International Eligibility & Player Data
JPN'">
JAPAN
AFC

Japan competes as a member of AFC. The team has won 4 AFC Asian Cup titles, while its best FIFA World Cup result was Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022).

Information
ConfederationAFC
Sub-ConfederationEAFF
Founded1921
Joined FIFA1921
Most appearancesYasuhito Endo (152)
Top scorersKunishige Kamamoto (75)
AFC Asian Cup Titles4
NicknamesSamurai Blue
UniformBlue
Competitive Record
FIFA World Cup8 appearances
Best finish: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
AFC Asian Cup4 titles · 11 appearances
Best finish: 🏆 Champions (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
Summer Olympic Games12 appearances
Best finish: 🥉 Bronze medal (1968)
FIFA Confederations Cup5 appearances
Best finish: 🥈 Runners-up (2001)
Copa América2 appearances
Best finish: Group stage
Current Squad 26 players
Player
POS
DoB
Club
CAPS
GOALS
YEARS
ZS
Zion Suzuki
GK
21.08.2002 (23)
28
0
2022-
KO
Keisuke Osako
GK
28.07.1999 (26)
11
0
2019-
TH
Tomoki Hayakawa
GK
03.03.1999 (27)
4
0
2025-
YN
Yuto Nagatomo
DF
12.09.1986 (39)
146
4
2008-
TT
Takehiro Tomiyasu
DF
05.11.1998 (27)
Free Agent
46
1
2018-
KI
Ko Itakura
DF
27.01.1997 (29)
42
2
2019-
HI
Hiroki Ito
DF
12.05.1999 (27)
28
1
2022-
YS
Yukinari Sugawara
DF
28.06.2000 (26)
25
2
2020-
AS
Ayumu Seko
DF
07.06.2000 (26)
16
0
2023-
TW
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
DF
05.02.1997 (29)
13
0
2019-
JS
Junnosuke Suzuki
DF
12.07.2003 (23)
8
0
2025-
JI
Junya Ito
MF
09.03.1993 (33)
73
16
2017-
RD
Ritsu Doan
MF
16.06.1998 (28)
69
11
2018-
DK
Daichi Kamada
MF
05.08.1996 (29)
Free Agent
53
14
2019-
AT
Ao Tanaka
MF
10.09.1998 (27)
41
8
2019-
ST
Shogo Taniguchi
MF
15.07.1991 (35)
41
1
2015-
KS
Kaishu Sano
MF
30.12.2000 (25)
16
1
2023-
YS
Yuito Suzuki
MF
25.10.2001 (24)
7
0
2024-
TK
Takefusa Kubo
FW
04.06.2001 (25)
50
7
2019-
AU
Ayase Ueda
FW
28.08.1998 (27)
43
18
2019-
DM
Daizen Maeda
FW
20.10.1997 (28)
30
5
2019-
KN
Keito Nakamura
FW
28.07.2000 (25)
29
11
2023-
KO
Koki Ogawa
FW
08.08.1997 (28)
18
11
2019-
SM
Shuto Machino
FW
30.09.1999 (26)
15
5
2022-
KG
Keisuke Goto
FW
03.06.2005 (21)
5
0
2025-
KS
Kento Shiogai
FW
26.03.2005 (21)
3
0
2026-
Squad Overview
Most Represented Leagues
Most Represented Club
NEDAjax (2)
Home-Based Players
3(12%)
Foreign-Based Players
23(88%)
Most Capped (Squad)
146 caps
Top Scorer (Squad)
18 goals
Average Age
27.6years
Players by Position
GK
3
DF
8
MF
7
FW
8
Top Scorers
PlayerCapsGoalsYears
Kunishige Kamamoto76751964-1977
Kazuyoshi Miura89551990-2000
Shinji Okazaki119502008-2019
Keisuke Honda98372008-2018
Hiromi Hara75371978-1988
Shinji Kagawa97312008-2019
Takuya Takagi44271992-1997
Kazushi Kimura54261979-1987
Yuya Osako57252013-2022
Shunsuke Nakamura98242000-2010
Most Appearances
PlayerCapsGoalsYears
Yasuhito Endo152152002-2015
Yuto Nagatomo14642008–
Maya Yoshida127122010-2022
Masami Ihara12251988-1999
Shinji Okazaki119502008-2019
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi11601997-2010
Makoto Hasebe11422006-2018
Yuji Nakazawa110171999-2010
Keisuke Honda98372008-2018
Shunsuke Nakamura98242000-2010
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Tags
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