Celtic flop in Polish transfer one year after Hoops exit
Kobayashi was signed by Ange Postecoglou in January, quickly making his debut by starting in a 4-0 Premiership win over St Mirren.
However, he would only go on to appear another six times, four in the league and two in cup competitions.
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Struggling to convince and prove he had the physcialty to be a centre half in the Scottish Premiership, he was frozen out by Postecoglou and then Brendan Rodgers.
An exit for Portimonense came last summer and he played regularly in the Portuguese second tier, with a total of 25 appearances.
The Polish top flight is his next destination though, with Jagiellonia now confirming him as their player.
A statement from them reads: "Jagiellonia Białystok has a new player. A three-year contract with an option to extend for another year with the Yellow-Reds was signed by Yuki Kobayashi.
"The Japanese player has moved to our club on a permanent transfer from Portuguese Portimonense. The defender will play with the number 4 on his jersey."
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