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Squad · 26 players

Japan squad

Every player in the Japan squad with shirt number, position and age, plus how each one has actually been starting for his club since 28 September. Being in the squad and playing every week are two different things.

Goalkeepers

3 players
  • Z. Suzuki

    Started 83% for Aston Villa (5 of 6)

    24yrs
    Club starts83%
  • Osako

    Started 80% for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4 of 5)

    27yrs
    Club starts80%
  • Hayakawa

    Started 100% for Kashima (6 of 6)

    27yrs
    Club starts100%

Defenders

7 players
  • Taniguchi

    Started 75% for Sint-Truiden (3 of 4)

    35yrs
    Club starts75%
  • ItakuraOut

    Started 0% for Borussia Mönchengladbach (0 of 4)

    29yrs
    Club starts0%
  • Nagatomo

    Started 0% for FC Tokyo (0 of 5)

    40yrs
    Club starts0%
  • TomiyasuOut

    Started 0% for Crystal Palace (0 of 6)

    27yrs
    Club starts0%
  • WatanabeStarted

    Started 40% for Feyenoord (2 of 5)

    29yrs
    Club starts40%
  • SekoStarted

    Started 67% for Le Havre (2 of 3)

    26yrs
    Club starts67%
  • H. Ito

    Started 17% for Bayern München (1 of 6)

    27yrs
    Club starts17%

Midfielders

9 players
  • Sugawara

    Started 25% for Cagliari (1 of 4)

    26yrs
    Club starts25%
  • Endo

    Started 0% for Liverpool (0 of 6)

    33yrs
    Club starts0%
  • Tanaka

    Started 100% for Leeds (3 of 3)

    28yrs
    Club starts100%
  • Dōan

    Started 100% for Eintracht Frankfurt (4 of 4)

    28yrs
    Club starts100%
  • J. Ito

    Started 2 of 2 for Genk

    33yrs
    Club startsNo data
  • KamadaStarted

    Started 67% for Crystal Palace (4 of 6)

    30yrs
    Club starts67%
  • Y. Suzuki

    Started 83% for SC Freiburg (5 of 6)

    25yrs
    Club starts83%
  • Sano

    Started 100% for FSV Mainz 05 (4 of 4)

    25yrs
    Club starts100%
  • J. SuzukiStarted

    Started 60% for FC Copenhagen (3 of 5)

    23yrs
    Club starts60%

Forwards

7 players
  • Kubo

    Started 40% for Real Sociedad (2 of 5)

    25yrs
    Club starts40%
  • GotoStarted

    Started 17% for SC Freiburg (1 of 6)

    21yrs
    Club starts17%
  • Maeda

    Started 67% for Ipswich (2 of 3)

    29yrs
    Club starts67%
  • Nakamura

    Started 40% for Lyon (2 of 5)

    26yrs
    Club starts40%
  • UedaOut

    Started 20% for Lille (1 of 5)

    28yrs
    Club starts20%
  • Ogawa

    Started 67% for Machida Zelvia (4 of 6)

    29yrs
    Club starts67%
  • Shiogai

    Started 25% for VfL Wolfsburg (1 of 4)

    21yrs
    Club starts25%
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