Yuya Kubo

Kubo's current-season form is down 76% on last season (Season 37→9), while his Rating eased 28→16. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Cincinnati · 8th	24	2	0	6.6	16	9
2024/25	FC Cincinnati · 3rd	35	10	2	7.12	28	37
2023/24	FC Cincinnati · 1st	29	0	3	6.73	26	9
2022/23	FC Cincinnati · 5th	28	1	1	6.89	28	8
2021/22	FC Cincinnati · 14th	29	0	0	6.88	33	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	13	2
Japan U23	6	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Y. Kubo is a 32-year-old centre-forward at FC Cincinnati, rated 18.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 406th of 450 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (63.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kubo.

Judged on this season alone, Kubo graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances (0.13 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 43rd of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 32 Kubo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential43rd of 47 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer Current season45th of 47 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer 45th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 406th in the Major League Soccer · potential 43rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

18.9

Ratingi

43rd of 47 centre-forwards

13.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

63.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.13

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · FC Cincinnati finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

2 goals in 24 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 63.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.9, Kubo carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 47. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.13 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63.9%

Available fixtures24 of 22

Goals / 900.13

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.13

Defensive actions / 902.02

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %12.5

Shot accuracy %72.7

Dribble success %38.2

Cards / 900.326

Foul involvement / 902.476

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Kubo sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kubo's projected Rating — 18.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target16

Shots22

Passing

Assists0

Chances created13

Passes468

Possession

Successful dribbles13

Dribble success38.2%

Duels won57

Duels won %38.5%

Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions9

Blocks2

Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

€4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

FC CincinnatiJan 2020 – now

Gent(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2020

1. FC Nürnberg(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

GentJan 2017 – Aug 2018€ 3.5M

BSC Young BoysJul 2013 – Jan 2017€ 500K

Kyoto Sangauntil Jul 2013

About Y. Kubo

Yuya Kubo is a 32-year-old centre-forward who plays for FC Cincinnati, born on December 24, 1993 in Yamaguchi, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan.

This season

In the current season, Y. Kubo has made 24 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 1,381 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Kubo at 18.9 with a Season form score of 13.7, ranking 406th of 450 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the AFC U23 Asian Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Y. Kubo has totalled 419 club appearances with 83 goals and 6 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 37 appearances for Gent.

Y. Kubo's career has also included time at Gent, 1. FC Nürnberg, BSC Young Boys and Kyoto Sanga.

On the international stage, Y. Kubo has represented Japan and Japan U23 — 19 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Cincinnati finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points