NEWS
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road To 26 vs Saudi Arabia (10/10@Jeddah) vs Australia (10/15@Saitama)
03 October 2024
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)
Assistant Coach: HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: TERAKADO Daisuke (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: NAKASHITA Masaki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WAKABAYASHI Taichi (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WATANABE Hideaki (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
OSAKO Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
TANI Kosei (FC Machida Zelvia)
SUZUKI Zion (Parma Calcio 1913/Italy)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Tokyo)
TANIGUCHI Shogo (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
ITAKURA Kou (Borussia MG/Germany)
MACHIDA Koki (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise/Belgium)
SEKO Ayumu (Grasshopper Club Zurich/Switzerland)
SUGAWARA Yukinari (Southampton FC/England)
MOCHIZUKI Henry Heroki (FC Machida Zelvia)
TAKAI Kota (Kawasaki Frontale)
MF/FW
ENDO Wataru (Liverpool FC/England)
ITO Junya (Stade de Reims/France)
MINAMINO Takumi (AS Monaco/France)
MORITA Hidemasa (Sporting CP/Portugal)
OHASHI Yuki (Blackburn Rovers/England)*
KAMADA Daichi (Crystal Palace/England)
MITOMA Kaoru (Brighton & Hove Albion FC/England)
OGAWA Koki (NEC Nijmegen/Netherlands)
MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC/Scotland)
HATATE Reo (Celtic FC/Scotland)
DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg/Germany)
UEDA Ayase (Feyenoord/Netherlands)
TANAKA Ao(Leeds United/England)
NAKAMURA Keito (Stade de Reims/France)
KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
FUJITA Joel Chima (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
*First call-up to SAMURAI BLUE
Players Change (10/5)
TAKAI Kota
DF Club: Kawasaki Frontale Sidelined due to injury
SEKINE Hiroki
DF Club: Kashiwa Reysol
*First call-up to SAMURAI BLUE
Schedule
Sun. 6 October | PM | Training |
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Mon. 7 October | PM | Training |
Tue. 8 October | PM | Training |
Wed. 9 October | PM | Official press conference & training session |
Thu. 10 October | 21:00 | AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road To 26 vs Saudi Arabia National Team (King Abdullah Sports City) |
Sat. 12 October | PM | Training |
Sun. 13 October | PM | Training |
Mon. 14 October | PM | Official press conference & training session |
Tue. 15 October | 19:35 | AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road To 26 vs Australia National Team (Saitama Stadium 2002) |
※All times are listed in local time.
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