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🇯🇵 Japan — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
7
2002–2026
Best finish
Round of 16
2002
Record
8–8–10
26 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
32–34
for–against
YearStagePWDLGFGAPtsSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Round of 16 4211537€0M0.5161-0.09
2006Group 3012271€43M0.0-0.18
2010Round of 16 4211427€73M0.5161+0.39
2014Group 3012261€98M0.0-0.23
2018Round of 16 4112674€73M0.5161+0.40
2022Round of 16 4211547€154M0.5161+0.39
2026Round of 32 4121855€271M0.3404—

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Yoshikatsu KawaguchiGK 26 Portsmouth 00 n/a 0 00 —
2 Yutaka AkitaDF 31 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —
3 Naoki MatsudaDF 25 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 n/a 0 00 —
4 Ryuzo MoriokaDF 26 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —
5 Junichi InamotoMF 22 Arsenal 00 n/a 0 20 —
6 Toshihiro HattoriDF 28 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 —
7 Hidetoshi NakataMF 25 Parma 10218 n/a 7,540 00 —
8 Hiroaki MorishimaMF 30 Cerezo Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 —
9 Akinori NishizawaFW 25 Cerezo Osaka 60 n/a 174 00 —
10 Masashi NakayamaFW 34 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 —
11 Takayuki SuzukiFW 25 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —
12 Seigo NarazakiGK 26 Nagoya Grampus Eight 00 n/a 0 00 —
13 Atsushi YanagisawaFW 25 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —
14 Alessandro SantosMF 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —
15 Takashi FukunishiMF 25 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 —
16 Kōji NakataDF 22 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —
17 Tsuneyasu MiyamotoDF 25 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 —
18 Shinji OnoMF 22 Feyenoord 00 n/a 0 40 —
19 Mitsuo OgasawaraMF 23 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —
20 Tomokazu MyojinMF 24 Kashiwa Reysol 00 n/a 0 00 —
21 Kazuyuki TodaMF 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —
22 Daisuke IchikawaMF 22 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —
23 Hitoshi SogahataGK 22 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie302,324
J1 League26622,674
All competitions (27)
CompetitionAppsMin
JL111584138,800
JL121506131,972
JAPC54145,221
J1 League26622,674
JEMP11710,785
Serie A1027,540
SUNC696,259
JAP2413,542
JASP353,065
Eredivisie302,324
UEFA Cup231,799
JSL1181,575
ACCS161,515
CIT11719
EFD211990
ACWC10836
ASSP7575
UEFA Champions League6306
La Liga6174
CGB5369
UI3274
CDR273
CLQ2180
FS280
JARE2180
NLP2157
FA Cup190
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
100%
Hidetoshi Nakata of squad league goals

