Japan
National TeamJapan · Founded 1921
Track Japan match-by-match: data-driven predictions, recent form, expected goals and upcoming fixtures across all competitions.
Recent form (last 10)
👥 Current Squad(37)
Last updated: May 19, 2026
🧤Goalkeepers(5)
L. Kokubo
24 y/o · #1
K. Osako
26 y/o · #1
Z. Suzuki
23 y/o · #1
T. Hayakawa
26 y/o · #12
T. Nozawa
23 y/o · #12
🛡️Defenders(10)
H. Mochizuki
24 y/o · #2
Y. Sugawara
25 y/o · #2
S. Taniguchi
34 y/o · #3
K. Itakura
28 y/o · #4
J. Suzuki
22 y/o · #4
T. Watanabe
28 y/o · #4
Y. Nagatomo
39 y/o · #5
T. Ando
26 y/o · #16
D. Hashioka
26 y/o · #22
A. Seko
25 y/o · #22
⚙️Midfielders(8)
K. Sano
25 y/o · #5
W. Endo
32 y/o · #6
J. Fujita
23 y/o · #7
R. Dōan
27 y/o · #10
S. Kitano
21 y/o · #10
R. Sato
19 y/o · #10
D. Kamada
29 y/o · #15
A. Tanaka
27 y/o · #17
⚡Attackers(14)
K. Mitoma
28 y/o · #7
Y. Soma
28 y/o · #7
T. Minamino
30 y/o · #8
Y. Suzuki
24 y/o · #8
A. Ueda
27 y/o · #9
T. Kubo
24 y/o · #10
D. Maeda
28 y/o · #11
Keito Nakamura
25 y/o · #13
J. Ito
32 y/o · #14
K. Shiogai
20 y/o · #14
S. Machino
26 y/o · #18
Koki Ogawa
28 y/o · #19
K. Saito
24 y/o · #24
K. Goto
20 y/o
Current senior Japan squad as reported by API-Football. Caps and call-up history will surface once the player-history pipeline lands.
⭐ Player Impact
How Japan's results correlate with each player's on-pitch time. Win rate is measured only over minutes the player was actually on the pitch — not just rostered.
| # | Player · Team | Win % on pitch | Goals on pitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritsu Doan Japan | 90% | 22 2.20/match |
| 2 | Takumi Minamino Japan | 90% | 26 2.60/match |
| 3 | Wataru Endo Japan | 90% | 32 3.20/match |
| 4 | Ayase Ueda Japan | 89% | 25 2.78/match |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita Japan | 89% | 27 3.00/match |
| 6 | Shogo Taniguchi Japan | 86% | 28 4.00/match |
| 7 | Hiroki Ito Japan | 83% | 15 2.50/match |
| 8 | Kaoru Mitoma Japan | 83% | 14 2.33/match |
| 9 | Koki Machida Japan | 80% | 31 3.10/match |
| 10 | Zion Suzuki Japan | 80% | 29 2.90/match |
| 11 | Ko Itakura Japan | 80% | 25 2.50/match |
| 12 | Keito Nakamura Japan | 80% | 13 2.60/match |
| 13 | Daichi Kamada Japan | 75% | 17 2.13/match |
| 14 | Takefusa Kubo Japan | 75% | 24 3.00/match |
| 15 | Ao Tanaka Japan | 71% | 15 2.14/match |
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