NEWS
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Uruguay (3/24@Tokyo) vs Colombia (3/28@Osaka)
15 March 2023
Staff
Head Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: NANAMI Hiroshi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: MAEDA Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: TERAKADO Daisuke (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: NAKASHITA Masaki (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
23 SCHMIDT Daniel (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
1 OSAKO Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
12 TANI Kosei (Gamba Osaka)
DF
4 ITAKURA Kou (Borussia MG/Germany)
TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
26 ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
3 HASHIOKA Daiki (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
TSUNODA Ryotaro (Yokohama F. Marinos)*
22 SEKO Ayumu (Grasshopper CZ/Switzerland)
2 SUGAWARA Yukinari (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands)
5 BANGNAGANDE Kashif (FC Tokyo)*
27 HANDA Riku (Gamba Osaka)*
MF/FW
6 ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
14 ITO Junya (Stade de Reims/France)
18 ASANO Takuma (VfL Bochum/Germany)
13 MORITA Hidemasa (Sporting CP/Portugal)
15 KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
19 NISHIMURA Takuma (Yokohama F. Marinos)
9 MITOMA Kaoru (Brighton & Hove Albion FC/England)
25 MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC/Scotland)
8 DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg/Germany)
21 UEDA Ayase (Cercle Brugge KSV/Belgium)
17 TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
20 MACHINO Shuto (Shonan Bellmare)
7 NAKAMURA Keito (LASK/Austria)*
11 KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
Players Change (3/18)
TOMIYASU Takehiro
DF Club: Arsenal (England) Sidelined due to injury
MACHIDA Koki
DF #16 Club: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium)*
Players Change (3/20)
TSUNODA Ryotaro
DF Club: Yokohama F. Marinos Sidelined due to injury
FUJII Haruya
DF #24 Club: Nagoya Grampus*
Sidelined Player (3/26)
MAEDA Daizen
MF/FW #25 Club: Celtic FC (Scotland) Sidelined due to injury
*First call-up to SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)
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