2006 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Seigo Narazaki 2ndGK 30 Nagoya Grampus Eight 00 n/a 0 00 €1.8M
2 Teruyuki MoniwaDF 24 FC Tokyo 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M
3 Yūichi KomanoDF 24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
4 Yasuhito EndoMF 26 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 €1.6M
5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 2ndDF 29 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 €1.9M
6 Kōji Nakata 2ndDF 26 Basel 90 n/a 616 00 €2.1M
7 Hidetoshi Nakata 2ndMF 29 Fiorentina [ 69 ] 20325 n/a 14,537 00 €3.5M
8 Mitsuo Ogasawara 2ndMF 27 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 €1.5M
9 Naohiro TakaharaFW 27 Hamburger SV [ 70 ] 9713 n/a 5,164 00 €1.5M
10 Shunsuke NakamuraMF 27 Celtic 8011 n/a 5,277 00 €6.5M
11 Seiichiro MakiFW 25 JEF United 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
12 Yoichi DoiGK 32 FC Tokyo 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
13 Atsushi Yanagisawa 2ndFW 29 Kashima Antlers 440 n/a 1,287 00 €0.5M
14 Alessandro Santos 2ndDF 28 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 n/a 0 00 €3.5M
15 Takashi Fukunishi 2ndMF 29 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 €1.7M
16 Masashi OguroFW 26 Grenoble 00 n/a 0 00 €1.2M
17 Junichi Inamoto 2ndMF 26 West Bromwich Albion 664 n/a 3,784 20 €2.2M
18 Shinji Ono 2ndMF 26 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 n/a 0 90 €3.8M
19 Keisuke TsuboiDF 26 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 n/a 0 00 €1.6M
20 Keiji TamadaFW 26 Nagoya Grampus Eight 00 n/a 0 00 €2.2M
21 Akira KajiDF 26 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M
22 Yuji NakazawaDF 28 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 n/a 0 00 €0.9M
23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 2ndGK 30 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Hidetoshi Nakata
peak €10M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −65%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship141,069
Eredivisie1128,650
Scottish Premiership332,596
J1 League79568,987
Danish Superliga8644
All competitions (44)
CompetitionAppsMin
JL111575133,703
JL121537129,938
J1 League79568,987
JAPC56946,894
Serie A30619,821
JAP216414,314
JEMP16214,223
Eredivisie1128,650
Bundesliga975,164
Premier League875,064
UEFA Cup674,525
SUNC383,008
Scottish Premiership332,596
CIT312,119
AFCL292,488
JASP262,165
Ligue 2171,148
Championship141,069
UI13808
EFD2121,035
FA Cup12933
UEFA Champions League11756
EFL Cup10780
ACCS9788
CGB9712
Ligue 19616
Danish Superliga8644
ARG16395
DFB6271
NLP6521
CLQ4360
SCP4365
ACWC3270
LPO3189
RN3260
ASSP2180
FS280
JARE2180
CMER166
FRL190
ITPO122
SCI190
SFA190
USC190
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
179 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
47%
Hidetoshi Nakata of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Shunsuke Nakamura of squad value

2010 squad — Round of 16

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Seigo Narazaki 3rdGK 34 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €2.6M
2 Yuki AbeMF 28 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 0 0 00 €2.3M
3 Yūichi Komano 2ndDF 28 Júbilo Iwata 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
4 Marcus Tulio TanakaDF 29 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €5.8M
5 Yūto NagatomoDF 23 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €2.6M
6 Atsuto UchidaDF 22 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €5.0M
7 Yasuhito Endo 2ndMF 30 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €6.5M
8 Daisuke MatsuiFW 29 Grenoble 14517 24 9,893 00 €2.2M
9 Shinji OkazakiFW 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 0 0 00 €2.9M
10 Shunsuke Nakamura 2ndMF 31 Yokohama F. Marinos 9311 11 5,845 172 €6.0M
11 Keiji Tamada 2ndFW 30 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €1.9M
12 Kisho YanoFW 26 Albirex Niigata 00 0 0 00 €1.3M
13 Daiki IwamasaDF 28 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
14 Kengo NakamuraMF 29 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €4.0M
15 Yasuyuki KonnoDF 27 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
16 Yoshito ŌkuboFW 28 Vissel Kobe 485 1 1,927 00 €2.0M
17 Makoto HasebeMF 26 VfL Wolfsburg 652 10 4,062 60 €4.5M
18 Keisuke HondaMF 23 CSKA Moscow 00 0 0 41 €6.0M
19 Takayuki MorimotoFW 22 Catania 6914 7 3,561 00 €4.0M
20 Junichi Inamoto 3rdMF 30 Kawasaki Frontale 1144 5 7,176 71 €1.5M
21 Eiji KawashimaGK 27 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
22 Yuji Nakazawa 2ndDF 32 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 0 0 00 €3.5M
23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 3rdGK 34 Júbilo Iwata 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Shunsuke Nakamura
peak €9M (2007-09) → €6M at kickoff · −33%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship171,100
Eredivisie322,751
Scottish Premiership12810,483
J1 League2737234,665
Danish Superliga8644
Süper Lig252,092
All competitions (47)
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League2737234,665
JL1187072,666
JL1285472,962
JAPC58448,705
JAP229721,116
JEMP23120,323
AFCL16714,381
Ligue 115010,178
Serie A1498,838
Scottish Premiership12810,483
Bundesliga1177,322
Premier League663,784
La Liga522,342
NL2363,146
UEFA Champions League342,448
Eredivisie322,751
Ligue 2251,628
Süper Lig252,092
Championship171,100
JASP171,461
UEFA Cup171,035
CIT14933
EFD2121,035
SUNC121,170
KLUB111,036
Russian Premier League11882
FRL10697
JARE10847
DFB9539
FA Cup9663
ITJ09715
Danish Superliga8644
SFA8720
CGB7531
FRC7611
SCP7620
TRP4334
UI4178
NLP3330
PON23270
CDR2127
CLQ2210
UEFA Europa League2101
ITJ32180
ITJE190
ITPO122
RUSS190
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
179 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
12%
prospect share
Goal dependency
32%
Daisuke Matsui of squad league goals
Value dependency
9%
Yasuhito Endo of squad value
Precocity
1,779′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takayuki Morimoto (1,779′).

