2023 Japan national football team

Japan
2023 season
Manager	Hajime Moriyasu
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The Japan national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the first matches being played on November, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar.^[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	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10
Total	10	8	1	1	36	8	+28

Kits

Home kit

Away kit

Staff

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

Matches

24 March 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup^[4]	Japan	1–1	Uruguay	Tokyo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Nishimura 75'	Report	Valverde 38'	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	Mitoma 3'	Report	Durán 33' Borré 61'	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	Taniguchi 1' Ueda 4' (pen.) Kubo 25' Dōan 44' Nakamura 60' Furuhashi 73'	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	H. Ito 22' Mitoma 37' J. Itō 63' Maeda 75'	Report	Gonzáles 83'	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	Sané 19'	Report	J. Itō 11' Ueda 22' Asano 90' Tanaka 90+2'	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	A. Ito 15' Nakamura 28', 36' J. Itō 78' (pen.)	Report	Kabak 44' Yıldırım 61'	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	Tanaka 2', 49' Davies 40' (o.g.) Nakamura 42'	Report	Hoilett 89'	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	Furuhashi 43' J. Ito 69'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 26,529 Referee: Wang Di (China)

16 November 2026 FIFA WCQ AFC 2R	Japan	5–0	Myanmar	Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Ueda 11', 45+4', 50' Kamada 28' Dôan 86'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 34,484 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

21 November 2026 FIFA WCQ AFC 2R	Syria	0–5	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:45 UTC+3		Report	Kubo 32' Ueda 37', 40' Sugawara 47' Hosoya 82'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 6,130 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

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]	16 Nov^[15]	21 Nov^[16]	Caps (goals)

GK	Keisuke Osako	–	–	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	–	7 (0)
GK	Zion Suzuki	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	–	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	3 (0)
GK	Daiya Maekawa	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	1 (0)
GK	Ryosuke Kojima	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	–	–	≠	≠	0 (0)
GK	Daniel Schmidt	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	–	ON (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	14 (0)
GK	Kosuke Nakamura	≠	≠	–	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	8 (0)
GK	Kosei Tani	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	1 (0)

DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	–	–	≠	≠	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	37 (1)
DF	Shogo Taniguchi	≠	≠	ST (1)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	24 (1)
DF	Yuta Nakayama	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	20 (0)
DF	Hiroki Ito	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	–	ST (0)	13 (1)
DF	Yukinari Sugawara	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	ST (0)	–	ST (1)	8 (1)
DF	Koki Machida	–	–	≠	≠	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	5 (0)
DF	Seiya Maikuma	≠	≠	≠	≠	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	–	3 (0)
DF	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	2 (0)
DF	Ko Itakura	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	ST (0)	≠	≠	22 (1)
DF	Daiki Hashioka	ON (0)	–	≠	≠	ON (0)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ON (0)	≠	≠	7 (0)
DF	Ryoya Morishita	≠	≠	ST (0)	–	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	1 (0)
DF	Ayumu Seko	ST (0)	ON (0)	–	ON (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	3 (0)
DF	Kashif Bangnagande	–	ST (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	1 (0)
DF	Haruya Fujii	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	0 (0)
DF	Riku Handa	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	0 (0)
DF	Ryotaro Tsunoda	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	0 (0)

