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Kan Kobayashi
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) central midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
Young Lions FC
Number 7
Youth career
Tamadaira Junior SC
0000–2017 FC Tokyo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FC Tokyo U-23 22 (4)
2022 Albirex Niigata (S) 26 (5)
2023- Young Lions 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kan Kobayashi (小林 幹, Kobayashi Kan, born 27 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or left-winger for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions.[1]

Kan played for the FC Tokyo U-23 and most recently Albirex Niigata (S) FC in the Singapore Premier League, where he won the 2022 Singapore Premier League and helping the club win its 5th title.

Club career

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FC Tokyo U-23

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Kan started his senior career playing with FC Tokyo U-23 in 2017 which plays in the J3 League. He ended the season with 4 goals in 22 appearances.

Albirex Niigata

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Kan joined Singapore Premier League side Albirex Niigata on a free transfer from his university.[2] He ended the season with 33 appearances for the side along with 5 goals scored.[3][4]

Young Lions

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Kan joined the developmental side on a free transfer from Albirex Niigata (S) as part of the Young Lions' new plan.[5][6][7][8] He is joined by Jun Kobayashi who together become the first foreigners to play for the Young Lions since 2016. On 8 April 2023, Kan scored his first goal for the club against Balestier Khalsa. [9][10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 Jul 2024.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo U-23 2017 J3 League 22 4 0 0 0 0 22 4
Tsukuba University 2020 5[a] 1 0 0 5 1
Albirex Niigata (S) 2022 SPL 26 5 6 1 1 0 33 6
Young Lions FC 2023 SPL 18 1 2 1 0 0 20 2
2024–25 SPL 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 21 1 2 1 0 0 23 2
Career total 69 9 13 3 1 0 83 13
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Emperor's Cup

International Statistics

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U18 International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 10 August 2017 Fujieda-sogo Stadium, Japan  Chile 1-2 (lost) SBS Cup

Honours

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Club

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Albirex Niigata (S):

Singapore Premier League: 2022

References

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  1. ^ Kan Kobayashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Kobayashi Kan (Tsukuba University) will be joining us for 2022 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ^ Singapore, Premier League. "🌟 Five goals and seven assists for Albirex Niigata FC Singapore's number 10 - how good has Kan Kobayashi been? #SPL". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Singapore Premier League - ✊ One goal, two assists so far - can Kan Kobayashi help Albirex Niigata FC Singapore to the final tonight? #SGCup | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  5. ^ cue (2023-01-14). "Football: Young Lions set to include foreign players for 2023 SPL season | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  6. ^ "Kan Kobayashi will be joining Young Lions in 2023 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  7. ^ "Singapore Premier League - 👋 Jun and Kan Kobayashi are 🔴s #SPL All the details ➡️ bit.ly/3wBNw7x | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  8. ^ "Welcome to the club Jun and Kan Kobayashi. 🦁 | Young Lions | Young Lions · Original audio". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  9. ^ "Singapore Premier League added... - Singapore Premier League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  10. ^ cue (2023-01-29). "Football: Young Lions confirm ex-Albirex duo Kan and Jun Kobayashi for 2023 SPL | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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