2014 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Eiji Kawashima 2ndGK 31 Standard Liège 00 0 0 00 €3.0M
2 Atsuto Uchida 2ndDF 26 Schalke 04 851 11 7,148 221 €6.0M
3 Gōtoku SakaiDF 23 VfB Stuttgart 690 7 5,994 00 €3.5M
4 Keisuke Honda 2ndMF 27 Milan 141 2 979 113 €17.0M
5 Yūto Nagatomo 2ndDF 27 Inter Milan 1239 15 9,965 100 €14.0M
6 Masato MorishigeDF 27 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
7 Yasuhito Endo 3rdMF 34 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
8 Hiroshi KiyotakeMF 24 1. FC Nürnberg 647 19 5,171 00 €7.0M
9 Shinji Okazaki 2ndFW 28 Mainz 05 9625 2 6,283 00 €4.0M
10 Shinji KagawaMF 25 Manchester United 8727 19 6,282 171 €17.0M
11 Yoichiro KakitaniFW 24 Cerezo Osaka 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
12 Shusaku NishikawaGK 27 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
13 Yoshito Ōkubo 2ndFW 32 Kawasaki Frontale 485 1 1,927 00 €1.0M
14 Toshihiro AoyamaMF 28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
15 Yasuyuki Konno 2ndDF 31 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
16 Hotaru YamaguchiMF 23 Cerezo Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
17 Makoto Hasebe 2ndMF 30 1. FC Nürnberg 1495 16 10,453 60 €2.5M
18 Yuya OsakoFW 24 1860 Munich 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
19 Masahiko InohaDF 30 Júbilo Iwata 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
20 Manabu SaitōFW 24 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
21 Hiroki SakaiDF 24 Hannover 96 391 1 2,975 00 €2.5M
22 Maya YoshidaDF 25 Southampton 401 0 3,484 00 €4.5M
23 Shūichi GondaGK 25 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Yasuhito Endo
peak €6M (2009-12) → €1M at kickoff · −81%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie867,356
Belgian Pro League1109,900
J1 League3039248,776
All competitions (41)
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League3039248,776
JAP260949,457
Bundesliga56041,965
JAPC45637,228
JEMP26723,219
AFCL21417,305
JL1118815,451
JL1218815,679
Serie A13710,944
Belgian Pro League1109,900
Russian Premier League947,344
Eredivisie867,356
Premier League785,978
UEFA Champions League664,908
UEFA Europa League503,849
DFB493,370
La Liga391,774
NL2363,146
ELQ241,795
JASP191,655
EJPL181,620
KLUB161,425
K League 1151,221
2. Bundesliga151,329
POBE11990
PON211990
CIT10671
CCB9840
RUP9455
FA Cup8635
UEFA Cup8549
SURU7564
CGB6494
NLP4420
RUSS3266
CLQ2180
DFL2180
ESJP2180
SUNC2210
GBCS16
RLN3190
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
33%
Shinji Kagawa of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Keisuke Honda of squad value
Precocity
450′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gōtoku Sakai (450′).

