NEWS
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
01 November 2022
Staff
Head Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: YOKOUCHI Akinobu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: UENO Yusaku (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: NAKASHITA Masaki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: SAKAI Kiyotaka (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: SATO Takahiro (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
1 KAWASHIMA Eiji (RC Strasbourg/France)
12 GONDA Shuichi (Shimizu S-Pulse)
23 SCHMIDT Daniel (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
FP
5 NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Tokyo)
22 YOSHIDA Maya (FC Schalke 04/Germany)
19 SAKAI Hiroki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
3 TANIGUCHI Shogo (Kawasaki Frontale)
7 SHIBASAKI Gaku (CD Leganes/Spain)
6 ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
14 ITO Junya (Stade de Reims/France)
2 YAMANE Miki (Kawasaki Frontale)
18 ASANO Takuma (VfL Bochum/Germany)
10 MINAMINO Takumi (AS Monaco/France)
13 MORITA Hidemasa (Sporting CP/Portugal)
15 KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
4 ITAKURA Kou (Borussia MG/Germany)
20 NAKAYAMA Yuta (Huddersfield Town AFC/England)
24 SOMA Yuki (Nagoya Grampus)
9 MITOMA Kaoru (Brighton & Hove Albion FC/England)
25 MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC/Scotland)
8 DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg/Germany)
21 UEDA Ayase (Cercle Brugge KSV/Belgium)
17 TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
16 TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
26 ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
11 KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
※Jersey numbers were added on 11/3
Players Change (11/8)
NAKAYAMA Yuta
FP Club: Huddersfield Town AFC (England) Sidelined due to injury
MACHINO Shuto
FP #20 Club: Shonan Bellmare
Latest News
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- National Teams 2024/11/25 Japan Women's Futsal National Team short-listed squad & schedule - Training Camp (11/28-12/1@JFA YUME Field)
- Competitions 2024/11/21 Regarding the same-day ticket sales for the Final (11/23) – In partnership with tournament ambassador Mitoma Kaoru and CFC, 30 children will be invited to the Emperor's Cup JFA 104th Japan Football Championship Final
- National Teams 2024/11/20 【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE defeat China PR 3-1 in Xiamen to remain top of the group and move closer to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™
- National Teams 2024/11/16 【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE remain top of group with a 4-0 away victory over Indonesia at the midway point of the AFC Asian Qualifiers