Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Sugawara began his senior career at Nagoya Grampus. In 2019, he joined AZ on loan before joining the club permanently in 2020. Sugawara moved to English club Southampton in 2024. He spent the 2025–26 season on loan at Werder Bremen. Sugawara has represented his country at youth and full international level.
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