Tokuma Suzuki (鈴木 徳真, Suzuki Tokuma; born 12 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Tokuma Suzuki (鈴木 徳真, Suzuki Tokuma; born 12 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gamba Osaka.
Rikito Inoue (井上 黎生人, Inoue, Rikito; born 9 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Rikito Inoue (井上 黎生人, Inoue, Rikito; born 9 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.
Yūki Sōma (相馬 勇紀, Sōma Yūki; born 25 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1…Yūki Sōma (相馬 勇紀, Sōma Yūki; born 25 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia, and the Japan national team.
Takaya Kuroishi (黒石 貴哉, Kuroishi Takaya; born 24 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…Takaya Kuroishi (黒石 貴哉, Kuroishi Takaya; born 24 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Ehime FC.
Justin Toshiki Kinjo (金城 ジャスティン 俊樹, Kinjō Jasutin Toshiki; 22 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who…Justin Toshiki Kinjo (金城 ジャスティン 俊樹, Kinjō Jasutin Toshiki; 22 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Yuya Takazawa (髙澤 優也, Takazawa Yuya; born 19 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Yuya Takazawa (髙澤 優也, Takazawa Yuya; born 19 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for club Thespa Gunma.
Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, Asano Yūya; born 17 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, Asano Yūya; born 17 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. His elder brother Takuma is also a professional footballer.
Yūta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta; born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Serbian…Yūta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta; born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. He can play centre back, left back, or defensive midfielder.
Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back…Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back and currently play for Machida Zelvia.
Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, Kamijima Takumi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, Kamijima Takumi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Ryosuke Kojima (小島 亨介, Kojima Ryōsuke; born January 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ryosuke Kojima (小島 亨介, Kojima Ryōsuke; born January 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Dewa United Banten.
Itsuki Urata (浦田 樹, Urata Itsuki; born 29 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back…Itsuki Urata (浦田 樹, Urata Itsuki; born 29 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo.
Asahi Masuyama (増山 朝陽, Masuyama Asahi; born January 29, 1997 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Asahi Masuyama (増山 朝陽, Masuyama Asahi; born January 29, 1997 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki, on loan from FC Machida Zelvia.
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all…This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō; born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or…Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō; born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and captains the Japan national team. Known for his ball-playing ability, versatility, and defensive anticipation, Itakura began his career in the J1 League with Kawasaki Frontale before moving to Europe in 2019. After successful loan spells at Groningen and Schalke 04, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2022 and established himself in the Bundesliga with the club. In 2025, he became the first Japanese player in history to sign for Ajax, and returned to Mönchengladbach a year later.
Eriko Goya (Japanese: 呉屋絵理子) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE…Eriko Goya (Japanese: 呉屋絵理子) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE League, the top flight of women's association football in Japan.
Ryuhei Oishi (大石 竜平, Ōishi Ryūhei; born 21 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Ryuhei Oishi (大石 竜平, Ōishi Ryūhei; born 21 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Blaublitz Akita.
Daisuke Sakai (坂井 大将, Sakai Daisuke; born 18 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger…Daisuke Sakai (坂井 大将, Sakai Daisuke; born 18 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Indonesian club PSM Makassar.
Hayato Otani (大谷 駿斗, Ōtani Hayato; born January 17, 1997) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Zweigen…Hayato Otani (大谷 駿斗, Ōtani Hayato; born January 17, 1997) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Kyoka Goshima (born 15 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club…Kyoka Goshima (born 15 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club AC Nagano Parceiro.
Aimi Kunitake (國武 愛美, Kunitake Aimi; born January 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays…Aimi Kunitake (國武 愛美, Kunitake Aimi; born January 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai and the Japan national team.
Hiroto Morooka (諸岡 裕人, Morooka Hiroto; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hiroto Morooka (諸岡 裕人, Morooka Hiroto; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎, Tachikawa Kotarō; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎, Tachikawa Kotarō; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club FC Imabari.
Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳, Hirao Chika; born 31 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper…Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳, Hirao Chika; born 31 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Albirex Niigata and the Japan national team.
Yuki Seno (born 30 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Yuki Seno (born 30 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.
Satoshi Osugi (大杉 啓, Osugi Satoshi; born 22 December 1996) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a goalkeeper and…Satoshi Osugi (大杉 啓, Osugi Satoshi; born 22 December 1996) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a goalkeeper and currently play for J3 League club, Kochi United.
Mayu Ikejiri (池尻 茉由, Ikejiri Mayu; born December 19, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays as a forward for…Mayu Ikejiri (池尻 茉由, Ikejiri Mayu; born December 19, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays as a forward for Mynavi Sendai in the WE League and Japan national team.
Juri Kawano (born 16 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nadeshiko League…Juri Kawano (born 16 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nadeshiko League Division 1 club NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls. She is a former WE League player.
Masaki Okino (沖野 将基, Okino Masaki; born December 13, 1996 in Ōmura, Nagasaki) is a Japanese football who plays as a…Masaki Okino (沖野 将基, Okino Masaki; born December 13, 1996 in Ōmura, Nagasaki) is a Japanese football who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita. In 2022 he suffered an injury in the 2nd game and was out all season.
Ryuho Kikuchi (菊池 流帆, Kikuchi Ryūho; born 9 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre…Ryuho Kikuchi (菊池 流帆, Kikuchi Ryūho; born 9 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Machida Zelvia.
Shota Saito (斎藤 翔太, Saitō Shōta; born December 7, 1996 in Saitama) is a Japanese football player who plays as…Shota Saito (斎藤 翔太, Saitō Shōta; born December 7, 1996 in Saitama) is a Japanese football player who plays as Midfielder. He currently play for Reilac Shiga FC.
Yushi Hasegawa (長谷川 雄志, Hasegawa Yūshi; born 6 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yushi Hasegawa (長谷川 雄志, Hasegawa Yūshi; born 6 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Fuma Shirasaka (白坂 楓馬, Shirasaka Fuma; born 5 December 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J3…Fuma Shirasaka (白坂 楓馬, Shirasaka Fuma; born 5 December 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J3 League club Ehime FC.
Shun Yoshida (吉田 舜, Yoshida Shun; born 28 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for…Shun Yoshida (吉田 舜, Yoshida Shun; born 28 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Fujieda MYFC.
Ryoya Ogawa (小川 諒也, Ogawa Ryōya; born 24 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back…Ryoya Ogawa (小川 諒也, Ogawa Ryōya; born 24 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.
Shuhei Sasahara (笹原 脩平, Sasahara Shūhei; born 22 November 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Shuhei Sasahara (笹原 脩平, Sasahara Shūhei; born 22 November 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender.
Mizuki Sonoda (born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…Mizuki Sonoda (born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Albirex Niigata Ladies.
Shota Suzuki (鈴木 翔太, Suzuki Shota; born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Shota Suzuki (鈴木 翔太, Suzuki Shota; born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fujieda MYFC.
Hayato Nukui (温井 駿斗, Nukui Hayato; born 16 October 1996 in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Hayato Nukui (温井 駿斗, Nukui Hayato; born 16 October 1996 in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gainare Tottori from 2024.
Sho Yamamoto (山本 奨, Yamamoto Sho; born 12 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Sho Yamamoto (山本 奨, Yamamoto Sho; born 12 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah.
Niki Urakami (浦上 仁騎, Urakami Niki; born 11 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2…Niki Urakami (浦上 仁騎, Urakami Niki; born 11 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Kotaro Tokunaga (徳永 晃太郎, Tokunaga Kotaro; born 10 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kotaro Tokunaga (徳永 晃太郎, Tokunaga Kotaro; born 10 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu of J3 League.
Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in…Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the J1 League. His regular playing position is a right back.
Yuta Koike (小池 裕太, Koike Yūta; born November 6, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back and currently…Yuta Koike (小池 裕太, Koike Yūta; born November 6, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back and currently plays for J2 League club Tochigi City.
Miho Manya (万屋 美穂, Manya Miho; born Nonember 5, 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She…Miho Manya (万屋 美穂, Manya Miho; born Nonember 5, 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai Ladies in the WE League. She played for Japan national team.
Akari Shiraki (born 4 November 1996) is a Japanese retired professional footballer. She last played as a forward for WE…Akari Shiraki (born 4 November 1996) is a Japanese retired professional footballer. She last played as a forward for WE League club MyNavi Sendai.
