Alexandre Kouto Horio Pisano (ピサノ・アレクサンドレ幸冬堀尾, Pisano Arekusandore Kōto Horio; born 10 January 2006) known as Alex…Alexandre Kouto Horio Pisano (ピサノ・アレクサンドレ幸冬堀尾, Pisano Arekusandore Kōto Horio; born 10 January 2006) known as Alex Pisano (Japanese: ピサノ・アレックス), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nagoya Grampus and the Japan national team.
Ryōga Kida (貴田 遼河, Kida Ryōga; born 15 July 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Ryōga Kida (貴田 遼河, Kida Ryōga; born 15 July 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Argentinos Juniors, on loan from Nagoya Grampus.
Ryotaro Ishida (石田 凌太郎, Ishida Ryotaro; born December 13, 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger or right…Ryotaro Ishida (石田 凌太郎, Ishida Ryotaro; born December 13, 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger or right back for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Shun Ayukawa (鮎川 峻, Ayukawa Shun; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shun Ayukawa (鮎川 峻, Ayukawa Shun; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Tomoki Kondo (近藤 友喜, Kondo Tomoki; born 21 March 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Tomoki Kondo (近藤 友喜, Kondo Tomoki; born 21 March 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Chiina Kamiya (神谷 千菜, Kamiya Chiina; born March 19, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Chiina Kamiya (神谷 千菜, Kamiya Chiina; born March 19, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina and the Japan national team.
Shumpei Naruse (成瀬 竣平, Naruse Shunpei; born 17 January 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for…Shumpei Naruse (成瀬 竣平, Naruse Shunpei; born 17 January 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for Nankatsu SC.
Haruya Fujii (藤井 陽也, Fujii Haruya; born 26 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Haruya Fujii (藤井 陽也, Fujii Haruya; born 26 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Sugawara began his senior career at Nagoya Grampus. In 2019, he joined AZ on loan before joining the club permanently in 2020. Sugawara moved to English club Southampton in 2024. He spent the 2025–26 season on loan at Werder Bremen. Sugawara has represented his country at youth and full international level.
Jhonattan Yoshiyuki Melgarejo Matsuoka (松岡 ジョナタン, Matsuoka Jonatan; born 27 May 2000) is a Paraguayan footballer who…Jhonattan Yoshiyuki Melgarejo Matsuoka (松岡 ジョナタン, Matsuoka Jonatan; born 27 May 2000) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Nankatsu SC.
Yasuhiro Hanada (花田 康弘, Hanada Yasuhiro; born 22 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yasuhiro Hanada (花田 康弘, Hanada Yasuhiro; born 22 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club Metalul Buzău.
Tojiro Kubo (久保 藤次郎, Kubo Tōjirō; born 5 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Tojiro Kubo (久保 藤次郎, Kubo Tōjirō; born 5 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Tomoya Ando (安藤 智哉, Andō Tomoya; born 10 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Tomoya Ando (安藤 智哉, Andō Tomoya; born 10 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for German 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Japan national team.
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer…Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kyoto Sanga.
Hiroki Maeda (前田 紘基, Maeda Hiroki; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Hiroki Maeda (前田 紘基, Maeda Hiroki; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Verspah Oita.
Shumpei Fukahori (深堀 隼平, Fukahori Shumpei; born June 29, 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Iwate…Shumpei Fukahori (深堀 隼平, Fukahori Shumpei; born June 29, 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Iwate Grulla Morioka.
Osamu Henry Iyoha (イヨハ 理 ヘンリー, Iyoha Osamu Henry; born 23 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Osamu Henry Iyoha (イヨハ 理 ヘンリー, Iyoha Osamu Henry; born 23 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a left-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija, on loan from J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Yui Fukuta (born 20 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club AC…Yui Fukuta (born 20 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies.
Fuka Kono (born 15 January 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club…Fuka Kono (born 15 January 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club Albirex Niigata.
Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1…Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki as a defender.
Akira Matsuzawa (松澤 彰, Matsuzawa Akira; born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…Akira Matsuzawa (松澤 彰, Matsuzawa Akira; born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for SC Sagamihara.
