 Kokubo withBenfica in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leo Brian Kokubo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kashiwa Effort | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Benfica B | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sint-Truiden | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Japan U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Leo Brian Kokubo (小久保 玲央 ブライアン,Kokubo Reo Buraian, born 23 January 2001) is a Japanese professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper for Belgian teamSint-Truiden.
Kokubo was born in Japan to a Nigerian father and Japanese mother. He is a youth international for Japan, having represented theJapan U16s,U18s andU23s.[1]
On 4 April 2024, Kokubo was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[2] In the2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final, he saved a penalty fromUmarali Rakhmonaliev during stoppage time, helpingJapan secure their 1–0 score againstUzbekistan, winning the competition for the second time in their history. He was consequently named as "Man of the match" for his heroic performance in the final.[3][4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Sint-Truiden | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
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