Former Japanese national football team transferred to Okubo Tokyo Verdy January 8 21:26
Former Japanese national team forward Yoshito Okubo, who has scored the most points in soccer J1, has moved to J2 Tokyo Verdi.
This was announced by Verdi on the 8th.
37-year-old Okubo entered J1 Cerezo Osaka from Kunimi High School in Nagasaki Prefecture in 2001, and later played abroad, including Majorca in the Spanish First Division.
From 2013, he has won the J1 scorer for the third consecutive year at Kawasaki Frontale for the first time in history, and has scored a record 185 points in J1.
He has also participated in the World Cup twice as a representative from Japan.
Last year, he played in 20 games at Jubilo Iwata and only scored one goal.
Okubo has played in J2 for the first time in 18 seasons since 2002, and it is worth noting that experienced strikers can help rebuild the team that fell to 13th place last season.
Okubo said, "I'm glad to be able to start the 20th anniversary of this year with a club that has a history and tradition. Coming 2020. We want to excite fans and children not only with the Olympics but also with Verdi football. "