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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2022 (9/23 vs USA, 9/27 vs Ecuador @Germany)
15 September 2022
Staff
Head Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: YOKOUCHI Akinobu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: UENO Yusaku (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: NAKASHITA Masaki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: SAKAI Kiyotaka (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: SATO Takahiro (JFA Technical House)
Squad
1 KAWASHIMA Eiji (RC Strasbourg/France)
12 GONDA Shuichi (Shimizu S-Pulse)
23 SCHMIDT Daniel (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
30 TANI Kosei (Shonan Bellmare)
DF
5 NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Tokyo)
22 YOSHIDA Maya (FC Schalke 04/Germany)
19 SAKAI Hiroki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
3 TANIGUCHI Shogo (Kawasaki Frontale)
2 YAMANE Miki (Kawasaki Frontale)
20 NAKAYAMA Yuta (Huddersfield Town AFC/England)
16 TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
28 ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
4 SEKO Ayumu (Grasshopper Club Zurich/Switzerland)
MF/FW
8 HARAGUCHI Genki (1.FC Union Berlin/Germany)
7 SHIBASAKI Gaku (CD Leganes/Spain)
6 ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
14 ITO Junya (Stade de Reims/France)
10 MINAMINO Takumi (AS Monaco/France)
9 FURUHASHI Kyogo (Celtic FC/Scotland)
13 MORITA Hidemasa (Sporting CP/Portugal)
15 KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
27 SOMA Yuki (Nagoya Grampus)
18 MITOMA Kaoru (Brighton & Hove Albion FC/England)
25 MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC/Scotland)
24 HATATE Reo (Celtic FC/Scotland)
21 DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg/Germany)
26 UEDA Ayase (Cercle Brugge KSV/Belgium)
17 TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
29 MACHINO Shuto (Shonan Bellmare)
11 KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
Sidelined Player (9/24)
TOMIYASU Takehiro
DF Club: Arsenal (England) Sidelined due to team situation
Sidelined Player (9/25)
GONDA Shuichi
GK Club: Shimizu S-Pulse Sidelined due to injury
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all trainings will be held behind closed doors.
※Players and staffs are asked to refrain from responding to requests for autographs, handshakes, photographs, etc.
We ask for your kind understanding and cooperation.
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