Yōsuke Kashiwagi

Yōsuke Kashiwagi (柏木 陽介, Kashiwagi Yōsuke, born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Gifu.^[3]

Yōsuke Kashiwagi
柏木 陽介

Personal information
Full name	Yōsuke Kashiwagi^[1]
Date of birth	(1987-12-15) 15 December 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Gifu
Number	42
Youth career
2003–2005	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	112	(18)
2010–2021	Urawa Red Diamonds	311	(42)
2021–	FC Gifu	37	(1)
International career
2005–2007	Japan U20	12	(3)
2007	Japan U22	6	(0)
2010–2016	Japan	11	(0)
Honours Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2007 Urawa Reds Winner AFC Champions League 2017 Runner-up J1 League 2014 Runner-up J1 League 2016 Winner J.League Cup 2016 Runner-up J.League Cup 2011 Runner-up J.League Cup 2013 Winner Emperor's Cup 2018 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2015 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar AFC U-19 Championship 2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022

Club career

He played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds before moving to Gifu. He won the 2017 AFC Champions League with the Reds.

National team career

In July 2007, Kashiwagi played for the Japan U-20 national team in the 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he wore the number 10 shirt and played all 4 matches as the starting offensive midfielder.

In January 2010, Kashiwagi was called up to the Japanese national team for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. He debuted against Yemen on the 6th of January 2011.

Club statistics

As of 20 February 2019^[4][5]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		ACL		Other^1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2005	0	0	0	0	1	0	-		-		1	0
	2006	17	1	1	0	1	0	-		-		19	1
	2007	31	5	4	1	7	0	-		2	0	44	6
	2008	31	4	4	0	-		-		-		35	4
	2009	33	8	2	1	5	3	-		-		40	12
	Total	112	18	11	2	14	3	-		2	0	139	23
Urawa Red Diamonds	2010	34	4	3	0	6	0	-		-		43	4
	2011	31	5	2	1	6	1	-		-		39	7
	2012	30	6	3	0	6	1	-		-		39	7
	2013	34	8	0	0	5	0	6	1	–		45	9
	2014	33	3	2	0	8	1	–		–		43	4
	2015	34	5	2	0	2	0	5	0	2	0	45	5
	2016	35	5	1	0	1	0	7	0	2	0	46	5
	2017	27	5	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	28	6
	2018	30	0	6	0	2	0	-		-		38	0
	Total	288	41	19	1	36	3	82	2	5	0	366	47
Career total		400	59	30	3	50	6	28	2	7	0	478	70

¹Includes J. League promotion/relegation Series, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

National team statistics

As of 2 September 2011

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U20 2005 2 0 2006 6 3 2007 4 0 Total 12 3 Japan U22 2007 6 0 Total 6 0 Japan 2010 1 0 2011 2 0 2012 1 0 2013 0 0 2014 0 0 2015 3 0 2016 4 0 Total 11 0

International appearances and goals No. Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2005 23 November KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan   Chinese Taipei U18 5–0 0 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification / Japan U18 27 November KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan   North Korea U18 1–0 0 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification / Japan U18 2006 29 October Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India   North Korea U19 2–0 1 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 31 October Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India   Tajikistan U19 4–0 1 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 2 November Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India   Iran U19 1–2 0 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 6 November Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India   Saudi Arabia U19 2–1 0 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 9 November Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India   South Korea U19 2–2 0 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 12 November Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India   North Korea U19 1–1 1 2006 AFC Youth Championship / Japan U19 2007 1 July Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada   Scotland U20 3–1 0 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 4 July Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada   Costa Rica U20 1–0 0 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 7 July Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada   Nigeria U20 0–0 0 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 11 July Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada   Czech Republic U20 2–2 0 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup / Japan U20 22 August National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   Vietnam U22 1–0 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 8 September Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia U22 0–0 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 12 September National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   Qatar U22 1–0 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 17 October Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Qatar U22 1–2 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 17 November My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam   Vietnam U22 4–0 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 21 November National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   Saudi Arabia U22 0–0 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 2010 1. 6 January Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen   Yemen 3–2 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2011 2. 17 January Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia 5–0 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup 　 29 March Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan   Selection of J. League 2–1 0 Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match^[6] 3. 2 September Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan   North Korea 1–0 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J.League Division 2: 2008

Urawa Red Diamonds

• J. League Cup: 2016
• Emperor's Cup: 2018
• AFC Champions League: 2017

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 2011

Individual

• J.League Best XI: 2016
• AFC Champions League Best Player: 2017

Personal life

In March 2016, he announced that he had married Nagisa Sato, a TBS announcer.^[7]

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
2. (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
3. "柏木陽介選手、浦和レッズ（Ｊ１）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
4. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 17 out of 289)
5. Yōsuke Kashiwagi at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. 東北地方太平洋沖地震復興支援チャリティーマッチ. Samuraiblue.jp (in Japanese). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
7. 浦和・柏木がＴＢＳ佐藤アナと入籍. Dailysports.jp (in Japanese). 3 March 2016.

External links

• – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Yōsuke Kashiwagi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yōsuke Kashiwagi at J.League () (in Japanese)
• Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese)
• Yosuke Kashiwagi at Yahoo! Japan sports (in Japanese)