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YUYA OSAKO

Vissel Kobe's Yuya Osako scored 22 goals on his way to winning MVP honors.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2023
Top scorer Yuya Osako named MVP after Kobe's first J1 title
The 33-year-old scored 22 goals as he started all but two of the 34 J1 games for Kobe.
Vissel Kobe players and fans celebrate the team's J1 title on Saturday at Noevir Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 26, 2023
Vissel Kobe found own style and bucked adversity in rise to top
Kobe's maiden J. League title was also the culmination of a sometimes turbulent 28-year journey.
Vissel Kobe players celebrate the club's first top-flight J. League title on Saturday.
SOCCER
Nov 25, 2023
Vissel Kobe win first J. League top division title
Kobe moved up to 68 points with a win over Nagoya Grampus to seal the championship.
Kobe's Yuya Osako celebrates after his goal against Reds at Saitama Stadium on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 13, 2023
Yuya Osako scores dramatic winner to keep Kobe atop J. League
Osako scored a stoppage-time winner from 40 meters as Kobe retained a two-point lead at the top of the J. League first division.
Yuya Osako leads the J. League first division with 18 goals.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 20, 2023
Vissel's Yuya Osako evens the score with Reysol
The result dropped Vissel into second place on 48 points, two back of defending champions Yokohama F. Marinos.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 23, 2023
Vissel moves one point clear thank to Yuya Osako double
The former Japan international took his tally to a J1-leading 16 goals this term as Vissel, playing its game in hand, moved up to 44 points.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 1, 2022
Hajime Moriyasu announces Japan squad for World Cup
Head coach Hajime Moriyasu has placed his faith in an established core of players but omitted several of Japan's current European standouts and World cup veterans.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 17, 2022
Shorthanded Antlers salvage draw against Vissel
The result at Ibaraki Prefecture's Kashima Stadium snapped relegation-threatened Vissel's three-game win streak.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 7, 2022
Yuya Osako's injury-time winner lifts Kobe off bottom of J. League table
Yuya Osako struck the winner in injury time as Vissel Kobe moved from the foot of the J-League first-division standings with a 2-1 victory over fellow strugglers Shimizu S-Pulse on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 28, 2022
Japan beats China to remain second in World Cup qualifying group
The win at Saitama Stadium kept manager Hajime Moriyasu's side second in the group with 15 points from seven games.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 28, 2021
Japan smashes Myanmar to reach next World Cup qualifying round
Five goals from Yuya Osako highlighted Friday's nearly effortless victory by the Samurai Blue behind closed doors at Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 30, 2021
Japan dominates from start to finish in 14-goal rout of Mongolia
Yuya Osako netted a hat trick and three players scored second-half braces as the Samurai Blue all but booked advancement to the next round of World Cup qualifying.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 19, 2020
Werder Bremen's Yuya Osako returns to pitch in loss on 30th birthday
Japan striker Yuya Osako was unable to make a winning return to the pitch Monday on his 30th birthday as Werder Bremen slumped to a 4-1 home defeat by title-chasing Bayer Leverkusen in the resumed German first division.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 5, 2019
Japan sets tone with two first-half goals in victory over Paraguay
Japan heads into its first game of World Cup qualifying next week on a high after knocking off Paraguay 2-0 Thursday in a friendly.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2019
Keito Nakamura, FC Twente fend off late attack from Ritsu Doan's Groningen
Japanese forward Keito Nakamura scored for the second straight match to help FC Twente withstand a late goal from Ritsu Doan en route to a 3-1 away win over nine-man Groningen in the Dutch first division on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 13, 2019
Werder Bremen won't allow Yuya Osako to play for Japan at Copa America
Japan striker Yuya Osako will not be able to participate in the 2019 Copa America in Brazil later this year, his German first-division club Werder Bremen announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2019
LIVEBLOG: Japan vs Qatar— Asian Cup final, as it happened
Welcome to our liveblog, following the action of the Asian Cup final where Japan is facing Qatar.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 31, 2019
Do or die for Samurai Blue
This week has provided ample opportunity for all of us who doubted Japan's ability to reach the Asian Cup final to take a long, deep drink from the fountain of hubris.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 29, 2019
Japan books spot in Asian Cup final
Striker Yuya Osako netted a second-half brace as Japan advanced to the Asian Cup final with a 3-0 win over Iran on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 10, 2019
Defensively woeful Japan unconvincing in tight win over Turkmenistan
From the moment Japan and Turkmenistan stepped onto the Al Nahyan Stadium pitch wearing their respective first uniforms of blue and green, fans watching on TV and online complained of a color clash making for difficult viewing.

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