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| Photo = Yuki Kobayashi SNS Capture |
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| Photo = Yuki Kobayashi SNS Capture |
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A former Japanese national team player who is the same age as Son Heung-min continues his career in the amateur league.
Japan's Football Zone shed light on Yuki Kobayashi's situation on the 16th (Korea time) 'It transferred from J League 1 to JFL (fourth division, amateur league), and the collision and consciousness difference felt by a former Japanese national team player'
Football Zone won 1-0 against Creasang Shinjuku on the 15th. The game attracted 16,755 spectators, the largest in JFL history. Kobayashi reflected on the match and recalled that it was good. 'Kobayashi, who played in the Netherlands, Belgium and elsewhere and joined Vissel Kobe in 2022, also played for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in 2023 and 2024, but it was his first time playing at the stadium.'"
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Born in 1992, Kobayashi started his career with Tokyo Verdi in 2011 and began playing for Jubilo Iwata. Afterwards, he moved to Herenven, a member of the Dutch club Erebidic, and entered the European stage. He even experienced the Japanese national team. He played a total of eight games for the Japanese national team, and his last appearance on the national team was in June 2019.
Kobayashi, who left Herenben and transferred to Alcor, Qatar via Beberon, Belgium, later headed to the K League in 2021. It surprised everyone because it was the entry of a player who played in both the J League and overseas leagues into Korea. However, Kobayashi played for Seoul E-Land and Gangwon FC in the K-League, but did not show much performance, played about 20 games and moved to Vissel Kobe, returning to the Japanese stage.
After that, Kobayashi, who played only 13 games for Vissel Kobe, will head to another J-League 1 club, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, ahead of the 2023 season. In two seasons, Kobayashi played about 53 games, but his performance was minimal. Sapporo was also demoted to 19th place in the 2024 season, and Kobayashi will also leave the team.
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Kobayashi made an amazing choice to leave Sapporo and continue his career. He joined an amateur team. He headed to Iwate, a member of the JFL. However, the experience of playing for JFL was not easy for him as a professional. The level of the game was also very different from the level he experienced. There were also reported conflicts with players in the team. `It's not a big deal because there's any team in there,' he said. `Young people can be a pushover. You have to be nice to veteran players There is no such thing."
In an interview after his recent team win, Kobayashi also revealed the difficulty of adapting to the JFL league. As for playing for the JFL, "I have to accept myself to be here. I am playing soccer while playing that well. I'm not old enough to set a goal, so I just work hard every day," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
