Yosei Sato (佐藤 陽成, Sato Yosei; born 3 September 2003) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Osaka…Yosei Sato (佐藤 陽成, Sato Yosei; born 3 September 2003) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Osaka University H&SS football team, also registered as a specially-designated player with Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Kuryu Matsuki (松木 玖生, Matsuki Kuryū; born 30 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kuryu Matsuki (松木 玖生, Matsuki Kuryū; born 30 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Matsuki began his senior career at FC Tokyo. In 2024, he joined English club Southampton. Matsuki spent the 2024–25 season on loan at Göztepe.
Shinnosuke Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 心之助; born 4 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Shinnosuke Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 心之助; born 4 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Toya Nakamura (中村 桐耶, Nakamura Tōya; born July 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre…Toya Nakamura (中村 桐耶, Nakamura Tōya; born July 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Ryusei Nose (野瀬 龍世, Nose Ryusei; born 8 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Ryusei Nose (野瀬 龍世, Nose Ryusei; born 8 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for FC Osaka.
Sora Igawa (井川 空, Igawa Sora; born 15 January 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a…Sora Igawa (井川 空, Igawa Sora; born 15 January 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Kohei Takahashi (高橋 耕平, Takahashi Kohei; born 20 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kohei Takahashi (高橋 耕平, Takahashi Kohei; born 20 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kurea Okino (Japanese: 沖野くれあ; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a striker for Melbourne…Kurea Okino (Japanese: 沖野くれあ; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a striker for Melbourne Victory.
Ren Fujimura (藤村 怜, Fujimura Ren; born May 26, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club…Ren Fujimura (藤村 怜, Fujimura Ren; born May 26, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club Thespa Gunma.
Daiki Sato (佐藤 大樹, Sato Daiki; born 23 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Júbilo…Daiki Sato (佐藤 大樹, Sato Daiki; born 23 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Júbilo Iwata.
Talla Ndao (Japanese: ンダウ ターラ; born 23 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Talla Ndao (Japanese: ンダウ ターラ; born 23 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Muang Loei United.
Kakeru Suminaga (住永 翔, Suminaga Kakeru; born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Kakeru Suminaga (住永 翔, Suminaga Kakeru; born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for ReinMeer Aomori
Musashi Oyama (大山 武蔵, Oyama Musashi; born September 11, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller…Musashi Oyama (大山 武蔵, Oyama Musashi; born September 11, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller Toyama.
Takaya Kimura (木村 太哉, Kimura Takaya; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Takaya Kimura (木村 太哉, Kimura Takaya; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Fagiano Okayama.
Tomoki Takamine (高嶺 朋樹, Takamine Tomoki; born 29 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…Tomoki Takamine (高嶺 朋樹, Takamine Tomoki; born 29 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
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.
Yuki Kusano (草野 侑己, Kusano Yūki; born 21 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Yuki Kusano (草野 侑己, Kusano Yūki; born 21 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nakhon Ratchasima in the Thai League 1.
Ryōsuke Shindō (進藤 亮佑, Shindō Ryōsuke; born 7 June 1996 in Sapporo) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Ryōsuke Shindō (進藤 亮佑, Shindō Ryōsuke; born 7 June 1996 in Sapporo) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Yuto Hiratsuka (平塚 悠知, Hiratsuka Yūto; born 13 April 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2…Yuto Hiratsuka (平塚 悠知, Hiratsuka Yūto; born 13 April 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Ventforet Kofu.
Hiroyuki Mae (前 寛之, Mae Hiroyuki; born 1 August 1995 in Sapporo) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and…Hiroyuki Mae (前 寛之, Mae Hiroyuki; born 1 August 1995 in Sapporo) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and set to play for Machida Zelvia from 2025. His older brother Takayuki is also a professional footballer currently playing for J2 League club, JEF United Chiba.
Yuki Uchiyama (内山 裕貴, Uchiyama Yūki; born May 7, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays for fifth-tier Hokkaido…Yuki Uchiyama (内山 裕貴, Uchiyama Yūki; born May 7, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays for fifth-tier Hokkaido Soccer League club Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth.
Kazuki Hattori (服部 一輝, Hattori Kazuki; born 16 March 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper…Kazuki Hattori (服部 一輝, Hattori Kazuki; born 16 March 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Fukushima United.
Shunta Awaka (阿波加 俊太, Awaka Shunta; born February 7, 1995 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese former football player who play as…Shunta Awaka (阿波加 俊太, Awaka Shunta; born February 7, 1995 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese former football player who play as a goalkeeper.
Yumemi Kanda (神田 夢実, Kanda Yumemi; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as…Yumemi Kanda (神田 夢実, Kanda Yumemi; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
Yuto Horigome (堀米 悠斗, Horigome Yūto; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…Yuto Horigome (堀米 悠斗, Horigome Yūto; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Tomoyuki Hirose (廣瀬 智行, Hirose Tomoyuki; born 1 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…Tomoyuki Hirose (廣瀬 智行, Hirose Tomoyuki; born 1 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vanraure Hachinohe.