2018 squad — Round of 16

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Eiji Kawashima 3rdGK 35 Metz 350 0 3,110 00 €0.2M
2 Naomichi UedaDF 23 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €1.1M
3 Gen ShojiDF 25 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
4 Keisuke Honda 3rdMF 32 Pachuca 819 11 5,292 113 €4.0M
5 Yūto Nagatomo 3rdDF 31 Galatasaray 1869 15 14,317 100 €3.5M
6 Wataru EndōDF 25 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 0 0 00 €1.4M
7 Gaku ShibasakiMF 26 Getafe 221 0 1,002 00 €1.8M
8 Genki HaraguchiMF 27 Fortuna Düsseldorf 914 8 6,165 00 €1.8M
9 Shinji Okazaki 3rdFW 32 Leicester City 22151 11 14,041 71 €6.0M
10 Shinji Kagawa 2ndMF 29 Borussia Dortmund 18447 43 12,755 324 €13.0M
11 Takashi UsamiMF 26 Fortuna Düsseldorf 342 2 1,867 10 €0.8M
12 Masaaki HigashiguchiGK 32 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
13 Yoshinori MutoFW 25 Mainz 05 6620 10 4,422 00 €6.0M
14 Takashi InuiMF 30 Eibar 16418 26 11,700 00 €5.0M
15 Yuya Osako 2ndFW 28 1. FC Köln 10815 15 7,145 00 €4.5M
16 Hotaru Yamaguchi 2ndMF 27 Cerezo Osaka 60 0 410 00 €1.5M
17 Makoto Hasebe 3rdMF 34 Eintracht Frankfurt 2607 21 19,954 60 €1.0M
18 Ryota OshimaMF 25 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €1.1M
19 Hiroki Sakai 2ndDF 28 Marseille 1602 7 13,100 00 €6.0M
20 Tomoaki MakinoDF 31 Urawa Red Diamonds 80 0 248 00 €1.6M
21 Gōtoku Sakai 2ndDF 27 Hamburger SV 1702 11 14,306 00 €1.5M
22 Maya Yoshida 2ndDF 29 Southampton 1296 2 10,310 00 €7.0M
23 Kosuke NakamuraGK 23 Kashiwa Reysol 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Keisuke Honda
peak €20M (2013-01) → €4M at kickoff · −80%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie867,356
Scottish Premiership161,440
Belgian Pro League12110,890
J1 League2190176,086
Süper Lig151,350
All competitions (62)
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League2190176,086
Bundesliga118486,784
JAP247240,872
JAPC35527,716
JL1130926,694
Serie A26719,609
Premier League26017,775
AFCL25420,868
JL1223920,271
JEMP23119,457
Belgian Pro League12110,890
La Liga1117,358
DFB1087,906
Ligue 11038,618
Russian Premier League947,344
UEFA Europa League926,726
2. Bundesliga866,359
Eredivisie867,356
UEFA Champions League674,458
ELQ393,038
NL2363,146
CIT262,030
KLUB232,269
CGB211,632
FA Cup211,401
SUNC191,630
EJPL181,620
RL2181,569
Liga MX171,431
JASP161,253
Scottish Premiership161,440
Süper Lig151,350
C3PL121,080
Segunda División12768
Liga MX (Apertura)12725
POBE11990
PON211990
CCB10930
RUP9455
JAP38540
SURU8595
FRC7727
J1PO6540
UEFA Cup6477
CDR5220
MXCA5416
CLQ4360
ES1P4344
NLP4420
FRL3193
RUSS3266
SFA3300
ACLQ2180
DFL2180
ESJP2180
GBCS251
JARE2180
L1PO2180
C3BF190
RL3190
RLN3190
TRP190
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
26%
Shinji Okazaki of squad league goals
Value dependency
18%
Shinji Kagawa of squad value
Precocity
1,429′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takashi Usami (1,429′), Gōtoku Sakai (450′).

2022 squad — Round of 16

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Eiji Kawashima 4thGK 39 Strasbourg 610 0 5,450 00 €0.2M
2 Miki YamaneDF 28 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
3 Shōgo TaniguchiDF 31 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
4 Kō ItakuraDF 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 60 1 415 00 €7.5M
5 Yūto Nagatomo 4thDF 36 FC Tokyo 2119 16 15,919 230 €0.4M
6 Wataru Endō 2ndMF 29 VfB Stuttgart 809 6 7,074 00 €6.5M
7 Gaku Shibasaki 2ndMF 30 Leganés 291 0 1,391 00 €1.0M
8 Ritsu DōanMF 24 SC Freiburg 497 6 3,870 00 €12.0M
9 Kaoru MitomaMF 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 91 2 310 00 €6.0M
10 Takumi MinaminoMF 27 Monaco 497 3 1,758 152 €10.0M
11 Takefusa KuboMF 21 Real Sociedad 1068 9 5,859 00 €12.0M
12 Shūichi Gonda 2ndGK 33 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
13 Hidemasa MoritaMF 27 Sporting CP 00 0 0 50 €7.0M
14 Junya ItōMF 29 Reims 124 1 916 60 €9.0M
15 Daichi KamadaMF 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 10818 26 7,600 63 €30.0M
16 Takehiro TomiyasuDF 24 Arsenal 933 4 7,349 00 €25.0M
17 Ao TanakaMF 24 Fortuna Düsseldorf 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
18 Takuma AsanoFW 28 VfL Bochum 614 4 3,469 00 €3.0M
19 Hiroki Sakai 3rdDF 32 Urawa Red Diamonds 2373 13 19,480 60 €1.7M
20 Shūto MachinoFW 23 Shonan Bellmare 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
21 Ayase UedaFW 24 Cercle Brugge 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
22 Maya Yoshida 3rdDF 34 Schalke 04 2419 9 19,008 00 €1.5M
23 Daniel SchmidtGK 30 Sint-Truiden 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
24 Yūki SōmaMF 25 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
25 Daizen MaedaFW 25 Celtic 00 0 0 60 €4.0M
26 Hiroki ItōDF 23 VfB Stuttgart 421 2 3,424 00 €5.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Takefusa Kubo
peak €30M (2020-07) → €12M at kickoff · −60%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie21416,972
Scottish Premiership412,924
Primeira Liga987,837
Belgian Pro League41934,963
J1 League2092164,347
Süper Lig474,082
All competitions (73)
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League2092164,347
JAP248039,733
Bundesliga45334,783
Belgian Pro League41934,963
JAPC32924,405
Serie A31924,858
Ligue 125220,188
Premier League23516,213
Eredivisie21416,972
JEMP19916,629
JL1119614,597
JL1219114,101
AFCL18313,545
Austrian Bundesliga1368,281
La Liga1357,250
UEFA Europa League1318,977
2. Bundesliga1209,005
Segunda División1198,230
Primeira Liga987,837
JAP3927,035
UEFA Champions League674,847
SER1564,143
DFB493,749
Süper Lig474,082
POBE463,942
Scottish Premiership412,924
EJPL393,314
ELQ362,786
CCB292,420
CGB292,340
ofb251,835
CIT201,710
FA Cup191,414
JASP161,168
A2151,350
CLQ15997
FRC141,290
KLUB131,078
NLP13767
C3GE121,080
C3PL121,080
CDR9623
PON28720
SERP8649
SUNC8530
UCOL8447
SFA7577
ECLQ6474
POCP6529
FRL5373
POPO5369
SCPM5316
SURU5346
ES1P4344
J1PO4360
NLBE4360
5103270
PONL3270
TRP3270
ACLQ292
ATRO2144
BESC2135
ESJP2180
FRCH2156
RLSW2178
SCP294
TRS2192
C3BF190
GB21145
GBCS131
J18C188
RLN3190
USC190
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
8%
prospect share
Goal dependency
21%
Daichi Kamada of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Daichi Kamada of squad value
Precocity
5,010′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takefusa Kubo (5,010′), Takehiro Tomiyasu (630′).

