is a Japanese professional

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who plays for

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and the Japan national team as a forward.

Club career

1860 Munich

On 6 January 2014, Osako joined German side

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for the second half of the 2014–2015 season. He scored on his debut, the opener in a 1–1 draw against

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. He finished the season with 6 goals in 15 appearances.

1. FC Köln

In June 2014, Osako transferred to 1. FC Köln signing a three-year contract. It was reported Kashima Antlers received a transfer fee of €1.5 million while 1860 Munich earned €500,000. In October 2016, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2020 with Köln. On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to

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which confirmed their relegation from the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen

On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Osako would join

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for the 2018–19 season. He scored on his debut on 19 August 2018, netting the first goal with a header in a 6–1 win against

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in the first round of the

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. In February 2019, he was voted the 2018 Japanese Footballer of the Year.

Vissel Kobe

Osako returned to Japan in August 2021, joining

International career

In May 2018, he was named in the Japan national team's preliminary squad for the

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in Russia. In the opening match against Colombia, he scored the second goal for Japan by a header, thus helping Japan become the first Asian team to beat a South American team in the World Cup history. He also appeared for Japan in the

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hosted by the

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. He scored four goals to help them reach the final, where they eventually lost to

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, 3–1.

Career statistics

Club

¹Includes AFC Champions League.

²Includes

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, Suruga Bank Championship and

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relegation play-offs.

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Osako goal''.

Honours

Kashima Antlers * J.League Division 1: 2009 * Emperor's Cup: 2010 *

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: 2011,

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: 2009, 2010 * Suruga Bank Championship:

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Japan *

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* AFC Asian Cup Runner-up:

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Individual * Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2018 * J.League Cup MVP: 2011 * J.League Cup top scorer:

* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osako, Yuya 1990 births Living people Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese footballers Association football forwards Kashima Antlers players TSV 1860 Munich players 1. FC Köln players SV Werder Bremen players Vissel Kobe players J1 League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Japanese Footballer of the Year winners Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany