is a

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er who plays as a central-midfielder or left-winger for

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club Young Lions. Kan played for the

FC Tokyo U-23 FC Tokyo Under−23 was a Japanese Association football, football club based in Tokyo. It was the reserve team of FC Tokyo and played in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 J3 League, 2016 sea ...

and most recently Albirex Niigata (S) FC in the

, where he won the

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and helping the club win its 5th title.

Club career

FC Tokyo U-23

Kan started his senior career playing with

in 2017 which plays in the

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. He ended the season with 4 goals in 22 appearances.

Albirex Niigata

Kan joined

side

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on a free transfer from his university. He ended the season with 33 appearances for the side along with 5 goals scored.

Young Lions

Kan joined the developmental side on a free transfer from Albirex Niigata (S) as part of the Young Lions' new plan. He is joined by

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who together become the first foreigners to play for the Young Lions since 2016. On 8 April 2023, Kan scored his first goal for the club against

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Career statistics

Club

. ;Notes

International Statistics

U18 International caps

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata (S): •

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi, Kan 1999 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo University of Tsukuba alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J3 League players FC Tokyo players FC Tokyo U-23 players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Men's association football midfielders Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore