is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Vissel Kobe.
Club career 1860 Munich On 6 January 2014, Osako joined German side TSV 1860 Munich for the second half of the 2014–2015 season. He scored on his debut, the opener in a 1–1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf. 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 which confirmed their relegation from the Bundesliga.
Werder Bremen On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Osako would join Werder Bremen 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 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.
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, 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, 3–1.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKashima Antlers2009J. League Division 122320105310316201027453005100378201125531334110361020123293197–104517201333191072–134224Total13940145201214543191651860 Munich2013–142. Bundesliga15600–––1561. FC Köln2014–15Bundesliga28310–00–2932015–1625120–00–2712016–1730722–00–3292017–1825410–62–326Total1081562–62–12019Werder Bremen2018–19Bundesliga21322–––2352019–2028841––203492020–2124041–––2812021–222. Bundesliga20––––20Total7511104––208715Vissel Kobe2021J1 League114––––1142022267221163–3513202334224111––392420243211210000103512Total103448422631012053Career total44011638152214261073433158
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan2013632014602015302016222017822018123201985202010202199202211Total5625
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Osako goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Yuya OsakoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 July 2013 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea 2–0 3–2 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup2 3–23 16 November 2013 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium 1–2 2–2 Friendly4 11 November 2016 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan 1–0 4–0 Friendly5 2–06 13 June 2017 Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification7 6 October 2017 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan 1–0 2–1 Friendly8 19 June 2018 Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup9 16 October 2018 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 2–1 4–3 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup10 20 November 2018 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan 3–0 4–0 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup11 9 January 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1–1 3–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup12 2–113 28 January 2019 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 1–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup14 2–015 5 September 2019 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan 1–0 2–0 2019 Kirin Challenge Cup16 30 March 2021 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan 2–0 14–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification17 5–018 13–019 28 May 2021 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan 2–0 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification20 3–021 4–022 5–023 9–024 7 September 2021 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification25 27 January 2022 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 1–0 2–0
Honours Kashima Antlers J.League Division 1: 2009 Emperor's Cup: 2010 J.League Cup: 2011, 2012 Japanese Super Cup: 2009, 2010 Suruga Bank Championship: 2012, 2013
Vissel Kobe J1 League: 2023, 2024 Emperor's Cup: 2024 J1 100 Year Vision League: 2026
Japan EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013 AFC Asian Cup Runner-up: 2019
Individual Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2023 J.League Cup MVP: 2011 J.League Cup top scorer: 2012 J1 League Monthly MVP: August 2013, May 2023, July 2023 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019 J.League Player of the Year: 2023 J.League Top Scorer: 2023 J.League Best XI: 2023, 2024 Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2023)Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards
References
External links
Yuya Osako – Yahoo! Japan sports Sponichi