MF	Wataru Endo	ST (0)	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	55 (2)
MF	Takumi Minamino	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	51 (17)
MF	Junya Ito	ON (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (1)	ST (1)	ON (1)	ST (0)	ST (1)	–	ST (0)	50 (13)
MF	Ritsu Doan	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (1)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	≠	≠	ST (1)	ON (0)	41 (7)
MF	Takefusa Kubo	–	ON (0)	ST (1)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	–	ST (1)	29 (3)
MF	Hidemasa Morita	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	–	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	28 (2)
MF	Ao Tanaka	ON (0)	–	≠	≠	ON (1)	ST (0)	ST (2)	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	24 (6)
MF	Daichi Kamada	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	≠	≠	ST (1)	–	31 (7)
MF	Yuki Soma	≠	≠	ON (0)	ON (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	ST (0)	–	12 (4)
MF	Kaishu Sano	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	1 (0)
MF	Kaoru Mitoma	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	–	≠	≠	–	–	18 (7)
MF	Hayao Kawabe	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	–	–	6 (1)
MF	Atsuki Ito	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	–	ST (1)	ON (0)	–	–	–	3 (1)
MF	Keito Nakamura	ON (0)	–	ON (1)	–	–	ST (2)	ST (1)	–	≠	≠	4 (4)
MF	Reo Hatate	≠	≠	ST (0)	ST (0)	≠	≠	ON (0)	ST (0)	≠	≠	5 (0)
MF	Kanji Okunuki	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	–	–	≠	≠	0 (0)
MF	Takuma Nishimura	ON (1)	ST (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	5 (3)
MF	Takumu Kawamura	≠	≠	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	0 (0)
MF	Sota Kawasaki	≠	≠	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	0 (0)

FW	Takuma Asano	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	–	ON (1)	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	48 (9)
FW	Ayase Ueda	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	–	ST (1)	–	–	ON (0)	ST (3)	ST (2)	18 (7)
FW	Mao Hosoya	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	ON (1)	3 (1)
FW	Kyogo Furuhashi	≠	≠	ON (1)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (1)	–	–	21 (5)
FW	Daizen Maeda	–	–	–	ON (1)	–	ON (0)	≠	≠	–	–	13 (3)
FW	Shuto Machino	–	ON (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 feature 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 in 2023.

Rank	Player	FM.	QF.	Total
1	Ayase Ueda	2	5	7
2	Junya Ito	4	0	4
2	Keito Nakamura	4	0	4
4	Ao Tanaka	3	0	3
5	Ritsu Doan	1	1	2
	Kyogo Furuhashi	2	0
	Takefusa Kubo	1	1
	Kaoru Mitoma	2	0
9	Takuma Asano	1	0	1
	Mao Hosoya	0	1
	Atsuki Ito	1	0
	Hiroki Ito	1	0
	Daichi Kamada	0	1
	Daizen Maeda	1	0
	Takuma Nishimura	1	0
	Yukinari Sugawara	0	1
	Shogo Taniguchi	1	0

Squads

November

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, where the team played against Myanmar and Syria on 16 and 21 November 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	Daiya Maekawa	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Vissel Kobe
12	1GK	Keisuke Osako	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23	1GK	Zion Suzuki	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Sint-Truiden

2	2DF	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)	7	0	AZ
3	2DF	Shogo Taniguchi	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)	22	1	Al-Rayyan
4	2DF	Koki Machida	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Union SG
16	2DF	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Gent
19	2DF	Yuta Nakayama	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)	19	0	Huddersfield Town
21	2DF	Hiroki Ito	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)	12	1	VfB Stuttgart
22	2DF	Seiya Maikuma	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Cerezo Osaka
	2DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)	36	1	Arsenal

5	3MF	Hidemasa Morita	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	26	2	Sporting CP
6	3MF	Wataru Endō (captain)	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	54	2	Liverpool
7	3MF	Kaishu Sano	(2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Kashima Antlers
8	3MF	Daichi Kamada	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)	30	6	Lazio
10	3MF	Ritsu Dōan	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	39	6	SC Freiburg
13	3MF	Takumi Minamino	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)	49	17	Monaco^[a]
14	3MF	Junya Itō	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	49	13	Reims
15	3MF	Yuki Soma	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)	11	4	Casa Pia
17	3MF	Ao Tanaka	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	22	6	Fortuna Düsseldorf
20	3MF	Takefusa Kubo	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)	28	2	Real Sociedad
	3MF	Kaoru Mitoma ^INJ	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	18	7	Brighton & Hove Albion
	3MF	Hayao Kawabe ^INJ	(1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)	6	1	Standard Liège
	3MF	Atsuki Ito ^INJ	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	3	1	Urawa Red Diamonds

