NEWS
U-22 Japan National Team squad & schedule - USA Tour (10/8-19@Phoenix, USA)
05 October 2023
Staff
Head Coach: OIWA Go (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: HANEDA Kenji (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: YANO Yoshiharu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: OCHI Shigeyuki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WATANABE Hideaki (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
1 SASAKI Masato (Kashiwa Reysol)
12 NOZAWA Taishi Brandon (FC Tokyo)
23 KIMURA Ryoya (Nihon University)
DF
2 UCHINO Takashi (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
21 OHATA Ayumu (Urawa Red Diamonds)
3 NISHIO Ryuya (Cerezo Osaka)
5 KIMURA Seiji (FC Tokyo)
17 BANGNAGANDE Kashif (FC Tokyo)
15 HATA Taiga (Shonan Bellmare)
4 SUZUKI Kaito (Jubilo Iwata)
22 CHASE Anrie (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
MF
13 HIRAKAWA Yu (FC Machida Zelvia)
19 KONDO Tomoki (Yokohama FC)
20 YAMADA Fuki (Kyoto Sanga FC)
10 SUZUKI Yuito (Brondby IF/Denmark)
7 YAMAMOTO Rihito (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
8 FUJITA Joel Chima (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
14 MITO Shunsuke (Albirex Niigata)
18 ARAI Yuta (Toyo University)
16 MATSUKI Kuryu (FC Tokyo)
6 FUKUI Taichi (FC Bayern Munich/Germany)
FW
9 FUJIO Shota (FC Machida Zelvia)
11 HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol)
Players Change (10/9)
HIRAKAWA Yu
MF 13 Club: FC Machida Zelvia Sidelined due to injury
TANAKA Satoshi
MF 13 Club: Shonan Bellmare
Players Change (10/13)
FUJIO Shota
FW 9 Club: FC Machida Zelvia Sidelined due to injury
UCHINO Kotaro
FW 9 Club: University of Tsukuba
Comment
OIWA Go, Head Coach of U-22 Japan National Team
We have played European nations before taking part in the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 Qualifiers in Bahrain in September, which is the first round of AFC qualifying for the Paris Olympics. This tour will give us the opportunity to play Mexico and USA, whose styles are different to those of our previous opponents. From our experience of playing against different opponents in different situations, we feel that we need to improve the quality of our core principles and style of play. We want to refine the team's ability to express our style on the pitch against any opponent. We need to integrate the new players with the existing ones, while improving the speed and technical elements of the game. We have limited time to work before the AFC U23 Asian Cup™, which is the final round of AFC Olympic qualifying. We want to use this opportunity to assess the players and see how well they can fulfil their roles in the team.
Schedule
Mon. 9 October | AM | Training |
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Tue. 10 October | AM | Training |
Wed. 11 October | AM | Training |
Thu. 12 October | AM | Training |
Fri. 13 October | AM | Training |
Sat. 14 October | 15:00 | International Friendly Match vs U-22 Mexico National Team (Phoenix Rising FC Stadium) |
Sun. 15 October | PM | Training |
Mon. 16 October | PM | Training |
Tue. 17 October | 19:30 | International Friendly Match vs U-22 USA National Team (Phoenix Rising FC Stadium) |
※All times are listed in local time.
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