Japan squad
2026 World Cup · Group F · Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Japan squad — at a glance
- Head coach
- Hajime Moriyasu
- Squad size
- 26 players
- Average age
- 26.9 yrs
- Squad value
- €271m
- Most caps
- Yuto Nagatomo (145)
- Top scorer
- Ayase Ueda (16)
Goalkeepers · 3
| Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zion Suzuki | Parma | 23 | 26 | 0 | €20m |
 Keisuke Osako | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 11 | 0 | €2.0m |
 Tomoki Hayakawa | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 4 | 0 | €2.0m |
Defenders · 9
| Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yuto Nagatomo | FC Tokyo | 39 | 145 | 4 | €100k |
 Takehiro Tomiyasu | AFC Ajax | 27 | 44 | 1 | €5.0m |
 Kou Itakura | AFC Ajax | 29 | 41 | 3 | €8.0m |
 Shogo Taniguchi | Sint-Truiden VV | 34 | 40 | 1 | €750k |
 Hiroki Ito | FC Bayern München | 27 | 26 | 1 | €18m |
 Yukinari Sugawara | SV Werder Bremen | 25 | 23 | 2 | €5.5m |
 Ayumu Seko | Le Havre AC | 26 | 14 | 0 | €5.0m |
 Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 29 | 13 | 0 | €10m |
 Junnosuke Suzuki | FC København | 22 | 6 | 0 | €3.5m |
Midfielders · 9
| Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Junya Ito | KRC Genk | 33 | 70 | 15 | €3.0m |
 Ritsu Doan | Eintracht Frankfurt | 27 | 67 | 11 | €17m |
 Daichi Kamada | Crystal Palace FC | 29 | 50 | 13 | €10m |
 Takefusa Kubo | Real Sociedad | 25 | 50 | 7 | €20m |
 Ao Tanaka | Leeds United FC | 27 | 38 | 8 | €13m |
 Daizen Maeda | Celtic FC | 28 | 29 | 5 | €13m |
 Keito Nakamura | Stade Reims | 25 | 27 | 12 | €10m |
 Kaishu Sano | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 25 | 15 | 0 | €40m |
 Yuito Suzuki | SC Freiburg | 24 | 6 | 0 | €24m |
Forwards · 5
| Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ayase Ueda | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 27 | 41 | 16 | €17m |
 Koki Ogawa | NEC Nijmegen | 28 | 16 | 11 | €2.0m |
 Shuto Machino | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 | 14 | 5 | €4.0m |
 Keisuke Goto | Sint-Truiden VV | 21 | 4 | 0 | €10m |
 Kento Shiogai | VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | 3 | 0 | €8.0m |