What is Yu Kobayashi?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Yu Kobayashi |image=Kobayashi Yu Kawasaki.jpg |image_size=200 |caption=Kobayashi playing for [[Kawasaki Frontale]] |fullname=Yu Kobayashi |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1987|9|23}} |birth_place=[[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]], [[Tokyo Metropolis|Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.77}} |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |clubnumber= |youthyears1=2003–2005|youthclubs1=[[Azabu University Fuchinobe High School]] |youthyears2=2006–2009|youthclubs2=[[Takushoku University]] |years1=2008|clubs1=[[Mito HollyHock]]|caps1=5|goals1=0 |years2=2010–|clubs2=[[Kawasaki Frontale]]|caps2=286|goals2=120 |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=2014–2018|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=14|nationalgoals1=2 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]}} {{Medal|W|[[J1 League]]|2017}} {{Medal|W|[[J1 League]]|2018}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|2017}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2016}} |club-update=end of the 2020 season |nationalteam-update= }} {{Nihongo|'''Yu Kobayashi'''|小林 悠|Kobayashi Yu|born September 23, 1987}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Kobayashi was born in [[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]] on September 23, 1987. When he played for [[Takushoku University]], he also played for [[J2 League]] club [[Mito HollyHock]] in 2008. After graduating from the university, he joined [[J1 League]] club [[Kawasaki Frontale]] in 2010. He became a regular player from 2011. In 2017, Kawasaki won the J1 champions first time in the club history. He also became a top scorer with 23 goals and was selected MVP award. Kawasaki won the J1 champions in 2018 and 2020. On October 10, 2014, Kobayashi debuted for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]. He played 14 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2018. ==Statistics