Taizo Kawamoto (川本 泰三, Kawamoto Taizō; January 17, 1914 – September 20, 1985) was a Japanese football player and…Taizo Kawamoto (川本 泰三, Kawamoto Taizō; January 17, 1914 – September 20, 1985) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for and later managed the Japan national team.
Tokutaro Ukon (右近 徳太郎, Ukon Tokutarō; 23 September 1913 – March 1944) was a Japanese football player. He played for…Tokutaro Ukon (右近 徳太郎, Ukon Tokutarō; 23 September 1913 – March 1944) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Tadao Horie (堀江 忠男, Horie Tadao; September 13, 1913 – March 29, 2003) was a Japanese football player. He played for…Tadao Horie (堀江 忠男, Horie Tadao; September 13, 1913 – March 29, 2003) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Motoo Tatsuhara (立原 元夫, Tatsuhara Motoo; January 14, 1913 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Motoo Tatsuhara (立原 元夫, Tatsuhara Motoo; January 14, 1913 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Rihei Sano (佐野 理平, Sano Rihei; September 21, 1912 – March 26, 1992) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Rihei Sano (佐野 理平, Sano Rihei; September 21, 1912 – March 26, 1992) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Ichiji Otani (大谷 一二, Otani Ichiji; August 31, 1912 – November 23, 2007) was a Japanese football player. He played for…Ichiji Otani (大谷 一二, Otani Ichiji; August 31, 1912 – November 23, 2007) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Shoichi Nishimura (西邑 昌一, Nishimura Shōichi; 1912 – March 22, 1998) was a Japanese football player and manager. He…Shoichi Nishimura (西邑 昌一, Nishimura Shōichi; 1912 – March 22, 1998) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Hideo Sakai (堺井 秀雄, Sakai Hideo; June 10, 1909 – June 3, 1996) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Hideo Sakai (堺井 秀雄, Sakai Hideo; June 10, 1909 – June 3, 1996) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Tokizo Ichihashi (市橋 時蔵, Ichihashi Tokizo; June 9, 1909 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Tokizo Ichihashi (市橋 時蔵, Ichihashi Tokizo; June 9, 1909 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Teiichi Matsumaru (松丸 貞一, Matsumaru Teiichi; February 28, 1909 – January 6, 1997) was a Japanese football player. He…Teiichi Matsumaru (松丸 貞一, Matsumaru Teiichi; February 28, 1909 – January 6, 1997) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Koichi Kudo (工藤 孝一, Kudo Koichi; February 4, 1909 – September 21, 1971) was a Japanese football player and manager. He…Koichi Kudo (工藤 孝一, Kudo Koichi; February 4, 1909 – September 21, 1971) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.
Tameo Ide (井出 多米夫, Ide Tameo; November 27, 1908 – August 17, 1998) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Tameo Ide (井出 多米夫, Ide Tameo; November 27, 1908 – August 17, 1998) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Teizo Takeuchi (竹内 悌三, Takeuchi Teizō; 6 November 1908 – 12 April 1946) was a Japanese football player. He played for…Teizo Takeuchi (竹内 悌三, Takeuchi Teizō; 6 November 1908 – 12 April 1946) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Lighting designer Motoko Ishii is his daughter.
Saizo Saito (斎藤 才三, Saitō Saizō; September 24, 1908 – 2004) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Saizo Saito (斎藤 才三, Saitō Saizō; September 24, 1908 – 2004) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Ko Takamoro (高師 康, Takamoro Ko; November 9, 1907 – March 26, 1995) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Ko Takamoro (高師 康, Takamoro Ko; November 9, 1907 – March 26, 1995) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Takeo Wakabayashi (若林 竹雄, Wakabayashi Takeo; 29 August 1907 – 7 August 1937) was a Japanese football player. He played…Takeo Wakabayashi (若林 竹雄, Wakabayashi Takeo; 29 August 1907 – 7 August 1937) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Shiro Teshima (手島 志郎, Teshima Shiro; February 26, 1907 – November 6, 1982) was a Japanese football player. He played…Shiro Teshima (手島 志郎, Teshima Shiro; February 26, 1907 – November 6, 1982) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Masao Nozawa (野澤 正雄, Nozawa Masao) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Akira…Masao Nozawa (野澤 正雄, Nozawa Masao) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Akira Nozawa also played for Japan national team.