Yo Tachibana (born 17 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club…Yo Tachibana (born 17 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Kaito Kamiya (神谷 凱士, Kamiya Kaito; born 16 June 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League…Kaito Kamiya (神谷 凱士, Kamiya Kaito; born 16 June 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club FC Ryukyu. He is the twin brother of fellow professional footballer Ryoto Kamiya.
Shun Shibata (born 15 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Latvian…Shun Shibata (born 15 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Latvian club Tukums 2000.
Taichi Kato (加藤 大智, Kato Taichi; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Taichi Kato (加藤 大智, Kato Taichi; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Ehime FC and Gamba Osaka before retiring at the end of the 2022 season aged 25.
Koki Sugimori (杉森 考起, Sugimori Kōki; born 5 April 1997 in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who is a…Koki Sugimori (杉森 考起, Sugimori Kōki; born 5 April 1997 in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who is a forward for Tochigi SC.
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.
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.
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.
Yuto Oshiro (大城 佑斗, Oshiro Yuto; born 19 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Yuto Oshiro (大城 佑斗, Oshiro Yuto; born 19 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nagano Parceiro.
Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a…Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Moemi Ishibuchi (born 20 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who made her WE League debut on 20 September…Moemi Ishibuchi (born 20 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who made her WE League debut on 20 September 2021 as a forward for Albirex Niigata.
Ryota Aoki (青木 亮太, Aoki Ryōta; born 6 March 1996) is a Japanese football player for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole…Ryota Aoki (青木 亮太, Aoki Ryōta; born 6 March 1996) is a Japanese football player for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Tsuyoshi Miyaichi (宮市 剛, Miyaichi Tsuyoshi; born 1 June 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right winger for…Tsuyoshi Miyaichi (宮市 剛, Miyaichi Tsuyoshi; born 1 June 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right winger for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Yuto Mori (森 勇人, Mori Yūto; born 21 April 1995 in Anjo, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Yuto Mori (森 勇人, Mori Yūto; born 21 April 1995 in Anjo, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki in J3 League from 2023. He has previously played for both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka.
Genta Miura (三浦 弦太, Miura Genta; born 1 March 1995 in Toyohashi) is a Japanese footballer who is the captain of J1…Genta Miura (三浦 弦太, Miura Genta; born 1 March 1995 in Toyohashi) is a Japanese footballer who is the captain of J1 League side Gamba Osaka. He is also a Japanese international and his regular playing position is centre back.
Shota Tamura (田村 翔太, Tamura Shota; born February 4, 1995 in Owariasahi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Shota Tamura (田村 翔太, Tamura Shota; born February 4, 1995 in Owariasahi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ehime FC.
Takuya Akiyama (秋山 拓也, Akiyama Takuya; born August 26, 1994 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Takuya Akiyama (秋山 拓也, Akiyama Takuya; born August 26, 1994 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Osaka.
Junki Hata (畑 潤基, Hata Junki; born August 14, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward/midfielder for J2…Junki Hata (畑 潤基, Hata Junki; born August 14, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward/midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介, Shirai Kōsuke; born 1 May 1994 in Aichi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介, Shirai Kōsuke; born 1 May 1994 in Aichi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Fagiano Okayama, on loan from FC Tokyo.
Ryota Suzuki (鈴木 椋大, Suzuki Ryōta; born 10 February 1994 in Aichi) is a Japanese football goalkeeper who currently…Ryota Suzuki (鈴木 椋大, Suzuki Ryōta; born 10 February 1994 in Aichi) is a Japanese football goalkeeper who currently plays for JEF United Chiba in the J2 League. He has previously had spells with Yokohama F. Marinos, Tokyo Verdy and Gamba Osaka.
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.
Masayuki Okuyama (奧山 政幸, Okuyama, Masayuki; born 28 July 1993 in Toyota, Aichi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Masayuki Okuyama (奧山 政幸, Okuyama, Masayuki; born 28 July 1993 in Toyota, Aichi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.
