Yu Kimura (footballer)

Yu Kimura
木村 裕

Personal information
Full name	Yu Kimura
Date of birth	(1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2004–2012	Kashiwa Reysol Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Kashiwa Reysol	11	(0)
2014	→ J. League U-22 (loan)	3	(1)
2015–2016	→ V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)	51	(5)
2017–2018	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	(5)
2018	→ Kataller Toyama (loan)	14	(1)
2019–2020	Nagano Parceiro	26	(1)
Total		123	(13)
Medal record Kashiwa Reysol Winner J.League Cup 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Yu Kimura (木村 裕, Kimura Yū, born 3 June 1994) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Youth career

On 4 August 2012, Kimura scored the winning goal against Yokohama F. Marinos youth to win the championship.^[1]

Career

Kashiwa Reysol

Kimura made his debut for Kashiwa against Ventforet Kofu on 13 April 2013.^[2]

Loan to V-Varen Nagasaki

Yu made his debut for V-Varen against JEF United on 8 March 2015.^[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 15 March 2015, scoring the only goal in the 20th minute.^[4] On 11 April 2015, Kimura scored V-Varen's 100th goal in the J2 League.^[5]

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 29 December 2016, Kimura was announced at V-Varen Nagasaki.^[6]

Loan to Kataller Toyama

On 19 June 2018, Kimura was announced at Kataller Toyama.^[7] He scored on his debut for Kataller against Thespakusatsu Gunma on 1 July 2018, scoring the only goal in the 86th minute.^[8]

Nagano Parceiro

On 21 December 2018, Kimura was announced at Nagano Parceiro.^[9] He made his debut for Nagano against Roasso Kumamoto on 10 March 2019.^[10] Kimura scored his first goal for the club against Thespakusatsu Gunma on 31 August 2019, scoring in the 82nd minute.^[11]

On 17 December 2020, Kimura announced his retirement.^[12]

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.^[13][14]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		AFC		Other^1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2013	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	2014	8	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
V-Varen Nagasaki	2015	26	4	1	0	–		–		1	0	28	4
	2016	24	1	2	3	–		–		–		26	4
	2017	18	5	0	0	–		–		–		18	5
Career total		79	10	4	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	85	13

¹Includes Japanese Super Cup.

Honours

Kashiwa Reysol

• Emperor's Cup (1): 2012
• J. League Cup (1): 2013

References

1. "[日本クラブユース選手権(U-18)]木村劇的V弾!「無冠の帝王」柏U-18がついに日本一!". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 5 August 2012.
2. "Ventforet Kofu vs Kashiwa Reysol - 13 April 2013". int.soccerway.com.
3. "V-Varen Nagasaki vs JEF United - 8 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
4. "Consadole Sapporo vs V-Varen Nagasaki - 15 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
5. "長崎、J2通算100ゴール目を含む4得点で快勝…京都はホーム初白星ならず". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 11 April 2015.
6. "木村 裕選手 V･ファーレン長崎へ移籍". blog.reysol.co.jp (in Japanese).
7. "木村 裕選手 カターレ富山へ育成型期限付き移籍のお知らせ". www.v-varen.com (in Japanese).
8. "ThespaKusatsu Gunma vs Kataller Toyama - 1 July 2018". int.soccerway.com.
9. "木村 裕選手 V・ファーレン長崎より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". parceiro.co.jp (in Japanese).
10. "Roasso Kumamoto vs Nagano Parceiro - 10 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
11. "ThespaKusatsu Gunma vs Nagano Parceiro - 31 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
12. "木村裕選手 現役引退のお知らせ". parceiro.co.jp (in Japanese).
13. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 137 out of 289)
14. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 209 out of 289)

External links

• Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki
• Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
• Yu Kimura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Yu Kimura at Soccerway