup he played his first and only international match.
The club's successes were limited and after the 2008 season, he was offered the chance to go on trial at Norwegian club Stabæk. His trial was a success, and in February 2009 he was loaned out to the Norwegian champions.[3] He was given the number 10 shirt, which had recently been worn by Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.[4]
On 8 March, he made his official debut for Stabæk in the 2009 Super Cup where the league champions won 3–1 against cup champions Vålerenga, with Kobayashi playing an important part, getting on the score-sheet with a free kick and showing trickery with the ball. Stabæk decided to not to buy him at the end of the season.
On 27 January 2010, Kobayashi signed on a free transfer to the Greek team Iraklis for 18 months.[5] Kobayashi only appeared in 15 matches for Iraklis. At the end of the 2010–11 season he returned to Japan, signing a deal with Shimizu S-Pulse.
During January 2013 he went on trial with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the MLS.[6] He impressed during his trial stint and signed with the club for the 2013 season. The club declined to offer him a contract for the 2014 season and his rights were traded to New England Revolution before the start of the season in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[7]
In late 2015, Kobayashi received his U.S. green card, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[8]
National team
He represented Japan U20 at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, where they reached the quarter-finals before being beaten by eventual champions Brazil. He did not start their first group game, a loss against Colombia, but he started the next two which they won to secure a top spot, including a win against England. He further played in the round of 16 win against South Korea, but had to be replaced early in the quarter finals.[9] He also represented Japan U20 at the AFC Youth Championship in 2002, where they came second, after losing 1–0 in against South Korea in the final.
He made his first cap for Japan in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago on 9 August 2006, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Koji Yamase[10]
Career statistics
As of 5 February 2013 [11][12][13][14]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Other tournament | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | – | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2005 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2007 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2008 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 40 | 4 | |||
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009 | Stabæk | Tippeligaen | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 13 |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Iraklis | Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| Canada | League | Canadian Championship | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps | MLS | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 3 | ||
| Total | Japan | 223 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 29 | |
| Norway | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Greece | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Canada | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 369 | 45 | ||
- Also played 1 (2005) Japanese Super Cup game.
International
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
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Individual
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References
- ↑ "Daigo's Diary". goo blog.
- ↑ "Interview with Mike Furtho on Daigo Kobayashi". JapaneseSoccer.net.
- ↑ "Here is Stabæk's new number 10" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 11 February 2009.
- ↑ "Meet our new player at Thursday" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009.
- ↑ "Iraklis sign Japanese star". Ontheminute.com. 2 February 2010.
- ↑ "Whitecaps: Rennie looks to J-League for midfield linchpin". 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC deal Daigo Kobayashi's MLS rights to New England Revolution | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Revolution Transfers 2015: Daigo Kobayashi has a Green Card - The Bent Musket". The Bent Musket. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Daigo KOBAYASHI". FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Japan 2 – 0 Trinidad & Tobago". WorldSoccerNews.com. August 2006.
- ↑ "Kobayashi career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Daigo Kobayashi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Kobayashi Stabæk stats" (in Norwegian). NIFS. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Kobayashi UEFA stats". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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