| Club: | Japan |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Manager: | Hajime Moriyasu |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The Japan national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the first matches being played on November, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar.[1] [2] [3]
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| International Friendly | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | ||||||||
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | ||||||||
| Total | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 |
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| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Hajime Moriyasu | |
| Assistant coach | Ryoichi Maeda Hiroshi Nanami Toshihide Saito | |
| Physical coach | Ryoichi Matsumoto | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Takashi Shimoda | |
| Technical staff | Masaki Nakashita Daisuke Terakado |
| Pos. | Player | 24 Mar[4] | 28 Mar[5] | 15 Jun[6] | 20 Jun[7] | 9 Sep[8] | 12 Sep[9] | 13 Oct[10] | 17 Oct[11] | 16 Nov[12] | 21 Nov[13] | Caps (goals) |
| GK | Keisuke Osako | – | – | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | – | 7 (0) |
| GK | Zion Suzuki | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | – | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | 3 (0) |
| GK | Daiya Maekawa | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | 1 (0) |
| GK | Ryosuke Kojima | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| GK | Daniel Schmidt | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | – | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 14 (0) |
| GK | Kosuke Nakamura | ≠ | ≠ | – | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 8 (0) |
| GK | Kosei Tani | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 1 (0) |
| DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | 37 (1) |
| DF | Shogo Taniguchi | ≠ | ≠ | ST (1) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | 24 (1) |
| DF | Yuta Nakayama | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | 20 (0) |
| DF | Hiroki Ito | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | – | ST (0) | 13 (1) |
| DF | Yukinari Sugawara | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | ST (0) | – | ST (1) | 8 (1) |
| DF | Koki Machida | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | 5 (0) |
| DF | Seiya Maikuma | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | – | 3 (0) |
| DF | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | 2 (0) |
| DF | Ko Itakura | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | 22 (1) |
| DF | Daiki Hashioka | ON (0) | – | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | 7 (0) |
| DF | Ryoya Morishita | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | – | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 1 (0) |
| DF | Ayumu Seko | ST (0) | ON (0) | – | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 3 (0) |
| DF | Kashif Bangnagande | – | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 1 (0) |
| DF | Haruya Fujii | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| DF | Riku Handa | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| DF | Ryotaro Tsunoda | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| MF | Wataru Endo | ST (0) | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | 55 (2) |
| MF | Takumi Minamino | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | 51 (17) |
| MF | Junya Ito | ON (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (1) | ST (1) | ON (1) | ST (0) | ST (1) | – | ST (0) | 50 (13) |
| MF | Ritsu Doan | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (1) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ST (1) | ON (0) | 41 (7) |
| MF | Takefusa Kubo | – | ON (0) | ST (1) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | – | ST (1) | 29 (3) |
| MF | Hidemasa Morita | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | – | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | 28 (2) |
| MF | Ao Tanaka | ON (0) | – | ≠ | ≠ | ON (1) | ST (0) | ST (2) | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | 24 (6) |
| MF | Daichi Kamada | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ≠ | ≠ | ST (1) | – | 31 (7) |
| MF | Yuki Soma | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | – | 12 (4) |
| MF | Kaishu Sano | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | 1 (0) |
| MF | Kaoru Mitoma | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | – | ≠ | ≠ | – | – | 18 (7) |
| MF | Hayao Kawabe | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | – | – | 6 (1) |
| MF | Atsuki Ito | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | – | ST (1) | ON (0) | – | – | – | 3 (1) |
| MF | Keito Nakamura | ON (0) | – | ON (1) | – | – | ST (2) | ST (1) | – | ≠ | ≠ | 4 (4) |
| MF | Reo Hatate | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | 5 (0) |
| MF | Kanji Okunuki | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| MF | Takuma Nishimura | ON (1) | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 5 (3) |
| MF | Takumu Kawamura | ≠ | ≠ | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| MF | Sota Kawasaki | ≠ | ≠ | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| FW | Takuma Asano | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | – | ON (1) | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | 48 (9) |
| FW | Ayase Ueda | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | – | ST (1) | – | – | ON (0) | ST (3) | ST (2) | 18 (7) |
| FW | Mao Hosoya | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ON (1) | 3 (1) |
| FW | Kyogo Furuhashi | ≠ | ≠ | ON (1) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (1) | – | – | 21 (5) |
| FW | Daizen Maeda | – | – | – | ON (1) | – | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | – | – | 13 (3) |
| FW | Shuto Machino | – | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 5 (3) |
All players who scored a goal in a match for Japan in 2023.
| Rank | Player | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayase Ueda | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Junya Ito | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Keito Nakamura | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Ao Tanaka | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ritsu Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 2 | 0 | ||
| Takefusa Kubo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Takuma Asano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mao Hosoya | 0 | 1 | ||
| Atsuki Ito | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hiroki Ito | 1 | 0 | ||
| Daichi Kamada | 0 | 1 | ||
| Daizen Maeda | 1 | 0 | ||
| Takuma Nishimura | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yukinari Sugawara | 0 | 1 | ||
| Shogo Taniguchi | 1 | 0 | ||
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, where the team played against Myanmar and Syria on 16 and 21 November 2023, respectively.[14]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.
The following players were called up for the Mizuho Blue Dream Match and Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team played against Canada and Tunisia on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[15]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.
The following players were called up for the friendly match and Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team played against Germany and Turkey on 9 and 12 September 2023, respectively.[16]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.
The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team will play against El Salvador and Peru on 15 and 20 June 2023, respectively.[17]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.
The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team have played against Uruguay and Colombia on 24 and 28 March 2023, respectively.[18]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.