Shigemaru Takenokoshi (竹腰 重丸, Takenokoshi Shigemaru; February 15, 1906 – October 6, 1980) was a Japanese football…Shigemaru Takenokoshi (竹腰 重丸, Takenokoshi Shigemaru; February 15, 1906 – October 6, 1980) was a Japanese football player, manager, and referee. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.
Shojiro Sugimura (杉村 正二郎, Sugimura Shojiro; April 4, 1905 – January 15, 1975) was a Japanese football player. He played…Shojiro Sugimura (杉村 正二郎, Sugimura Shojiro; April 4, 1905 – January 15, 1975) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He is sometimes known as Shojiro Nomura (野村 正二郎).
Tadao Takayama (高山 忠雄, Takayama Tadao; June 24, 1904 – July 1, 1980) was a Japanese football player. He played for the…Tadao Takayama (高山 忠雄, Takayama Tadao; June 24, 1904 – July 1, 1980) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. He was also educator, namely principal of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School, professor at Mukogawa Women's University and superintendent of education of Takarazuka City.
Uichiro Hatta (八田 卯一郎, Hatta Uichirō; September 10, 1903 – April 20, 1989) was a Japanese football player. He played…Uichiro Hatta (八田 卯一郎, Hatta Uichirō; September 10, 1903 – April 20, 1989) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Naoemon Shimizu (清水 直右衛門, Shimizu Naoemon; c.1900 or 1901 – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese football player. He was an…Naoemon Shimizu (清水 直右衛門, Shimizu Naoemon; c.1900 or 1901 – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese football player. He was an early member to play for the Japan national team, just two years after the national team's formation in 1921.
Shigeyoshi Suzuki (鈴木 重義, Suzuki Shigeyoshi; October 13, 1902 – December 20, 1971) was a Japanese football player who…Shigeyoshi Suzuki (鈴木 重義, Suzuki Shigeyoshi; October 13, 1902 – December 20, 1971) was a Japanese football player who played for and later managed the Japan national team.
Yuzuru Nozu (野津謙, Nozu Yuzuru; 12 March 1899 – 27 August 1983) was a Japanese footballer who made two appearances for…Yuzuru Nozu (野津謙, Nozu Yuzuru; 12 March 1899 – 27 August 1983) was a Japanese footballer who made two appearances for Japan at the 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games.
Ko Matsubara (松原后, Matsubara Ko; born 30 August 1996 in Hamamatsu) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J.League club…Ko Matsubara (松原后, Matsubara Ko; born 30 August 1996 in Hamamatsu) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J.League club Júbilo Iwata.
Goro Yamada (山田 午郎, Yamada Gorō; March 3, 1894 – March 9, 1958) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed…Goro Yamada (山田 午郎, Yamada Gorō; March 3, 1894 – March 9, 1958) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan national football team.
Michi Goto (後藤 三知, Gotō Michi; born 27 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for MyNavi…Michi Goto (後藤 三知, Gotō Michi; born 27 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for MyNavi Sendai Ladies. She has also played for the Japan national team.
Riho Sakamoto (坂本 理保, Sakamoto Riho; born July 7, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for…Riho Sakamoto (坂本 理保, Sakamoto Riho; born July 7, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro. She has also played for the Japan national team.
Asuna Tanaka (田中 明日菜, Tanaka Asuna; born 23 April 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays…Asuna Tanaka (田中 明日菜, Tanaka Asuna; born 23 April 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Hwacheon KSPO WFC and has also played for the Japan national team.