9	4FW	Ayase Ueda	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)	16	2	Feyenoord
11	4FW	Mao Hosoya	(2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Kashiwa Reysol
18	4FW	Takuma Asano	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29)	47	9	VfL Bochum
	4FW	Kyogo Furuhashi ^INJ	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)	21	5	Celtic
	4FW	Daizen Maeda ^INJ	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	13	3	Celtic

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.^[18]
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 (age 27)	0	0	Albirex Niigata
12	1GK	Keisuke Osako	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23	1GK	Zion Suzuki	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Sint-Truiden
	1GK	Daiya Maekawa	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Vissel Kobe

2	2DF	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)	6	0	AZ
3	2DF	Shogo Taniguchi	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)	20	1	Al-Rayyan
4	2DF	Ko Itakura	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)	21	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
16	2DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)	34	1	Arsenal
19	2DF	Koki Machida	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Union SG
22	2DF	Yuta Nakayama	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)	17	0	Huddersfield Town
26	2DF	Seiya Maikuma	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Cerezo Osaka
27	2DF	Daiki Hashioka	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Sint-Truiden
	2DF	Hiroki Ito ^INJ ^[b]	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)	10	1	VfB Stuttgart

5	3MF	Hidemasa Morita	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	25	2	Sporting CP
6	3MF	Wataru Endō (captain)	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	52	2	Liverpool
7	3MF	Hayao Kawabe	(1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)	5	1	Standard Liège
8	3MF	Takumi Minamino	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)	47	17	Monaco^[a]
13	3MF	Keito Nakamura	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	3	3	Reims
14	3MF	Junya Itō	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	47	12	Reims
15	3MF	Atsuki Ito	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	2	1	Urawa Red Diamonds
17	3MF	Ao Tanaka	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	21	4	Fortuna Düsseldorf
20	3MF	Takefusa Kubo	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)	27	2	Real Sociedad
24	3MF	Reo Hatate	(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Celtic
25	3MF	Kanji Okunuki	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25)	0	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	3MF	Kaoru Mitoma ^INJ	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	17	7	Brighton & Hove Albion

9	4FW	Ayase Ueda	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)	15	2	Feyenoord
11	4FW	Kyogo Furuhashi	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)	19	4	Celtic
18	4FW	Takuma Asano	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29)	45	9	VfL Bochum
	4FW	Daizen Maeda ^INJ	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	12	3	Celtic

^ ^a ^b Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.
^ Hiroki Ito's injury was after the match vs Canada.

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.^[19]
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 (age 29)	7	0	Portimonense
12	1GK	Keisuke Osako	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23	1GK	Daniel Schmidt	(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)	13	0	Sint-Truiden

2	2DF	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)	5	0	AZ
3	2DF	Shogo Taniguchi	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)	18	1	Al-Rayyan
4	2DF	Ko Itakura	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)	20	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
16	2DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)	32	1	Arsenal
19	2DF	Daiki Hashioka	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Sint-Truiden
21	2DF	Hiroki Ito	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)	10	1	VfB Stuttgart
22	2DF	Koki Machida	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Union SG
24	2DF	Ryoya Morishita	(1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Nagoya Grampus
26	2DF	Seiya Maikuma	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Cerezo Osaka

5	3MF	Hidemasa Morita	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	24	2	Sporting CP
6	3MF	Wataru Endo (captain)	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	50	2	Liverpool
7	3MF	Kaoru Mitoma	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	17	7	Brighton & Hove Albion
8	3MF	Daichi Kamada	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)	29	6	Lazio
10	3MF	Ritsu Dōan	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	37	6	SC Freiburg
15	3MF	Atsuki Ito	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Urawa Red Diamonds
17	3MF	Ao Tanaka	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	19	3	Fortuna Düsseldorf
20	3MF	Takefusa Kubo	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)	25	2	Real Sociedad

11	4FW	Kyogo Furuhashi	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)	18	4	Celtic
13	4FW	Keito Nakamura	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	2	1	Reims
14	4FW	Junya Itō	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	45	10	Reims
18	4FW	Takuma Asano	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29)	44	8	VfL Bochum
25	4FW	Daizen Maeda	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	12	3	Celtic
9	4FW	Ayase Ueda ^INJ ^[a]	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)	14	1	Feyenoord

