SOCCER PLAYER
Yu Kobayashi
1987 - Today
Yu Kobayashi
Yū Kobayashi (小林 悠, Kobayashi Yū, born 23 September 1987) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yu Kobayashi has received more than 45,610 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Yu Kobayashi is the 8,311th most popular soccer player (down from 6,501st in 2019), the 2,138th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,862nd in 2019) and the 522nd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
46k
Page Views (PV)
37.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
3.09
Effective Languages (L*)
5.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Yu Kobayashi ranks 8,311 out of 21,273. Before him are Lee Eul-yong, Eduardo Aranda, Robert Green, Fernando Pacheco Flores, Nobuhisa Yamada, and Mozart. After him are Hideto Suzuki, Irfan Bachdim, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Facundo Ferreyra, McDonald Mariga, and Julio César Jiménez.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLee Eul-yong
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 8,305
Eduardo Aranda
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 8,306
Robert Green
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 8,307
Fernando Pacheco Flores
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 8,308
Nobuhisa Yamada
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 8,309
Mozart
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,310
Yu Kobayashi
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,311
Hideto Suzuki
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,312
Irfan Bachdim
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,313
Hiroshi Kobayashi
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,314
Facundo Ferreyra
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,315
McDonald Mariga
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,316
Julio César Jiménez
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8,317
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Yu Kobayashi ranks 358. Before him are Ahmed Elmohamady, Becky Lynch, Mikhail Kukushkin, Samira Wiley, Willy Aubameyang, and Charlotte Kalla. After him are McDonald Mariga, Jérémy Chardy, Anele Ngcongca, Charlotte Wessels, Zlatko Junuzović, and Martin Harnik.
Others Born in 1987
Go to all RankingsAhmed Elmohamady
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 352
Becky Lynch
WRESTLER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 353
Mikhail Kukushkin
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 354
Samira Wiley
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 355
Willy Aubameyang
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 356
Charlotte Kalla
SKIER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 357
Yu Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 358
McDonald Mariga
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 359
Jérémy Chardy
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 360
Anele Ngcongca
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - 2020
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 361
Charlotte Wessels
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 362
Zlatko Junuzović
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 363
Martin Harnik
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 364
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yu Kobayashi ranks 2,138 out of 6,245. Before him are Shoya Nakajima (1994), Naoko Yamada (1984), Hitoshi Sogahata (1979), Shinya Aoki (1983), Megumi Torigoe (1950), and Nobuhisa Yamada (1975). After him are Hideto Suzuki (1974), Hiroshi Kobayashi (1959), Yoshiaki Koizumi (1968), Natsumi Abe (1981), Erika Toda (1988), and Nozomi Sasaki (1988).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShoya Nakajima
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 2,132
Naoko Yamada
FILM DIRECTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 2,133
Hitoshi Sogahata
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 2,134
Shinya Aoki
MARTIAL ARTS
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 2,135
Megumi Torigoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 2,136
Nobuhisa Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 2,137
Yu Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 2,138
Hideto Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 2,139
Hiroshi Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 2,140
Yoshiaki Koizumi
GAME DESIGNER
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 2,141
Natsumi Abe
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 2,142
Erika Toda
CELEBRITY
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 2,143
Nozomi Sasaki
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 2,144
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Yu Kobayashi ranks 522. Before him are Takayuki Yoshida (1977), Toshihiro Yamaguchi (1971), Shoya Nakajima (1994), Hitoshi Sogahata (1979), Megumi Torigoe (1950), and Nobuhisa Yamada (1975). After him are Hideto Suzuki (1974), Hiroshi Kobayashi (1959), Takeshi Oki (1961), Midori Honda (1964), Etsuko Handa (1965), and Masahiro Endo (1970).
Takayuki Yoshida
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.25
Rank: 516
Toshihiro Yamaguchi
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 517
Shoya Nakajima
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 518
Hitoshi Sogahata
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 519
Megumi Torigoe
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 520
Nobuhisa Yamada
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 521
Yu Kobayashi
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 522
Hideto Suzuki
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 523
Hiroshi Kobayashi
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 524
Takeshi Oki
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 525
Midori Honda
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.05
Rank: 526
Etsuko Handa
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 527
Masahiro Endo
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.01
Rank: 528