SAITAMA (Kyodo) Omiya Ardija midfielder Daigo Kobayashi is to move to Norwegian club Stabak on a one-year loan deal, the J. League first-division club said Monday.

The 25-year-old Kobayashi joins the "Tippeligaen" first-division leader on a contract running through Jan. 31, 2010.

Kobayashi joined Omiya from Tokyo Verdy in 2006 and has scored 18 goals in a total of 194 J. League appearances. He has been capped by Japan once.