2026 squad — Round of 32

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Zion SuzukiGK 23 Parma 570 0 5,115 00 €20.0M
2 Yukinari SugawaraDF 25 Werder Bremen 611 7 3,991 00 €5.5M
3 Shōgo Taniguchi 2ndDF 34 Sint-Truiden 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
4 Kō Itakura 2ndDF 29 Ajax 756 3 6,371 60 €8.0M
5 Yūto Nagatomo 5thDF 39 FC Tokyo 2119 16 15,919 230 €0.1M
6 Shūto Machino 2ndFW 26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6414 4 3,022 00 €4.0M
7 Ao Tanaka 2ndMF 27 Leeds United 282 0 1,318 00 €13.0M
8 Takefusa Kubo 2ndMF 25 Real Sociedad 21929 22 13,510 80 €20.0M
9 Keisuke GotōFW 21 Sint-Truiden 00 0 0 00 €10.0M
10 Ritsu Dōan 2ndMF 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 16232 26 12,745 70 €17.0M
11 Daizen Maeda 2ndMF 28 Celtic 00 0 0 194 €13.0M
12 Keisuke ŌsakoGK 26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
13 Keito NakamuraMF 25 Reims 5715 3 4,050 00 €10.0M
14 Junya Itō 2ndMF 33 Genk 9913 17 8,356 60 €3.0M
15 Daichi Kamada 2ndMF 29 Crystal Palace 21822 32 13,911 153 €10.0M
16 Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF 29 Feyenoord 00 0 0 00 €10.0M
17 Yuito SuzukiMF 24 SC Freiburg 285 3 1,670 00 €24.0M
18 Ayase Ueda 2ndFW 27 Feyenoord 00 0 0 132 €17.0M
19 Kōki OgawaFW 28 NEC 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
20 Ayumu SekoDF 26 Le Havre 300 0 2,625 00 €5.0M
21 Hiroki Itō 2ndDF 27 Bayern Munich 1074 6 8,311 60 €18.0M
22 Takehiro Tomiyasu 2ndDF 27 Ajax 1265 6 8,746 60 €5.0M
23 Tomoki HayakawaGK 27 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
24 Kaishū SanoMF 25 Mainz 05 681 3 6,104 00 €40.0M
25 Junnosuke SuzukiDF 22 Copenhagen 00 0 0 70 €3.5M
26 Kento ShiogaiFW 21 VfL Wolfsburg 121 0 313 00 €8.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Takefusa Kubo
peak €60M (2023-12) → €20M at kickoff · −67%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship453,385
Eredivisie56337,832
Scottish Premiership1289,042
Primeira Liga231,598
Belgian Pro League40132,138
J1 League1625124,796
Danish Superliga493,471
Süper Lig474,082
All competitions (86)
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League1625124,796
Bundesliga67149,844
Eredivisie56337,832
JAP246433,161
Belgian Pro League40132,138
Serie A33326,234
JAPC28519,668
La Liga21913,510
Ligue 121416,666
Premier League1859,823
JAP315111,332
UEFA Europa League15010,381
2. Bundesliga14610,801
JEMP13010,658
Scottish Premiership1289,042
EFL Cup11710,009
UEFA Champions League1167,682
JL121128,339
JL11855,865
AFCL805,701
UCOL796,048
DFB695,502
POBE615,184
Austrian Bundesliga543,665
Danish Superliga493,471
Süper Lig474,082
Championship453,385
NLP452,985
EJPL413,452
J1YV413,471
QSL373,330
BE2312,455
Ligue 2292,357
ECLQ251,999
CCB231,732
Primeira Liga231,598
CIT221,898
SCPM211,501
DKMR201,562
ELQ191,157
SFA191,604
CDR181,233
J18W18915
DKP161,299
FRC161,062
A214797
FA Cup14978
CGB12865
NL212998
SCP12925
PONL11482
CLQ10766
DKAR10875
ACLE9810
ofb8482
ACL27630
JASP7551
L1PO5360
NLBB5450
SCC5354
BASU4360
NLBE4360
5103270
ACLQ3212
FRR13330
J1PO3270
QEC13300
QSCP3270
TRP3270
BESC2135
DKRE2151
J18C2208
QUC12180
SUNC2167
TRS2192
BPO412
C3GE145
DKPL1120
ESJP190
FRCH166
GB21145
GBCS129
NLBV190
NLSC121
POPO168
USC190
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
8%
prospect share
Goal dependency
20%
Ritsu Dōan of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Kaishū Sano of squad value
Precocity
5,010′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takefusa Kubo (5,010′), Takehiro Tomiyasu (630′), Kento Shiogai (283′).