is a Japanese professional
footballer
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who plays for
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matc ...
and the
Japan national team as a
forward.
Club career
1860 Munich
On 6 January 2014, Osako joined German side
TSV 1860 Munich
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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
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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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
SC Freiburg
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which confirmed their relegation from the Bundesliga.
Werder Bremen
On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Osako would join
Werder Bremen
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for the 2018–19 SV Werder Bremen season, 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 Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.
In February 2019, he was voted the 2018 Japanese Footballer of the Year.
Vissel Kobe
Osako returned to Japan in August 2021, joining
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matc ...
.
International career
In May 2018, he was named in the
Japan national team's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the opening match against Colombia national football team, 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 2019 AFC Asian Cup hosted by the United Arab Emirates. He scored four goals to help them reach the final, where they eventually lost to Qatar national football team, Qatar, 3–1.
Career statistics
Club
1Includes AFC Champions League.
2Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and Bundesliga 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 J.League Division 1, 2009
* Emperor's Cup: 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2010
* J.League Cup: 2011 J.League Cup, 2011, 2012 J.League Cup, 2012
* Japanese Super Cup: Japanese Super Cup#Results, 2009, 2010
* Suruga Bank Championship: 2012 Suruga Bank Championship, 2012, 2013 Suruga Bank Championship, 2013
Japan
* EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, 2013
* AFC Asian Cup Runner-up: 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019
Individual
* Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2018
* J.League Cup, J.League Cup MVP: 2011 J. League Cup, 2011
* J.League Cup, J.League Cup top scorer: 2012 J.League Cup, 2012
* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019
References
External links
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Yuya Osako– Yahoo! Japan sports
Sponichi
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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