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Japanese expatriate players
Japanese players who have pursued their careers abroad. ScoutBase tracks every international who has played outside their home country, past and present.
1426 players
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NAT
PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
JPNJPN
Yasuhito Endo
MF
28.01.1980 (46)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Yuto Nagatomo
DF
12.09.1986 (39)
JPN FC Tokyo
2021
JPNJPN
Maya Yoshida
DF
24.08.1988 (37)
USA LA Galaxy
2023
JPNJPN
Masami Ihara
DF
18.09.1967 (58)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Shinji Okazaki
FW
16.04.1986 (40)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
GK
15.08.1975 (50)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Makoto Hasebe
MF
17.01.1984 (42)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Yuji Nakazawa
DF
25.02.1978 (48)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Keisuke Honda
MF
13.06.1986 (40)
SGP FC Jurong
2026
JPNJPN
Shunsuke Nakamura
MF
24.06.1978 (48)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Shinji Kagawa
MF
17.02.1989 (37)
JPN Cerezo Osaka
2023
JPNJPN
Eiji Kawashima
GK
20.03.1983 (43)
JPN Júbilo Iwata
2024
JPNJPN
Yasuyuki Konno
DF
25.01.1983 (43)
JPN Nankatsu SC
2022
JPNJPN
Kazuyoshi Miura
FW
26.02.1967 (59)
JPN Fukushima United
2026 (Loan)
JPNJPN
Junichi Inamoto
MF
18.09.1979 (46)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Alessandro Santos
DF
20.07.1977 (48)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Yūichi Komano
DF
25.07.1981 (44)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Satoshi Tsunami
DF
14.08.1961 (64)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Hidetoshi Nakata
MF
22.01.1977 (49)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Seigo Narazaki
GK
15.04.1976 (50)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Kunishige Kamamoto
FW
15.04.1944 (†)
Deceased
—
JPNJPN
Hiromi Hara
FW
19.10.1958 (67)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Genki Haraguchi
MF
09.05.1991 (35)
JPN Urawa Red Diamonds
2024
JPNJPN
Hiroki Sakai
DF
12.04.1990 (36)
NZL Auckland FC
2024
JPNJPN
Atsuto Uchida
DF
27.03.1988 (38)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Junya Ito
MF
09.03.1993 (33)
BEL KRC Genk
2025
JPNJPN
Tetsuji Hashiratani
DF
15.07.1964 (62)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Keiji Tamada
FW
11.04.1980 (46)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
DF
07.02.1977 (49)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Ritsu Doan
MF
16.06.1998 (28)
GER Eintracht Frankfurt
2025
JPNJPN
Wataru Endo
DF
09.02.1993 (33)
ENG Liverpool
2023
JPNJPN
Yoshikazu Nagai
FW
16.04.1952 (74)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Kengo Nakamura
MF
31.10.1980 (45)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Hiroshi Nanami
MF
28.11.1972 (53)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Nobuo Fujishima
MF
08.04.1950 (76)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Hideki Maeda
MF
13.05.1954 (72)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Takashi Fukunishi
MF
01.09.1976 (49)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Akira Kaji
DF
13.01.1980 (46)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Hiroaki Morishima
MF
30.04.1972 (54)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Hiroshi Ochiai
MF
28.02.1946 (80)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Aritatsu Ogi
MF
10.12.1942 (83)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Hisashi Kato
DF
24.04.1956 (70)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Takumi Minamino
FW
16.01.1995 (31)
FRA Monaco
2022
JPNJPN
Yoshito Okubo
FW
09.06.1982 (44)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Gaku Shibasaki
MF
28.05.1992 (34)
JPN Kashima Antlers
2023
JPNJPN
Mitsuhisa Taguchi
GK
14.02.1955 (†)
Deceased
—
JPNJPN
Takumi Horiike
DF
06.09.1965 (60)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Nobutoshi Kaneda
MF
16.02.1958 (68)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
MF
10.08.1968 (57)
Retired
—
JPNJPN
Teruki Miyamoto
MF
26.12.1940 (85)
Retired
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