2022 Japan Current Squad
Japan national football team in the 2022 Qatar World Cup as a qualified team from the AFC confederation. After the draw, the nation is set in Group E to compete against Spain, Germany, and CONCACAF–OFC winners.
Who is the current head coach of Japan?
Hajime Moriyasu is the current head coach for the team.
Who is holding the captaincy?
Maya Yoshida is the current captain of the Japan men’s national football team.
Here we have rounded up everything about Japan who is the goalkeeper today, defender, forward, striker, and midfield position you need to know.
Goalkeepers
| Name | POS | AGE | HT | WT | NAT | P | SB | S | GC | A | FC | FA | YC | RC |
| Eiji Kawashima | G | 39 | 6′ 1″ | 181 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shuichi Gonda | G | 33 | 6′ 2″ | 183 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Schmidt | G | 30 | 6′ 6″ | 192 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kosei Tani | G | 21 | 6′ 3″ | 183 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Outfield Players
| Name | POS | AGE | HT | WT | NAT | P | SB | G | A | SH | SO | FC | FA | YC | RC |
| Maya Yoshida | D | 33 | 6′ 2″ | 172 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yuto Nagatomo | D | 35 | 5′ 7″ | 150 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Naomichi Ueda | D | 27 | 6′ 1″ | 170 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sho Sasaki | D | 32 | 5′ 10″ | 152 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shogo Taniguchi | D | 30 | 6′ 0″ | 163 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shinnosuke Nakatani | D | 26 | 6′ 0″ | 172 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yuta Nakayama | D | 25 | 5′ 11″ | 152 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miki Yamane | D | 28 | 5′ 10″ | 159 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gaku Shibasaki | M | 29 | 5′ 9″ | 139 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Genki Haraguchi | M | 30 | 5′ 10″ | 150 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 23 | 5′ 11″ | 150 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Takefusa Kubo | M | 20 | 5′ 8″ | 148 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 26 | 5′ 10″ | 161 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reo Hatate | M | 24 | 5′ 7″ | 152 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Takumi Minamino | F | 27 | 5′ 9″ | 150 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Takuma Asano | F | 27 | 5′ 8″ | 157 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Junya Ito | F | 29 | 5′ 9″ | 146 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ayase Ueda | F | 23 | 6′ 0″ | 168 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kaoru Mitoma | F | 24 | 5′ 10″ | 159 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daichi Hayashi | F | 24 | 5′ 10″ | 161 lbs | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |