We are pleased to announce that Yoshito OKUBO from Kawasaki Frontale will be joining FC Tokyo on a full transfer.

[Yu OKUBO Player Profile]
□ Position: FW
□ Date of Birth: June 9, 1982
□ Hometown: Fukuoka Prefecture
□ Height/Weight: 170cm/73kg
□ Blood Type: A

□ Career: 
1998-2000　　Nagasaki Prefectural Kunimi High School
　　　　　　　　2000 Sec. 35 Inter-High Champions, Top Scorer
　　　　　　　　2000 Toyama National Games Champions
　　　　　　　　2000 Sec. 79 National High School Soccer Championship Champions, Top Scorer, Outstanding Player Award
2001-2004　　Cerezo Osaka
　　　　　　　　2001 J-League Outstanding Rookie Award
　　　　　　　　2001 Sec. 81 Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Runner-up
　　　　　　　　2003 J-League Outstanding Player Award, AFC Youth Player of the Year Award
　　　　　　　　2003 Sec. 83 Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Runner-up
　　　　　　　　2004 J-League Outstanding Player Award
2005-2006.5　RCD Mallorca (Spain) ※On loan
2006.6- Cerezo Osaka
2007-2008 Vissel Kobe
2007 J.League Excellent Player Award
2008 J.League Excellent Player Award
2009-2009.5 VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
2008-2009 Bundesliga Champions
2009.6-2012 Vissel Kobe
2013-2016 Kawasaki Frontale
2013 J.League Top Scorer, Most Valuable Player, Best Eleven
2014 J.League Top Scorer, Most Valuable Player, Best Eleven
2015 J.League Top Scorer, Most Valuable Player, Best Eleven
2016 J.League Most Valuable Player
2016 96th Emperor's Cup Runner-up

□ Representative History:
2000 U-19 Japan National Team (Runner-up at the 32nd AFC Youth Championship in Iran)
2002 U-21 Japan National Team (Participated in the 14th Asian Games in Busan)
2003 U-22 Japan National Team (Participated in the Asian Final Qualifiers for the Athens Olympics)
2003 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2003)
2004 U-23 Japan National Team (Participated in the Athens Olympics), Japan National Team
2005 Japan National Team
2007 Japan National Team
2008 Japan National Team
2009 Japan National Team (Participated in the Asian Final Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup South Africa)
2010 Japan National Team (Reached the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup South Africa)
2012 Japan National Team
2014 Japan National Team (Participated in the FIFA World Cup Brazil)
※ 60 appearances and 6 goals for the Japan national team (as of January 4, 2017)

□ Participation Record (As of January 4, 2017 / Only for domestic club affiliation)
2016
[Kawasaki Frontale] J1 League 33 games played, 15 goals scored / Cup games 0 games played, 0 goals scored / Emperor's Cup 6 games played, 5 goals scored
<Total>
　J1 League 371 games played, 171 goals scored
　J2 League 29 games played, 18 goals scored
　Cup games 31 games played, 11 goals scored
　Emperor's Cup 32 games played, 19 goals scored
　ACL 8 games played, 1 goal scored
※ Participated in 3 Emperor's Cup matches and scored 1 goal as Kokumi High School in 1999 and 2000
※ 1 appearance, 0 goals in the 2016 J.League Championship

□ Player Comment
"I am Yoshito OKUBO, who came from Kawasaki Frontale. In order to win the title, I want to dedicate all my experiences and all my strength to the team. In order to win the title, I think that players, including myself, need to change after understanding what is missing right now. I want to have discussions from practice and be prepared to become a strong FC Tokyo. And let's work together with all the people involved in FC Tokyo to win the title and celebrate with the supporters. Thank you very much."