2023 Japan national football team

The Japan national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competes in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team is expected to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the first matches to be played on November, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. No opponent was confirmed so far as the draw to define the groups was not yet conducted.[1][2][3]

Record

Competition GP W D L GF GA GD
International Friendly 8 6 1 1 26 8 +18
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 6 1 1 26 8 +18

Kits

Staff

Role Name
Manager Japan Hajime Moriyasu
Assistant coach Japan Ryoichi Maeda
Japan Hiroshi Nanami
Japan Toshihide Saito
Physical coach Japan Ryoichi Matsumoto
Goalkeeper coach Japan Takashi Shimoda
Technical staff Japan Masaki Nakashita
Japan Daisuke Terakado

Matches

24 March 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup[4] Japan  1–1  Uruguay Tokyo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
  • Nishimura 75'
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 61,855
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
28 March 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup[4] Japan  1–2  Colombia Osaka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 20,005
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)[5]
15 June 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup[4] Japan  6–0  El Salvador Toyota, Japan
19:10 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 37,403
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
20 June 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup[4] Japan  4–1  Peru Suita, Japan
18:55 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 35,001
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
9 September Friendly Germany  1–4  Japan Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,980
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
12 September 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup[4] Japan  4–2  Turkey Genk, Belgium
14:20 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 7,202
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
13 October 2023 Mizuho Blue Dream Match[6] Japan  4–1  Canada Niigata, Japan
19:35 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 37,125
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
17 October 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup[4] Japan  2–0  Tunisia Kobe, Japan
19:10 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 26,529
Referee: Wang Di (China)
16 November 2026 FIFA WCQ AFC 2R Japan  v  Myanmar Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
21 November 2026 FIFA WCQ AFC 2R Syria  v  Japan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

  Win    Draw    Loss

Players statistics

Caps and goals

Pos.Player 24 Mar[7] 28 Mar[8] 15 Jun[9] 20 Jun[10] 9 Sep[11] 12 Sep[12] 13 Oct[13] 17 Oct[14] Caps (goals)
GKKeisuke OsakoST (0)ST (0)ST (0)6 (0)
GKZion SuzukiST (0)2 (0)
GKRyosuke Kojima0 (0)
GKDaniel SchmidtST (0)ST (0)ON (0)14 (0)
GKKosuke NakamuraST (0)ST (0)8 (0)
GKKosei Tani1 (0)
DFTakehiro TomiyasuST (0)ON (0)ST (0)ST (0)36 (1)
DFKo ItakuraST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)22 (1)
DFShogo TaniguchiST (1)ST (0)ON (0)ST (0)ON (0)ON (0)22 (1)
DFYuta NakayamaST (0)ST (0)19 (0)
DFHiroki ItoST (0)ST (0)ST (1)ST (0)ST (0)12 (1)
DFYukinari SugawaraST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)7 (0)
DFDaiki HashiokaON (0)ON (0)ON (0)ON (0)ON (0)7 (0)
DFKoki MachidaST (0)ST (0)ON (0)3 (0)
DFSeiya MaikumaST (0)ST (0)2 (0)
DFRyoya MorishitaST (0)1 (0)
DFAyumu SekoST (0)ON (0)ON (0)3 (0)
DFKashif BangnagandeST (0)1 (0)
DFHaruya Fujii0 (0)
DFRiku Handa0 (0)
DFRyotaro Tsunoda0 (0)
MFWataru EndoST (0)ON (0)ST (0)ST (0)ON (0)ST (0)ST (0)54 (2)
MFTakumi MinaminoST (0)ON (0)49 (17)
MFJunya ItoON (0)ST (0)ST (1)ST (1)ON (1)ST (0)ST (1)49 (13)
MFTakefusa KuboON (0)ST (1)ON (0)ON (0)ST (0)ST (0)28 (2)
MFHidemasa MoritaST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ON (0)ST (0)ST (0)26 (2)
MFAo TanakaON (0)ON (1)ST (0)ST (2)22 (6)
MFHayao KawabeON (0)ON (0)6 (1)
MFKeito NakamuraON (0)ON (1)ST (2)ST (1)4 (4)
MFAtsuki ItoON (0)ST (1)ON (0)3 (1)
MFReo HatateST (0)ST (0)ON (0)ST (0)5 (0)
MFKanji Okunuki0 (0)
MFRitsu DoanST (0)ON (0)ST (1)ON (0)ON (0)ST (0)39 (6)
MFDaichi KamadaST (0)ST (0)ST (0)ST (0)30 (6)
MFKaoru MitomaST (0)ST (1)ST (0)ST (1)ST (0)18 (7)
MFYuki SomaON (0)ON (0)11 (4)
MFTakuma NishimuraON (1)ST (0)5 (3)
MFTakumu Kawamura0 (0)
MFSota Kawasaki0 (0)
FWTakuma AsanoST (0)ST (0)ON (0)ON (1)ST (0)ON (0)47 (9)
FWKyogo FuruhashiON (1)ST (0)ST (0)ON (0)ST (1)21 (5)
FWAyase UedaON (0)ST (0)ST (1)ST (1)ON (0)16 (2)
FWDaizen MaedaON (1)ON (0)13 (3)
FWShuto MachinoON (0)5 (3)
    • ST: Started the match
    • ON: Was subbed on
    • (0), (1)...: Goals each player scored in the match date
    • (blank): Called up for the national team in the date, but the matches in question were yet to be played.
    • : Called up for the national team in the date, but didn't featured in the match.
    • ≠: Not called up for the national team on the referred FIFA date.

