JAPAN Squad

	Japan Football Association
	Founded:1921 Fifa Entry: 1929 Confederation: AFC
FIFA WORLD CUP Appearances: 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

 

goalkeepers

 

	Eiji KAWASHIMA
	Date of Birth: 20 March 1983 Height: 185 cm Shirt number: 1 Position: Goalkeeper Current club: Standard Liege (BEL) International Caps: 48 International Goals: 0 First international: Japan - Korea DPR (17 February 2008)

 

Shusaku NISHIKAWA Date of Birth: 18 June 1986 Height: 183 cm Shirt number: 12 Position: Goalkeeper Current club: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) International Caps: 8 International Goals: 0 First international: Japan - Hong Kong (8 October 2009)

Shuichi GONDA Date of Birth: 3 March 1989 Height: 187 cm Shirt number: 23 Position: Goalkeeper Current club: FC Tokyo (JPN) International Caps: 1 International Goals: 0 First international: Yemen - Japan (6 January 2010)

 

defenders

 

Masahiko INOHA Date of Birth: 28 August 1985 Height: 179 cm Shirt number: 2 Position: Defender Current club: Jubilo Iwata (JPN) International Caps: 19 International Goals: 1 First international: Saudi Arabia - Japan (17 January 2011)

Gotoku SAKAI Date of Birth: 14 March 1991 Height: 176 cm Shirt number: 3 Position: Defender Current club: VfB Stuttgart (GER) International Caps: 5 International Goals: 0 First international: Japan - United Arab Emirates (6 September 2012)

Yuto NAGATOMO Date of Birth: 12 September 1986 Height: 170 cm Shirt number: 5 Position: Defender Current club: FC Internazionale (ITA) International Caps: 61 International Goals: 3 First international: Japan - Ivory Coast (24 May 2008)

Atsuto UCHIDA Date of Birth: 27 March 1988 Height: 176 cm Shirt number: 6 Position: Defender Current club: FC Schalke 04 (GER) International Caps: 60 International Goals: 1 First international: Japan - Chile (26 January 2008)

Yasuyuki KONNO Date of Birth: 25 January 1983 Height: 178 cm Shirt number: 15 Position: Defender Current club: Gamba Osaka (JPN) International Caps: 71 International Goals: 1 First international: Japan - China PR (3 August 2005)

Yuzo KURIHARA Date of Birth: 18 September 1983 Height: 184 cm Shirt number: 16 Position: Defender Current club: Yokohama F-Marinos (JPN) International Caps: 17 International Goals: 2 First international: Japan - Trinidad and Tobago (9 August 2006)

Hiroki SAKAI Date of Birth: 12 April 1990 Height: 183 cm Shirt number: 21 Position: Defender Current club: Hannover 96 (GER) International Caps: 12 International Goals: 0 First international: Japan - Azerbaijan (23 May 2012)

Maya YOSHIDA Date of Birth: 24 August 1988 Height: 189 cm Shirt number: 22 Position: Defender Current club: Southampton FC (ENG) International Caps: 30 International Goals: 2 First international: Yemen - Japan (6 January 2010)

 

Midfielders

 

Keisuke HONDA Date of Birth: 13 June 1986 Height: 182 cm Shirt number: 4 Position: Midfielder Current club: CSKA Moscow (RUS) International Caps: 45 International Goals: 15 First international: Japan - Bahrain (22 June 2008)

Yasuhito ENDO Date of Birth: 28 January 1980 Height: 178 cm Shirt number: 7 Position: Midfielder Current club: Gamba Osaka (JPN) International Caps: 133 International Goals: 10 First international: Japan - Argentina (20 November 2002)

Hiroshi KIYOTAKE Date of Birth: 12 November 1989 Height: 172 cm Shirt number: 8 Position: Midfielder Current club: 1. FC Nuernberg (GER) International Caps: 18 International Goals: 1 First international: Japan - Korea Republic (10 August 2011)

Shinji KAGAWA Date of Birth: 17 March 1989 Height: 172 cm Shirt number: 10 Position: Midfielder Current club: Manchester United FC (ENG) International Caps: 46 International Goals: 14 First international: Japan - Ivory Coast (24 May 2008)

Hajime HOSOGAI Date of Birth: 10 June 1986 Height: 177 cm Shirt number: 13 Position: Midfielder Current club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) International Caps: 23 International Goals: 1 First international: Japan - Paraguay (4 September 2010)

Kengo NAKAMURA Date of Birth: 31 October 1980 Height: 175 cm Shirt number: 14 Position: Midfielder Current club: Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) International Caps: 68 International Goals: 6 First international: Japan - Ghana (4 October 2006)

Makoto HASEBE Date of Birth: 18 January 1984 Height: 180 cm Shirt number: 17 Position: Midfielder Current club: VfL Wolfsburg (GER) International Caps: 70 International Goals: 2 First international: USA - Japan (10 February 2006)

Takashi INUI Date of Birth: 2 June 1988 Height: 169 cm Shirt number: 19 Position: Midfielder Current club: Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) International Caps: 11 International Goals: 0 First international: Japan - Yemen (20 January 2009)

	Hideto TAKAHASHI
	Date of Birth: 17 October 1987 Height: 183 cm Shirt number: 20 Position: Midfielder Current club: FC Tokyo (JPN) International Caps: 5 International Goals: 0 First international: Japan - Azerbaijan (23 May 2012)

 

forwards

 

Shinji OKAZAKI Date of Birth: 16 April 1986 Height: 174 cm Shirt number: 9 Position: Forward Current club: VfB Stuttgart (GER) International Caps: 66 International Goals: 35 First international: Japan - United Arab Emirates (9 October 2008)

Mike HAVENAAR Date of Birth: 20 May 1987 Height: 194 cm Shirt number: 11 Position: Forward Current club: Vitesse Arnhem (NED) International Caps: 15 International Goals: 4 First international: Japan - Korea DPR (2 September 2011)

	Ryoichi MAEDA
	Date of Birth: 9 October 1981 Height: 183 cm Shirt number: 18 Position: Forward Current club: Jubilo Iwata (JPN) International Caps: 33 International Goals: 10 First international: Japan - Cameroon (22 August 2007)

 

Head coach

	ZACCHERONI Alberto
	Full Name: Alberto Zaccheroni Date Of Birth : 1 April 1953 (age 60) Place Of Birth: Meldola, Italy Current club: Italy (Head coach)

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