Yayoi Kobayashi

Yayoi Kobayashi
Personal information
Full name	Yayoi Kobayashi
Date of birth	September 18, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2014	Nippon TV Beleza
Total
National team
1999–2004	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yayoi Kobayashi (小林弥生, Kobayashi Yayoi, born September 18, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Kobayashi was born in Tama on September 18, 1981. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1997 to 2014. In her 18 seasons, she played 223 matches in Nadeshiko League. The club won Nadeshiko League championship 8 times and 2nd position 10 times. She also became top scorer in 2000 season and she was selected Best Eleven in 2000 and 2001.

On March 24, 1999, when Kobayashi was 17 years old, she debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against France. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship and 2002 Asian Games. She played 54 games and scored 12 goals for Japan until 2004.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	8	2
2000	1	0
2001	12	2
2002	11	1
2003	14	6
2004	8	1
Total	54	12

References

↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

Other websites

Yayoi Kobayashi at Soccerway.com
Yayoi Kobayashi at WorldFootball.net
Yayoi Kobayashi at FBref.com
Yayoi Kobayashi at Olympedia

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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