Toshitaka Tsurumi (鶴見 聡貴, Tsurumi Toshitaka; born December 22, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for…Toshitaka Tsurumi (鶴見 聡貴, Tsurumi Toshitaka; born December 22, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Maruyasu Okazaki. Tsurumi previously played for Shonan Bellmare in the J2 League.
Kodai Watanabe (渡辺 広大, Watanabe Kōdai; born 4 December 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vonds Ichihara from…Kodai Watanabe (渡辺 広大, Watanabe Kōdai; born 4 December 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vonds Ichihara from 2023.
Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC…Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC, Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Matsumoto, located in the Nagano Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.
Masaki Watanabe (渡邉 将基, born December 2, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Terengganu FC…Masaki Watanabe (渡邉 将基, born December 2, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Terengganu FC II.
Tomohiko Miyazaki (宮崎 智彦, Miyazaki Tomohiko; born November 21, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player who…Tomohiko Miyazaki (宮崎 智彦, Miyazaki Tomohiko; born November 21, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Fukushima United.
Sho Aota (青田 翔, Aota Sho; born November 13, 1986 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a forward for…Sho Aota (青田 翔, Aota Sho; born November 13, 1986 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a forward for YSCC Yokohama.
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.
Yoshiki Hiraki (平木 良樹, Hiraki Yoshiki; born October 17, 1986) is a former Japanese football player. He previously…Yoshiki Hiraki (平木 良樹, Hiraki Yoshiki; born October 17, 1986) is a former Japanese football player. He previously played for Roasso Kumamoto and Shonan Bellmare.
Azusa Iwashimizu (岩清水 梓, Iwashimizu Azusa; born 14 October 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Azusa Iwashimizu (岩清水 梓, Iwashimizu Azusa; born 14 October 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She spent her entire career for Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the WE League and played for the Japan national team.
Kazuki Someya (染矢 一樹, Someya Kazuki; born October 13, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for…Kazuki Someya (染矢 一樹, Someya Kazuki; born October 13, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu.
Yuta Someya (染谷 悠太, Someya Yūta; born September 30, 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese former professional footballer, He is…Yuta Someya (染谷 悠太, Someya Yūta; born September 30, 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese former professional footballer, He is the currently coach for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol. who played as a centre-back. Someya came up through the youth teams of FC Tokyo and represented Ryutsu Keizai University in the Japan Football League. He then went on to play over 300 games throughout his professional career, playing for Kyoto Sanga, Cerezo Osaka and Kashiwa Reysol. He retired from playing at the end of the 2022 season and took up a role as a coach in Kashiwa Reysol's academy.
Shinya Uehara (上原 慎也, Uehara Shin'ya; born September 29, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Seriole…Shinya Uehara (上原 慎也, Uehara Shin'ya; born September 29, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Seriole Okinawa.
Kosuke Matsuda (松田 康佑, Matsuda Kosuke; born September 26, 1986 in Tokyo) is a former Japanese football player. He last…Kosuke Matsuda (松田 康佑, Matsuda Kosuke; born September 26, 1986 in Tokyo) is a former Japanese football player. He last played for YSCC Yokohama.
Keisuke Iwashita (岩下 敬輔, Iwashita Keisuke; born 24 September 1986 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese football…Keisuke Iwashita (岩下 敬輔, Iwashita Keisuke; born 24 September 1986 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese football defender who plays for J1 League team Sagan Tosu.
Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達也, Okamoto Tatsuya; born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a…Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達也, Okamoto Tatsuya; born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known for being a football player with three separate periods of professional career.
Nayuha Toyoda (豊田 奈夕葉, Toyoda Nayuha; born 15 September 1986) is a former Japanese football player. She was most…Nayuha Toyoda (豊田 奈夕葉, Toyoda Nayuha; born 15 September 1986) is a former Japanese football player. She was most recently the head coach of the Laos women's national football team.
Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和, Hashimoto Wataru; born 14 September 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays in the…Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和, Hashimoto Wataru; born 14 September 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays in the sixth-tier Tōkai Adult Soccer League for FC Gifu Second, the reserve team of FC Gifu.
Issei Takayanagi (髙柳 一誠, Takayanagi Issei; born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese former football player and he…Issei Takayanagi (髙柳 一誠, Takayanagi Issei; born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese former football player and he currently assistant manager of JFL club, Okinawa SV.
Go Nishida (西田剛, Nishida Gō; born September 14, 1986 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese football player for Ehime…Go Nishida (西田剛, Nishida Gō; born September 14, 1986 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese football player for Ehime FC.
