Jun Kobayashi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kochi United | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Seiei Gakuen SS | |||
| 2012–2017 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Kwansei Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 27 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Young Lions | 54 | (4) |
| 2025– | Kochi United | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Jun Kobayashi (小林 洵, Kobayashi Jun; born 7 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for J3 League club Kochi United.
Club career
[edit]Cerezo Osaka U-23
[edit]Jun started his career playing with Cerezo Osaka U-23 in the J3 League. He ended the season with 2 goals in 13 appearances.
Albirex Niigata Singapore
[edit]On 30 December 2021, Jun joined Singapore Premier League outfits, Albirex Niigata (S), the satellite team of Japan club, Albirex Niigata. Jun was then named as the club captain in the 2022 season where he helped the club to win the 2022 Singapore Premier League title.
Young Lions
[edit]On 28 January 2023, Jun joined the Young Lions, a Singaporean developmental club which aims to expose young players to top-level competition. He is joined by Kan Kobayashi who together become the first foreigners to play for the Young Lions since 2016.
Kochi United
[edit]On 15 June 2025, Jun returned to Japan to joined J3 League club Kochi United ahead of their 2025 season campaign. [1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 28 May 25.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2017 | J3 League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| Young Lions | 2023 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Kochi United | 2025 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 93 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 13 | ||
- Notes
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Albirex Niigata (S):
References
[edit]- ↑ "小林洵 選手 ヤングライオンズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ". 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Jun Kobayashi at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Jun Kobayashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Football people from Osaka Prefecture
- Kwansei Gakuin University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- J3 League players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Cerezo Osaka U-23 players
- Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- Japanese football defender stubs