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.
Shogo Nakahara (中原 彰吾, Nakahara Shōgo; born May 19, 1994 in Sapporo) is a Japanese football player who plays for…Shogo Nakahara (中原 彰吾, Nakahara Shōgo; born May 19, 1994 in Sapporo) is a Japanese football player who plays for Vegalta Sendai.
Tatsuki Nara (奈良 竜樹, Nara Tatsuki) (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Tatsuki Nara (奈良 竜樹, Nara Tatsuki) (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for A-League Men club Macarthur FC, on loan from Avispa Fukuoka.
Takayuki Mae (前 貴之, Mae Takayuki; born September 16, 1993) also known as Chamaesama, is a Japanese football player who…Takayuki Mae (前 貴之, Mae Takayuki; born September 16, 1993) also known as Chamaesama, is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender and currently play for JEF United Chiba.
Shuya Akamatsu (赤松 秀哉, Akamatsu Shuya; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer playing as a centre-back. He…Shuya Akamatsu (赤松 秀哉, Akamatsu Shuya; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer playing as a centre-back. He currently play for Briobecca Urayasu.
Takuma Arano (荒野 拓馬, Arano Takuma; born April 20, 1993 in Hokkaidō) is a Japanese football player currently playing for…Takuma Arano (荒野 拓馬, Arano Takuma; born April 20, 1993 in Hokkaidō) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Kazuki Kushibiki (櫛引 一紀 | born 12 February 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a centre back for FC…Kazuki Kushibiki (櫛引 一紀 | born 12 February 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a centre back for FC Imabari.
Kota Kawase (川瀬浩太, Kawase Kota; born 8 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a…Kota Kawase (川瀬浩太, Kawase Kota; born 8 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
Shuhei Matsubara (松原 修平, Matsubara Shuhei; born August 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays as a…Shuhei Matsubara (松原 修平, Matsubara Shuhei; born August 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Mito HollyHock.
Yōsuke Mikami (三上 陽輔, Mikami Yōsuke; born May 5, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League…Yōsuke Mikami (三上 陽輔, Mikami Yōsuke; born May 5, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Hayato Ikegaya (池ヶ谷 颯斗, Ikegaya, Hayato; born 30 March 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays for fifth-tier Kantō…Hayato Ikegaya (池ヶ谷 颯斗, Ikegaya, Hayato; born 30 March 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays for fifth-tier Kantō Soccer League club Toho Titanium.
Rempei Uchida (内田 錬平, Uchida Renpei; born 26 April 1991) is a Japanese football player who play as a Defender and…Rempei Uchida (内田 錬平, Uchida Renpei; born 26 April 1991) is a Japanese football player who play as a Defender and currently play for J2 League club, Tochigi City FC. He was captain club for 2025 season.
Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki; Japanese: [kɯ̟ːmaɡai saki]; born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese professional…Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki; Japanese: [kɯ̟ːmaɡai saki]; born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team. A versatile defensive midfielder with keen sense of anticipation and exceptional tactical acumen, she is also able to be deployed as a central defender. She is regarded as one of the finest Asian female midfielders of all time. She is one of the most successful East Asian footballers, of any gender, at club and international level. Kumagai was born in Sapporo on 17 October 1990 and had ambitions to become a professional footballer from elementary school. Kumagai began her senior career in her native Japan with Urawa Reds in 2009. She would then move to Europe in 2011, joining Frauen-Bundesliga side FFC Frankfurt. She joined Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2013. Kumagai made over 240 appearances for the club, winning 19 titles trophies, including seven Division 1 Féminine titles, six Coupe de France titles, and five UEFA Women's Champions League titles. She was part of the squad that won 4 continental treble of Division 1 Féminine, Coupe de France, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, and 2019–20. She left Lyon to join Bayern Munich in 2021. She won the league title with Bayern Munich in 2022–23 season before joining Serie A side AS Roma in the summer of 2023. Kumagai has made over 100 caps for Japan women's national team and currently ranked as the 3rd most capped female player for the country. She made her senior international debut for Japan in 2008 at the age of 17. She had represented Japan in four World Cup tournaments, winning the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where she scored the decisive penalty in the penalty shootout. She had further won an Asian Games gold medal and the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2026. She was named captain of the national team in January 2017.
Hiroki Miyazawa (宮澤 裕樹, Miyazawa Hiroki; born June 28, 1989 in Date, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese football player currently…Hiroki Miyazawa (宮澤 裕樹, Miyazawa Hiroki; born June 28, 1989 in Date, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Kenji Yamada (山田 賢二, Yamada Kenji; born 15 March 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper…Kenji Yamada (山田 賢二, Yamada Kenji; born 15 March 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper and currently goalkeeper coach of Renofa Yamaguchi from 2024.
Akira Takase (高瀬証, Takase, Akira; born 21 September 1988 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Akira Takase (高瀬証, Takase, Akira; born 21 September 1988 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese footballer who plays for ReinMeer Aomori.