^ 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.^[20]
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 (age 29)	6	0	Portimonense
12	1GK	Keisuke Osako	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23	1GK	Daniel Schmidt	(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)	13	0	Sint-Truiden

2	2DF	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)	3	0	AZ
3	2DF	Shogo Taniguchi	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)	16	0	Al-Rayyan
4	2DF	Ko Itakura	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)	18	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
21	2DF	Hiroki Ito	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)	9	0	VfB Stuttgart
22	2DF	Ayumu Seko	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Grasshoppers
24	2DF	Ryoya Morishita	(1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Nagoya Grampus

5	3MF	Hidemasa Morita	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	21	2	Sporting CP
6	3MF	Wataru Endo	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	49	2	VfB Stuttgart
7	3MF	Kaoru Mitoma	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	15	6	Brighton & Hove Albion
8	3MF	Daichi Kamada	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)	28	6	Eintracht Frankfurt
10	3MF	Ritsu Dōan	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	35	5	SC Freiburg
13	3MF	Keito Nakamura	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	1	0	LASK
14	3MF	Junya Ito	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	44	9	Reims
15	3MF	Atsuki Ito	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Urawa Red Diamonds
16	3MF	Yuki Soma	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)	9	4	Casa Pia
17	3MF	Hayao Kawabe	(1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)	4	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
19	3MF	Reo Hatate	(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Celtic
20	3MF	Takefusa Kubo	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)	23	1	Real Sociedad
26	3MF	Sota Kawasaki	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Kyoto Sanga
	3MF	Takumu Kawamura ^INJ	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima

11	4FW	Kyogo Furuhashi	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)	16	3	Celtic
18	4FW	Takuma Asano	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29)	43	8	VfL Bochum
25	4FW	Daizen Maeda	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	11	2	Celtic
9	4FW	Ayase Ueda ^INJ ^[a]	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)	13	0	Cercle Brugge

^ 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.^[21]
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 (age 25)	3	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
12	1GK	Kosei Tani	(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Gamba Osaka
23	1GK	Daniel Schmidt	(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)	11	0	Sint-Truiden

2	2DF	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)	1	0	AZ
3	2DF	Daiki Hashioka	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Sint-Truiden
4	2DF	Ko Itakura	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)	16	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
5	2DF	Kashif Bangnagande	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	FC Tokyo
16	2DF	Koki Machida	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Union SG
22	2DF	Ayumu Seko	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Grasshoppers
24	2DF	Haruya Fujii	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Nagoya Grampus
26	2DF	Hiroki Ito	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)	7	0	VfB Stuttgart
27	2DF	Riku Handa	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Gamba Osaka
	2DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu ^INJ	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)	33	1	Arsenal
	2DF	Ryotaro Tsunoda ^INJ	(1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Yokohama F. Marinos

6	3MF	Wataru Endo	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	47	2	VfB Stuttgart
7	3MF	Keito Nakamura	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	0	0	LASK
8	3MF	Ritsu Dōan	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	33	5	SC Freiburg
9	3MF	Kaoru Mitoma	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	13	5	Brighton & Hove Albion
11	3MF	Takefusa Kubo	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)	22	1	Real Sociedad
13	3MF	Hidemasa Morita	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	19	2	Sporting CP
14	3MF	Junya Ito	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	42	9	Reims
15	3MF	Daichi Kamada	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)	26	6	Eintracht Frankfurt
17	3MF	Ao Tanaka	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	18	3	Fortuna Düsseldorf

18	4FW	Takuma Asano	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29)	41	8	VfL Bochum
19	4FW	Takuma Nishimura	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)	3	2	Yokohama F. Marinos
20	4FW	Shuto Machino	(1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25)	4	3	Shonan Bellmare
21	4FW	Ayase Ueda	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)	12	0	Cercle Brugge
25	4FW	Daizen Maeda ^INJ	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	11	2	Celtic

