Daigo Kobayashi
Daigo Kobayashi with Stabæk in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daigo Kobayashi | ||
| Date of birth | February 19, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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New England Revolution | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Shimizu Commercial High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 104 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Omiya Ardija | 90 | (14) |
| 2009 | Stabæk | 29 | (8) |
| 2010 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | (0) |
| 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | (2) |
| 2014– | New England Revolution | 82 | (1) |
| Total | 349 | (29) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 26, 2016. |
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Daigo Kobayashi (小林 大悟? Kobayashi Daigo, born February 19, 1983) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
He started up his professional career at Tokyo Verdy where he won the Emperor's Cup in 2004 and the Super Cup in 2005. In the same year they were relegated from the J1 League, which marked his end in Tokyo. He signed for Omiya Ardija at the start of the 2006 season and quickly became their star player. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup he played his first and only international match.
The club's successes were limited and after the 2008 season, he was offered the chance to go on trial at Norwegian club Stabæk. His trial was a success, and in February 2009 he was loaned out to the Norwegian champions. He was given the number 10 shirt, which had recently been worn by Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.
On 8 March, he made his official debut for Stabæk in the 2009 Super Cup where the league champions won 3–1 against cup champions Vålerenga, with Kobayashi playing an important part, getting on the score-sheet with a free kick and showing trickery with the ball. Stabæk decided to not to buy him at the end of the season.
On 27 January 2010, Kobayashi signed on a free transfer to the Greek team Iraklis Thessaloniki for 18 months. Kobayashi only appeared in 15 matches for Iraklis. At the end of the 2010–11 season he returned to Japan, signing a deal with Shimizu S-Pulse.
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