Yuya Osako


Yuya Osako is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Japan national team as a forward.

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.

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Japan'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, 1–3.

Career statistics

Club

1Includes AFC Champions League.
2Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and Bundesliga relegation play-offs.

International

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 July 2013Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea2–03–22013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2.25 July 2013Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea3–23–22013 EAFF East Asian Cup
3.16 November 2013Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium1–22–2Friendly
4.11 November 2016Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan1–04–0Friendly
5.11 November 2016Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan2–04–0Friendly
6.13 June 2017Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.6 October 2017Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan1–02–1Friendly
8.19 June 2018Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup
9.16 October 2018Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan2–14–32018 Kirin Challenge Cup
10.20 November 2018Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan3–04–02018 Kirin Challenge Cup
11.9 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–13–22019 AFC Asian Cup
12.9 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates2–13–22019 AFC Asian Cup
13.28 January 2019Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates1–03–02019 AFC Asian Cup
14.28 January 2019Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates2–03–02019 AFC Asian Cup
15.5 September 2019Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan1–02–02019 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Kashima Antlers
Japan
Individual