Kaede Nakamura (中村 楓, Nakamura Kaede; born August 3, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays…Kaede Nakamura (中村 楓, Nakamura Kaede; born August 3, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina. She has played for the Japan national team.
Ayaka Michigami (born 27 July 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club…Ayaka Michigami (born 27 July 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.
Marumi Yamazaki (山崎 円美, Yamazaki Marumi; born June 9, 1990) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.…Marumi Yamazaki (山崎 円美, Yamazaki Marumi; born June 9, 1990) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for JEF United Chiba and has also played for the Japan national team. Yamazaki is a trans man and played women's association football before transitioning after his retirement.
Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯, Hasegawa Yui; IPA: [haseɡaɰa jɯ.i]; born 29 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer…Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯, Hasegawa Yui; IPA: [haseɡaɰa jɯ.i]; born 29 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and captains the Japan national team. Considered as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, she has the versatility to operate across the midfield in both offensive and defensive positions. Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture and brought up in Toda, Saitama, Hasegawa played youth football with Tokyo Verdy Beleza before she began her career with the senior team in 2013. In 2021, Hasegawa joined AC Milan before moving to West Ham United at the end of 2020-21 Serie A season. She joined Manchester City in the summer of 2022 after spending one season with West Ham United. A full international since 2017, Hasegawa has represented Japan in the 2019 and 2023 FIFA World Cup, the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, as well as the 2018, 2022, and 2026 AFC Asian Cup. As of March 2025, she had scored 20 goals and earned over 100 caps for Japan.
Rie Usui (臼井 理恵, Usui Rie; born December 28, 1989) is a Japanese former football player. She played for Nojima Stella…Rie Usui (臼井 理恵, Usui Rie; born December 28, 1989) is a Japanese former football player. She played for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She played for Japan national team.
Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina; born April 28, 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder…Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina; born April 28, 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals and the Japan national team. She has previously played for Tokyo Verdy Beleza, Bayer Leverkusen, and INAC Kobe Leonessa.
Ami Sugita (杉田 亜未, Sugita Ami; born March 14, 1992) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Albirex Niigata in…Ami Sugita (杉田 亜未, Sugita Ami; born March 14, 1992) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Albirex Niigata in Japan's WE League. She played for Japan's national team.
Tomoko Suzuki (鈴木 智子, Suzuki Tomoko; born January 26, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan…Tomoko Suzuki (鈴木 智子, Suzuki Tomoko; born January 26, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Shiho Kohata (高畑 志帆, Kohata Shiho; born November 12, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who has played a defender for club…Shiho Kohata (高畑 志帆, Kohata Shiho; born November 12, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who has played a defender for club sides as well the Japan national team.
Remina Chiba (千葉 玲海菜, Chiba Remina; born 30 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Remina Chiba (千葉 玲海菜, Chiba Remina; born 30 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Japan national team. She has previously played for WE League club JEF United Chiba and German Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Kana Osafune (長船 加奈, Osafune Kana; born October 16, 1989) is a Japanese former football player. She played for WE…Kana Osafune (長船 加奈, Osafune Kana; born October 16, 1989) is a Japanese former football player. She played for WE League club Mynavi Sendai and has previously also played for the Japan national team.
Yuki Sakai (坂井 優紀, Sakai Yuki; born January 10, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for…Yuki Sakai (坂井 優紀, Sakai Yuki; born January 10, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai Ladies in the WE League and has also played for the Japan national team.
Saori Ariyoshi (有吉 佐織, Ariyoshi Sayori; born November 1, 1987) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Albirex…Saori Ariyoshi (有吉 佐織, Ariyoshi Sayori; born November 1, 1987) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata in the WE League. She has played for the Japan national team.
Chinatsu Kira (吉良 知夏, Kira Chinatsu; born July 5, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for…Chinatsu Kira (吉良 知夏, Kira Chinatsu; born July 5, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for Japanese Nadeshiko League club Orca Kamogawa. She played for the Japanese national team.
