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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - TOYO TIRES CUP 2024 vs Thailand National Team (1/1/2024@Tokyo)
07 December 2023
Staff
Head Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: NANAMI Hiroshi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: MAEDA Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Role Model Coach: NAKAMURA Kengo (JFA Role Model Coach)*
Role Model Coach: UCHIDA Atsuto (JFA Role Model Coach)*
Technical Staff: TERAKADO Daisuke (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: NAKASHITA Masaki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WAKABAYASHI Taichi (JFA Technical House)
*Role Model Coaches NAKAMURA Kengo and UCHIDA Atsuto will accompany team from 12/28 to 12/30
Squad
GK
1 MAEKAWA Daiya (Vissel Kobe)
23 SUZUKI Zion (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
12 NOZAWA Taishi Brandon (FC Tokyo)*
DF
3 TANIGUCHI Shogo (Al-Rayyan SC/Qatar)
4 ITAKURA Kou (Borussia MG/Germany)
19 MORISHITA Ryoya (Nagoya Grampus)
15 MACHIDA Koki (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise/Belgium)
16 MAIKUMA Seiya (Cerezo Osaka)
21 ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
2 SUGAWARA Yukinari (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands)
22 FUJII Haruya (Nagoya Grampus)
MF/FW
14 ITO Junya (Stade de Reims/France)
18 ASANO Takuma (VfL Bochum/Germany)
8 MINAMINO Takumi (AS Monaco/France)
7 ITO Ryotaro (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)*
10 DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg/Germany)
9 UEDA Ayase (Feyenoord/Netherlands)
17 TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
20 OKUNUKI Kanji (1. FC Nurnberg/Germany)
5 KAWAMURA Takumu (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
13 NAKAMURA Keito (Stade de Reims/France)
6 SANO Kaishu (Kashima Antlers)
11 HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol)
*First call-up to SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)
Additional Call-up (12/20)
MIURA Sota
DF #24 Club: Ventforet Kofu
*First call-up to SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)
Schedule
Thu. 28 December | AM | Training |
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Fri. 29 December | AM | Training |
Sat. 30 December | AM | Training |
Sun. 31 December | TBC | Official press conference & training session |
Mon. 1 January | 14:00 | TOYO TIRES CUP 2024 vs Thailand National Team (Japan National Stadium) |
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