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Saitama
Goalkeepers
| Player | Matches | Mins | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Z. Suzuki | 10 | 903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
 K. Osako | 3 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
 K. Tani | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
 D. Maekawa | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
 T. Nozawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 R. Kojima | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Player | Matches | Goals | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Z. Suzuki | 10 | 0 | 7.0 |
K. Osako | 3 | 0 | 6.4 |
K. Tani | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
D. Maekawa | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
T. Nozawa | 0 | 0 | - |
R. Kojima | 0 | 0 | - |
Defenders
| Player | Matches | Mins | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K. Itakura | 11 | 891 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 K. Machida | 11 | 872 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
 S. Taniguchi | 8 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
 H. Ito | 6 | 498 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
 Y. Sugawara | 5 | 319 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 A. Seko | 4 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
 K. Takai | 4 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
 D. Hashioka | 4 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
 T. Tomiyasu | 2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
 T. Watanabe | 2 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
 Y. Nakayama | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
 S. Maikuma | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
 H. Sekine | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
 J. Suzuki | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
 H. Fujii | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 S. Miura | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 Y. Nagatomo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 H. Mochizuki | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Player | Matches | Goals | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Itakura | 11 | 1 | 7.3 |
K. Machida | 11 | 0 | 7.3 |
S. Taniguchi | 8 | 0 | 7.1 |
H. Ito | 6 | 0 | 7.5 |
Y. Sugawara | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
A. Seko | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
K. Takai | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
D. Hashioka | 4 | 0 | 7.4 |
T. Tomiyasu | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
T. Watanabe | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
Y. Nakayama | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
S. Maikuma | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
H. Sekine | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
J. Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
H. Fujii | 0 | 0 | - |
S. Miura | 0 | 0 | - |
Y. Nagatomo | 0 | 0 | - |
H. Mochizuki | 0 | 0 | - |
Midfielders
| Player | Matches | Mins | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 W. Endo | 11 | 862 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
 H. Morita | 10 | 742 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
 R. Dōan | 12 | 726 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
 T. Minamino | 12 | 710 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
 T. Kubo | 11 | 664 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
 D. Kamada | 12 | 658 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
 A. Tanaka | 9 | 597 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 K. Mitoma | 7 | 477 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
 J. Ito | 9 | 398 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
 K. Sano | 3 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
 Y. Suzuki | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
 T. Asano | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
 J. Fujita | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 Y. Hirakawa | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
 K. Tawaratsumida | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
 R. Hatate | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
 R. Morishita | 1 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
 T. Kawamura | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
 K. Sano | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
 R. Sato | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
 A. Ito | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 R. Ito | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 H. Kawabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 K. Okunuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
 K. Kumasaka | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Player | Matches | Goals | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
W. Endo | 11 | 1 | 7.1 |
H. Morita | 10 | 3 | 7.6 |
R. Dōan | 12 | 3 | 7.2 |
T. Minamino | 12 | 4 | 7.1 |
T. Kubo | 11 | 4 | 7.9 |
D. Kamada | 12 | 5 | 7.4 |
A. Tanaka | 9 | 1 | 7.3 |
K. Mitoma | 7 | 1 | 7.2 |
J. Ito | 9 | 1 | 7.5 |
K. Sano | 3 | 0 | 7.1 |
Y. Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
T. Asano | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
J. Fujita | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
Y. Hirakawa | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
K. Tawaratsumida | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
R. Hatate | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
R. Morishita | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
T. Kawamura | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
K. Sano | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
R. Sato | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
A. Ito | 0 | 0 | - |
R. Ito | 0 | 0 | - |
H. Kawabe | 0 | 0 | - |
K. Okunuki | 0 | 0 | - |
K. Kumasaka | 0 | 0 | - |
Attackers
| Player | Matches | Mins | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A. Ueda | 9 | 692 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
 Keito Nakamura | 10 | 422 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
 Koki Ogawa | 8 | 319 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 S. Machino | 3 | 110 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 Y. Ohashi | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
 M. Hosoya | 3 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
 S. Mito | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
 K. Furuhashi | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Player | Matches | Goals | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Ueda | 9 | 8 | 7.5 |
Keito Nakamura | 10 | 2 | 7.1 |
Koki Ogawa | 8 | 6 | 7.3 |
S. Machino | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
Y. Ohashi | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
M. Hosoya | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
S. Mito | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
K. Furuhashi | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
Other
| Player | Matches | Mins | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 D. Maeda | 7 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
 Y. Soma | 3 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Player | Matches | Goals | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Maeda | 7 | 1 | 6.9 |
Y. Soma | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
Squad and player statistics sourced from official match data for the selected competition and season.
Japan squad in World Cup - Qualification Asia 2026: key players
Japan's World Cup - Qualification Asia squad lists 59 players this season. Goalkeepers: 6, defenders: 18, midfielders: 25, attackers: 8. The average age of the players who have featured is 26.7.
Goals have been shared around: 19 different players have scored, led by A. Ueda (8). J. Ito leads the team in assists (10).
T. Kubo has been the standout regular, with an average rating of 7.9. Z. Suzuki has made the most saves in goal (12).
Forecasts for upcoming matches are on the Japan Predictions page, and season numbers on the Japan Statistics page.