Yōsuke Kashiwagi

Yōsuke Kashiwagi (柏木 陽介) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Gifu.

Club career
He played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds before moving to Gifu. He won the 2017 AFC Champions League with the Reds. In 2023 announced his retired for the end of 2023 J3 League.

National team career
In July 2007, Kashiwagi played for the Japan national U-20 team in the 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he wore the number 10 shirt and played all 4 matches as the starting offensive midfielder.

In January 2010, Kashiwagi was called up to the Japan national team for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. He debuted against Yemen on 6 January 2011.

Club statistics
1 Includes J. League promotion/relegation Series, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
 * J.League Division 2: 2008

Urawa Red Diamonds
 * J. League Cup: 2016
 * Emperor's Cup: 2018
 * AFC Champions League: 2017

Japan
 * AFC Asian Cup: 2011

Individual
 * J.League Best XI: 2016
 * AFC Champions League Best Player: 2017

Personal life
In March 2016, he announced that he had married Nagisa Sato, a TBS announcer.