Shohei Matsunaga (松永 祥兵, Matsunaga Shohei; born 7 January 1989) is a Japanese former football player who played as a…Shohei Matsunaga (松永 祥兵, Matsunaga Shohei; born 7 January 1989) is a Japanese former football player who played as a midfielder. He was called Samurai Matsunaga by his fans because of his samurai-like playing spirit.
Hiroki Yamada (山田 大記, Yamada Hiroki; born 27 December 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as…Hiroki Yamada (山田 大記, Yamada Hiroki; born 27 December 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
Takuya Matsuura (松浦 拓弥, Matsuura Takuya; born December 21, 1988 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player…Takuya Matsuura (松浦 拓弥, Matsuura Takuya; born December 21, 1988 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for FC Osaka.
Ryuji Mochizuki (望月 竜次, Mochizuki Ryūji; born 6 September 1988 in Yaizu, Shizuoka) is a former Japanese footballer who…Ryuji Mochizuki (望月 竜次, Mochizuki Ryūji; born 6 September 1988 in Yaizu, Shizuoka) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Fujieda MYFC.
Shun Nagasawa (長沢 駿, Nagasawa Shun; born 25 August 1988 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional football player who…Shun Nagasawa (長沢 駿, Nagasawa Shun; born 25 August 1988 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a forward for J1 League team Kyoto Sanga FC. After starting his career with Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagasawa has played in over 350 league matches.
Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人, Uchida Atsuto; born 27 March 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人, Uchida Atsuto; born 27 March 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Uchida started his career with Kashima Antlers, making his debut in 2006 at the age of 17. After four years and three J1 League Titles, Uchida moved to Germany with Schalke 04 in 2010 for €1.3 million. With Schalke, Uchida won the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal, and was named in the Bundesliga team of the season twice from 2012 to 2014. He later played in the 2. Bundesliga with Union Berlin before returning to Japan with his first club Kashima Antlers, where he retired in 2020. Uchida made his first appearance for the Japan national team in January 2008, and went on to make 74 appearances and score two goals for his country, representing them in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Kenta Ishii (石井健太, Ishii Kenta; born 8 December 1987 in Shizuoka), is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Kenta Ishii (石井健太, Ishii Kenta; born 8 December 1987 in Shizuoka), is a Japanese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for Tegevajaro Miyazaki and FC Nobeoka Agata.
Makoto Sugimoto (杉本 真, Sugimoto Makoto; born October 27, 1987 in Nagano) is a Japanese football player who currently…Makoto Sugimoto (杉本 真, Sugimoto Makoto; born October 27, 1987 in Nagano) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vonds Ichihara.
Masaki Yamamoto (山本 真希, Yamamoto Masaki; born 24 August 1987 in Shizuoka prefecture) is a Japanese football player…Masaki Yamamoto (山本 真希, Yamamoto Masaki; born 24 August 1987 in Shizuoka prefecture) is a Japanese football player currently playing for J1 League team Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Rikihiro Sugiyama (杉山 力裕, Sugiyama Rikihiro; born May 1, 1987 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional…Rikihiro Sugiyama (杉山 力裕, Sugiyama Rikihiro; born May 1, 1987 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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.
Takafumi Akahoshi (赤星 貴文, Akahoshi Takafumi; born 27 May 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played…Takafumi Akahoshi (赤星 貴文, Akahoshi Takafumi; born 27 May 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kenya Matsui (松井 謙弥, Matsui Ken'ya; born September 10, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Taichung…Kenya Matsui (松井 謙弥, Matsui Ken'ya; born September 10, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Taichung Futuro.
Kaito Yamamoto (山本 海人, Yamamoto Kaito; born 10 July 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Fukushima United…Kaito Yamamoto (山本 海人, Yamamoto Kaito; born 10 July 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Fukushima United FC.
Sho Naruoka (成岡 翔, Naruoka Shō; born May 31, 1984) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Fujieda…Sho Naruoka (成岡 翔, Naruoka Shō; born May 31, 1984) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Fujieda MYFC.
Ryu Okada (岡田 隆, Okada Ryu; born 10 April 1984 in Fujieda) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Júbilo…Ryu Okada (岡田 隆, Okada Ryu; born 10 April 1984 in Fujieda) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Júbilo Iwata on loan from Jubilo Iwata.
Kisho Yano (矢野 貴章, Yano Kishō; born 5 April 1984) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or…Kisho Yano (矢野 貴章, Yano Kishō; born 5 April 1984) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or right-back for Tochigi SC.
Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠, Hasebe Makoto; born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese professional football coach and former player…Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠, Hasebe Makoto; born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Japan national team. Hasebe started his professional playing career with Urawa Red Diamonds in 2002, joining the club from his hometown Fujieda Higashi high school team. In January 2008, he moved to the German Bundesliga, where he remained for the rest of his playing career; he first joined VfL Wolfsburg, winning a league title during the 2008–09 season, before moving to 1. FC Nürnberg late into the 2013 summer transfer window. Following Nürnberg's relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season, Hasebe joined Eintracht Frankfurt in July 2014, where he played over 300 matches across ten seasons and won a DFB-Pokal and UEFA Europa League title. Hasebe made his senior debut with the Japan national team in 2006. He earned 114 international caps and scored twice, making him one of ten most capped players in the history of the team. He additionally served as captain from 2010 to his retirement from international football in 2018. He was part of the Japanese squads at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the FIFA World Cups, as well as 2011 and 2015 editions of the AFC Asian Cups. He captained the starting line-up that won the 2011 Asian Cup final.
Yuki Ozawa (小澤 雄希, Ozawa Yūki; born October 4, 1983 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for…Yuki Ozawa (小澤 雄希, Ozawa Yūki; born October 4, 1983 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kamatamare Sanuki. He previously played in the Netherlands.
Yoshiaki Ota (太田 吉彰, Ōta Yoshiaki; born 11 June 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Yoshiaki Ota (太田 吉彰, Ōta Yoshiaki; born 11 June 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His elder brother Keisuke Ota is also former footballer.
Mitsuru Nagata (永田 充, Nagata Mitsuru; born 6 April 1983) is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan…Mitsuru Nagata (永田 充, Nagata Mitsuru; born 6 April 1983) is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan national team.
Daigo Kobayashi (小林 大悟, Kobayashi Daigo; born 19 February 1983) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Daigo Kobayashi (小林 大悟, Kobayashi Daigo; born 19 February 1983) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Takumi Wada (和田 拓三, Wada Takumi; born October 20, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He has the dubious…Takumi Wada (和田 拓三, Wada Takumi; born October 20, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He has the dubious distinction of having been relegated with four clubs in five years from 2007 to 2011 (Yokohama FC, Tokyo Verdy, JEF United Chiba and Avispa Fukuoka).
Keisuke Ota (太田 圭輔, Ota Keisuke; born July 23, 1981) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Keisuke Ota (太田 圭輔, Ota Keisuke; born July 23, 1981) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His younger brother Yoshiaki Ota is also footballer.
Keita Suzuki (鈴木 啓太, Suzuki Keita; born 8 July 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan…Keita Suzuki (鈴木 啓太, Suzuki Keita; born 8 July 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. He is a cousin of Koki Mizuno. His wife is Japanese actress Hiroko Hatano.