Y. Kubo · career
Yuya Kubo
Center Forward · FC Cincinnati · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 165 appearances, 16 goals and 6 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at FC Cincinnati — Season rating 37, 10 goals and 2 assists in 35 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 28 points at FC Cincinnati. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (9 → 9). The gap to his peak is 28 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 14 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | FC Cincinnati | 35 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | FC Cincinnati | 28 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | FC Cincinnati | 20 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | Gent | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1. FC NürnbergLoan | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Gent | 37 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Gent | 17 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | BSC Young Boys | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | BSC Young Boys | 29 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | BSC Young Boys | 27 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | BSC Young Boys | 34 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Kyoto Sanga | 30 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 6 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | 2016/17 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 6 | 3 |
Honours
AFC U23 Asian Cup×2Super League×3Emperor Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 9 | 563 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 4 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
21 played1 unused sub· 1036 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | CONCACAF Champions League | A CD Motagua | 4-1 | Played | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 23 | Major League Soccer | H New York Red Bulls | 1-0 | Played | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 26 | CONCACAF Champions League | H CD Motagua | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 2 | Major League Soccer | A Philadelphia Union | 1-4 | Played | 58 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 4 | CONCACAF Champions League | H Tigres UANL | 1-1 | Played | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 9 | Major League Soccer | H Toronto FC | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 12 | CONCACAF Champions League | A Tigres UANL | 1-3 | Played | 32 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 15 | Major League Soccer | A Charlotte | 0-2 | Played | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | H Atlanta United FC | 2-2 | Played | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| May 4 | Major League Soccer | A New York City FC | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| May 10 | Major League Soccer | H Austin | 2-1 | Played | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| May 14 | Major League Soccer | A Toronto FC | 1-0 | Played | 31 | 6.7 | ||
| May 17 | Major League Soccer | A Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Jun 25 | Major League Soccer | A CF Montreal | 3-1 | Played | 30 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | Major League Soccer | H New York City FC | 0-1 | Played | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 21 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles Galaxy | 3-2 | Played | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 28 | Major League Soccer | H Orlando City SC | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 4 | Major League Soccer | A New York Red Bulls | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | Major League Soccer | H CF Montreal | 3-0 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 27 | Major League Soccer | H Columbus Crew | 1-0 | Played | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 2 | Major League Soccer | A Columbus Crew | 0-4 | Played | 38 | 5.5 | ||
| Nov 23 | Major League Soccer | H Inter Miami | 0-4 | Played | 27 | 7.2 |