"Yuya Kubo - Kyoto Sanga
Yuya Kubo turned 18 on Christmas Eve and has since been creating the headlines in Japan. The teenager came on as a substitute in the semi-finals of Japan’s Emperor’s Cup against Yokohama F. Marinos and found the target in their 4-2 extra-time victory. Kubo was on the scoresheet in the final against FC Tokyo in a match that Kyoto lost 4-2. Between March 2011 until now, he was a full-time high school student and scored 13 goals in total in league and cup."
Yuya Kubo turned 18 on Christmas Eve and has since been creating the headlines in Japan. The teenager came on as a substitute in the semi-finals of Japan’s Emperor’s Cup against Yokohama F. Marinos and found the target in their 4-2 extra-time victory. Kubo was on the scoresheet in the final against FC Tokyo in a match that Kyoto lost 4-2. Between March 2011 until now, he was a full-time high school student and scored 13 goals in total in league and cup."
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