Yoshito Ōkubo

Yoshito Ōkubo

Personal information
Full name	Yoshito Ōkubo
Date of birth	June 9, 1982 (1982-06-09)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	5 ft 6.9 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Striker, Second striker
Club information
Current club	Vissel Kobe
Number	13
Youth career
1998–2000	Kunimi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2006	Cerezo Osaka	116	(57)
2005–2006	→Mallorca (loan)	39	(5)
2007–2008	Vissel Kobe	62	(25)
2009	VfL Wolfsburg	9	(0)
2009–	Vissel Kobe	38	(14)
National team‡
2003–	Japan	54	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:25, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

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

Career

On January 3, 2009, Vissel announced his transfer to VfL Wolfsburg of the 1. Bundesliga. and turned after just six months back to Vissel Kobe There he became the first Japanese striker who won the German Bundesliga title.

Statistics

update 11 March 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2001	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 1	20	2	3	0	1	1	-		24	3
2002		J. League 2	29	18	2	1	-		-		31	19
2003		J. League 1	24	16	5	4	3	0	-		32	20
2004			22	15	1	0	2	0	-		25	15
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2004/05	Mallorca	La Liga	13	3	0	0	-		-		13	3
2005/06			26	2	1	1	-		-		27	3
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2006	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 1	21	6	0	0	0	0	-		21	6
2007	Vissel Kobe	J. League 1	31	14	2	1	5	0	-		38	15
2008			31	11	0	0	1	1	-		32	12
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2008/09	Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	9	0	2	0	-		2	0	13	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Vissel Kobe	J. League 1	19	8	1	1	-		-		20	9
2010			17	4	1	1	-		-		18	5
2011			20	7	-	-	-		-		20	7
Country	Japan		233	101	16	9	11	1	0	0	261	111
	Spain		39	5	1	1	-		-		40	6
	Germany		9	0	2	0	-		2	0	13	0
Total			281	106	19	10	11	1	2	0	316	117

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	14	0
2004	3	0
2005	2	0
2006	0	0
2007	2	2
2008	12	3
2009	9	0
2010	11	0
2011	0	0
2012	1	0
Total	54	5

International career

Okubo 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. Okubo scored his first international goal on October 17, 2007 in a friendly against Egypt at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

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

Goals for senior national team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 17, 2007	Osaka, Japan	Egypt	4-1	Won	2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
2.	October 17, 2007	Osaka, Japan	Egypt	4-1	Won	2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
3.	February 6, 2008	Saitama, Japan	Thailand	4-1	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	June 2, 2008	Yokohama, Japan	Oman	3-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	November 13, 2008	Kobe, Japan	Syria	3-1	Won	Friendly

Honours

Team

VfL Wolfsburg

• Fußball-Bundesliga : 2008-09

Individual

• Asian Young Footballer of the Year - 2003

References

http://vissel-kobe.co.jp/first-team/okubo.html

External links

• Official site
• Real Mallorca bio (Spanish)