Yūto Nagatomo (長友 佑都, Nagatomo Yūto; born 12 September 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a full…Yūto Nagatomo (長友 佑都, Nagatomo Yūto; born 12 September 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a full back for J1 League club FC Tokyo. A Meiji University graduate, Nagatomo started his professional career with FC Tokyo in 2007, quickly establishing himself as a first choice both within the team and the Japan national team. He would go on to play in Europe for over a decade, first joining Cesena in 2010, and then enjoying stints with Inter Milan (where he made over 200 appearances over 7 years), Galatasaray and Olympique Marseille. He would then return to boyhood club FC Tokyo in September 2021. During his club career, Nagatomo has won a J.League Cup in 2009 (with Tokyo), a Coppa Italia in 2011 (with Inter), two back-to-back Turkish titles in 2018 and 2019, a Turkish Cup and a Turkish Super Cup in 2019. He also won an individual award as AFC's Asian International Player of the Year in 2013. Having made 146 appearances, Nagatomo is Japan's second-most capped player of all time. Having won his first cap for the Samurai Blue in 2008, the full-back has represented Japan at one edition of the Olympic Games (in 2008), five consecutive World Cups (in 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026), three consecutive Asian Cups (in 2011, 2015 and 2019) and one Confederations Cup (in 2013). He was part of the squad that won the Asian Cup in 2011 and the one that finished as runners-up in the same competition in 2019.
Tomoyasu Naito (内藤 友康, Naitō Tomoyasu; born 11 September 1986 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese footballer who plays…Tomoyasu Naito (内藤 友康, Naitō Tomoyasu; born 11 September 1986 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fukushima United FC.
Shun Nogaito (野垣内俊, Nogaito Shun; born September 11, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for…Shun Nogaito (野垣内俊, Nogaito Shun; born September 11, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Veertien Mie. As a student at Mie Prefectural Tsu Technical High School, he served as the captain of his team during the 83rd All Japan High School Soccer Championship. He enrolled at Yokkaichi University and, while still a student, was registered as a special designated player with FC Gifu in August 2008. Enrolling as a student at Yokkaichi University he played with FC Gifu team in August 2008. In 2009, he joined Koichi Sato from Yokkaichi University. In 2010, he became a vice-captain of the team. In 2017, he joined Vanraure Hachinohe and the following year, in 2018, he joined Viatin Mie.
Keita Goto (後藤 圭太, Goto Keita; born 8 September 1986) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. He…Keita Goto (後藤 圭太, Goto Keita; born 8 September 1986) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. He currently manager of Kansai Soccer League club, Velago Ikoma.
Kenji Suzuki (鈴木 健児, Suzuki Kenji; born September 3, 1986) is a retired Japanese football player. The last team that he…Kenji Suzuki (鈴木 健児, Suzuki Kenji; born September 3, 1986) is a retired Japanese football player. The last team that he played for was Akita FC Cambiare.
Kenta Tanno (丹野 研太, Tanno Kenta; born August 30, 1986 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kenta Tanno (丹野 研太, Tanno Kenta; born August 30, 1986 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Japan Football League club Tochigi SC.
Akihiro Sato (佐藤 昭大, Satō Akihiro; born 30 August 1986 in Asahi, Mie) is a former Japanese footballer who last played…Akihiro Sato (佐藤 昭大, Satō Akihiro; born 30 August 1986 in Asahi, Mie) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Montedio Yamagata in the J2 League.
Manami Nakano (中野 真奈美, Nakano Manami; born August 30, 1986) is a Japanese footballer playing as a midfielder. She plays…Manami Nakano (中野 真奈美, Nakano Manami; born August 30, 1986) is a Japanese footballer playing as a midfielder. She plays for Nojima Stella in the Nadeshiko League Division 1. She has also played for the Japan national team.
Koji Noda (野田 紘史, Noda Kōji; born 17 August 1986 in Kurume, Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Koji Noda (野田 紘史, Noda Kōji; born 17 August 1986 in Kurume, Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for ReinMeer Aomori.
Mami Yamaguchi (山口 麻美, Yamaguchi Mami; born 13 August 1986) is a Japanese football coach and former player. She is…Mami Yamaguchi (山口 麻美, Yamaguchi Mami; born 13 August 1986) is a Japanese football coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach with the NWSL's Washington Spirit. She played for the Japan national team and last played for Detroit City FC.
Tsubasa Oya (大屋 翼, Ōya Tsubasa; born August 13, 1986) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Gainare…Tsubasa Oya (大屋 翼, Ōya Tsubasa; born August 13, 1986) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Gainare Tottori.