References

^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 7 April 2023.
^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)" (PDF). AFC. 7 April 2023.
^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2025 - Jul 2026)" (PDF). AFC. 7 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "担当審判員紹介キリンチャレンジカップ2023 SAMURAI BLUE vs コロンビア代表". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ特別協賛「MIZUHO BLUE DREAM MATCH 2023」を開催". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "24 March: Match Report vs Colombia". jfa.jp. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "28 March: Match Report vs Uruguay". jfa.jp. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "15 June: Match Report vs El Salvador". jfa.jp. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "20 June: Match Report vs Peru". jfa.jp. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "9 September: Match Report vs Germany". jfa.jp. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "12 September: Match Report vs Turkey". jfa.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "13 October: Match Report vs Canada". jfa.jp. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "17 October: Match Report vs Tunisia". jfa.jp. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "16 November: Match Report vs Myanmar". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "21 November: Match Report vs Syria". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "SSAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - FIFA World Cup 26 / AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 (11/16 vs Myanmar, 11/21 vs Syria)". Japanese Football Association. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - MIZUHO BLUE DREAM MATCH 2023 vs Canada (10/13＠Niigata), KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Tunisia (10/17＠Hyogo)". Japanese Football Association. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Germany (9/9＠Germany) KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Turkey (9/12＠Belgium)". Japanese Football Association. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs El Salvador (6/15＠Aichi) vs Peru (6/20＠Osaka)". jfa.jp. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ "SAMURAI BLUE（日本代表）メンバーキリンチャレンジカップ2023 ウルグアイ代表戦（3/24 東京／国立競技場）コロンビア代表戦（3/28 大阪／ヨドコウ桜スタジアム）". jfa.jp (in Japanese). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

External links

Samurai Blue (Japan national team), Japan Football Association (JFA)
Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA
Players' Information (2023), JFA

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[EX2-20] Hiroki Ito's injury was after the match vs Canada.

[EX1-22] Ueda's injury was after the match vs Germany.

[EX1-24] Ueda's injury was after the match vs El Salvador.

[1] "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 7 April 2023.

[2] "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)" (PDF). AFC. 7 April 2023.

[3] "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2025 - Jul 2026)" (PDF). AFC. 7 April 2023.

[List_of_International_matches-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[5] "担当審判員紹介キリンチャレンジカップ2023 SAMURAI BLUE vs コロンビア代表". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ_特別協賛「MIZUHO_BLUE_DREAM_MATCH_2023」を開催-6] "株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ特別協賛「MIZUHO BLUE DREAM MATCH 2023」を開催". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[7] "24 March: Match Report vs Colombia". jfa.jp. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[8] "28 March: Match Report vs Uruguay". jfa.jp. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[9] "15 June: Match Report vs El Salvador". jfa.jp. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[10] "20 June: Match Report vs Peru". jfa.jp. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[11] "9 September: Match Report vs Germany". jfa.jp. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[12] "12 September: Match Report vs Turkey". jfa.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[13] "13 October: Match Report vs Canada". jfa.jp. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[14] "17 October: Match Report vs Tunisia". jfa.jp. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[15] "16 November: Match Report vs Myanmar". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[16] "21 November: Match Report vs Syria". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[17] "SSAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - FIFA World Cup 26 / AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 (11/16 vs Myanmar, 11/21 vs Syria)". Japanese Football Association. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

[19] "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - MIZUHO BLUE DREAM MATCH 2023 vs Canada (10/13＠Niigata), KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Tunisia (10/17＠Hyogo)". Japanese Football Association. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[21] "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Germany (9/9＠Germany) KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Turkey (9/12＠Belgium)". Japanese Football Association. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[23] "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs El Salvador (6/15＠Aichi) vs Peru (6/20＠Osaka)". jfa.jp. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[25] "SAMURAI BLUE（日本代表）メンバーキリンチャレンジカップ2023 ウルグアイ代表戦（3/24 東京／国立競技場）コロンビア代表戦（3/28 大阪／ヨドコウ桜スタジアム）". jfa.jp (in Japanese). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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