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My Take
Yuya Osako may be the only footballer whose catchphrase got famous before he did. "Osako is unreal," a rival captain's exasperated line after a high-school Osako had shredded his team, turned into a national meme. Born in Kaseda, Kagoshima in May 1990, the 182 cm forward could easily have been reduced to that joke forever. Instead he went to Germany, spent years being ground down and rebuilt, and answered everything with his header against Colombia at the World Cup. Back home he has won titles with Vissel Kobe while doing the thankless centre-forward labour of holding the ball and absorbing defenders so teammates look good. The meme undersold him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuya Osako
- Name (Japanese)
- 大迫勇也
- Born
- May 18, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Kaseda, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 182 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yuya_osako/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E8%BF%AB%E5%8B%87%E4%B9%9F
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuya Osako born?
Born May 18, 1990 (age 36).
Where is Yuya Osako from?
Yuya Osako is from Kaseda, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yuya Osako do?
Yuya Osako works as association football player.
How tall is Yuya Osako?
Yuya Osako is 182 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.