    Goalscorers

    All players who scored a goal in a match for Japan on 2023.

    Rank Player Fr Total
    1 Junya Ito 4 4
    Keito Nakamura 4
    3 Ao Tanaka 3 3
    4 Kyogo Furuhashi 2 2
    Kaoru Mitoma 2
    Ayase Ueda 2
    7 Takuma Asano 1 1
    Ritsu Doan 1
    Atsuki Ito 1
    Hiroki Ito 1
    Takefusa Kubo 1
    Daizen Maeda 1
    Takuma Nishimura 1
    Shogo Taniguchi 1

    Squads

    October

    The following players were called up for the Mizuho Blue Dream Match and Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team played against Canada and Tunisia on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[15]
    Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Ryosuke Kojima (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 0 0 Japan Albirex Niigata
    12 1GK Keisuke Osako (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 5 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    23 1GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 1 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    1GK Daiya Maekawa (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 0 0 Japan Vissel Kobe

    2 2DF Yukinari Sugawara (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 6 0 Netherlands AZ
    3 2DF Shogo Taniguchi (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 20 1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
    4 2DF Ko Itakura (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 21 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
    16 2DF Takehiro Tomiyasu (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 34 1 England Arsenal
    19 2DF Koki Machida (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 1 0 Belgium Union SG
    22 2DF Yuta Nakayama (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 17 0 England Huddersfield Town
    26 2DF Seiya Maikuma (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 1 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
    27 2DF Daiki Hashioka (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 5 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    2DF Hiroki Ito INJ [lower-alpha 1] (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 10 1 Germany VfB Stuttgart

    5 3MF Hidemasa Morita (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 25 2 Portugal Sporting CP
    6 3MF Wataru Endō (captain) (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 52 2 England Liverpool
    7 3MF Hayao Kawabe (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 5 1 Belgium Standard Liège
    8 3MF Takumi Minamino (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 47 17 France Monaco[lower-alpha 2]
    13 3MF Keito Nakamura (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 3 3 France Reims
    14 3MF Junya Itō (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 47 12 France Reims
    15 3MF Atsuki Ito (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 2 1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
    17 3MF Ao Tanaka (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 21 4 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
    20 3MF Takefusa Kubo (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 27 2 Spain Real Sociedad
    24 3MF Reo Hatate (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 3 0 Scotland Celtic
    25 3MF Kanji Okunuki (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 0 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
    3MF Kaoru Mitoma INJ (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 17 7 England Brighton & Hove Albion

    9 4FW Ayase Ueda (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 15 2 Netherlands Feyenoord
    11 4FW Kyogo Furuhashi (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 19 4 Scotland Celtic
    18 4FW Takuma Asano (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 45 9 Germany VfL Bochum
    4FW Daizen Maeda INJ (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 12 3 Scotland Celtic
    1. Hiroki Ito's injury was after the match vs Canada.
    2. Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

    September

    The following players were called up for the friendly match and Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team played against Germany and Turkey on 9 and 12 September 2023, respectively.[16]
    Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Kosuke Nakamura (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 7 0 Portugal Portimonense
    12 1GK Keisuke Osako (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 4 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    23 1GK Daniel Schmidt (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 13 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden

    2 2DF Yukinari Sugawara (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 5 0 Netherlands AZ
    3 2DF Shogo Taniguchi (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 18 1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
    4 2DF Ko Itakura (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 20 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
    16 2DF Takehiro Tomiyasu (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 32 1 England Arsenal
    19 2DF Daiki Hashioka (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 3 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    21 2DF Hiroki Ito (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 10 1 Germany VfB Stuttgart
    22 2DF Koki Machida (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 0 0 Belgium Union SG
    24 2DF Ryoya Morishita (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 1 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus
    26 2DF Seiya Maikuma (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 0 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka

    5 3MF Hidemasa Morita (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 24 2 Portugal Sporting CP
    6 3MF Wataru Endo (captain) (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 50 2 England Liverpool
    7 3MF Kaoru Mitoma (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 17 7 England Brighton & Hove Albion
    8 3MF Daichi Kamada (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 29 6 Italy Lazio
    10 3MF Ritsu Dōan (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 37 6 Germany SC Freiburg
    15 3MF Atsuki Ito (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 1 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
    17 3MF Ao Tanaka (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 19 3 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
    20 3MF Takefusa Kubo (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 25 2 Spain Real Sociedad

    11 4FW Kyogo Furuhashi (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 18 4 Scotland Celtic
    13 4FW Keito Nakamura (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 2 1 France Reims
    14 4FW Junya Itō (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 45 10 France Reims
    18 4FW Takuma Asano (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 44 8 Germany VfL Bochum
    25 4FW Daizen Maeda (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 12 3 Scotland Celtic
    9 4FW Ayase Ueda INJ [lower-alpha 1] (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 14 1 Netherlands Feyenoord
    1. Ueda's injury was after the match vs Germany.

    June

    The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team will play against El Salvador and Peru on 15 and 20 June 2023, respectively.[17]
    Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Kosuke Nakamura (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 6 0 Portugal Portimonense
    12 1GK Keisuke Osako (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 3 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    23 1GK Daniel Schmidt (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 13 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden

    2 2DF Yukinari Sugawara (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 3 0 Netherlands AZ
    3 2DF Shogo Taniguchi (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 16 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
    4 2DF Ko Itakura (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 18 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
    21 2DF Hiroki Ito (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 9 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
    22 2DF Ayumu Seko (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 2 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers
    24 2DF Ryoya Morishita (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 0 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus

    5 3MF Hidemasa Morita (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 21 2 Portugal Sporting CP
    6 3MF Wataru Endo (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 49 2 Germany VfB Stuttgart
    7 3MF Kaoru Mitoma (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 15 6 England Brighton & Hove Albion
    8 3MF Daichi Kamada (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 28 6 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
    10 3MF Ritsu Dōan (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 35 5 Germany SC Freiburg
    13 3MF Keito Nakamura (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 1 0 Austria LASK
    14 3MF Junya Ito (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 44 9 France Reims
    15 3MF Atsuki Ito (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 0 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
    16 3MF Yuki Soma (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 9 4 Portugal Casa Pia
    17 3MF Hayao Kawabe (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 4 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
    19 3MF Reo Hatate (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 1 0 Scotland Celtic
    20 3MF Takefusa Kubo (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 23 1 Spain Real Sociedad
    26 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 0 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
    3MF Takumu Kawamura INJ (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 0 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

    11 4FW Kyogo Furuhashi (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 16 3 Scotland Celtic
    18 4FW Takuma Asano (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 43 8 Germany VfL Bochum
    25 4FW Daizen Maeda (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 11 2 Scotland Celtic
    9 4FW Ayase Ueda INJ [lower-alpha 1] (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 13 0 Belgium Cercle Brugge
    1. Ueda's injury was after the match vs El Salvador.

    March

    The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team have played against Uruguay and Colombia on 24 and 28 March 2023, respectively.[18]
    Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Keisuke Osako (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 3 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    12 1GK Kosei Tani (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 1 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
    23 1GK Daniel Schmidt (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 11 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden

    2 2DF Yukinari Sugawara (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 1 0 Netherlands AZ
    3 2DF Daiki Hashioka (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 2 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    4 2DF Ko Itakura (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 16 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
    5 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    16 2DF Koki Machida (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 0 0 Belgium Union SG
    22 2DF Ayumu Seko (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 0 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers
    24 2DF Haruya Fujii (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 0 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus
    26 2DF Hiroki Ito (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 7 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
    27 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 0 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
    2DF Takehiro Tomiyasu INJ (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 33 1 England Arsenal
    2DF Ryotaro Tsunoda INJ (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 0 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos

    6 3MF Wataru Endo (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 47 2 Germany VfB Stuttgart
    7 3MF Keito Nakamura (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 0 0 Austria LASK
    8 3MF Ritsu Dōan (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 33 5 Germany SC Freiburg
    9 3MF Kaoru Mitoma (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 13 5 England Brighton & Hove Albion
    11 3MF Takefusa Kubo (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 22 1 Spain Real Sociedad
    13 3MF Hidemasa Morita (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 19 2 Portugal Sporting CP
    14 3MF Junya Ito (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 42 9 France Reims
    15 3MF Daichi Kamada (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 26 6 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
    17 3MF Ao Tanaka (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 18 3 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf

    18 4FW Takuma Asano (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 41 8 Germany VfL Bochum
    19 4FW Takuma Nishimura (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 3 2 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
    20 4FW Shuto Machino (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 4 3 Japan Shonan Bellmare
    21 4FW Ayase Ueda (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 12 0 Belgium Cercle Brugge
    25 4FW Daizen Maeda INJ (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 11 2 Scotland Celtic

    See also

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