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This is a list of Japan international footballers – Japanese association football players who have played for the Japan national football team as recorded by the Japan Football Association. Players [ edit ]
The Japan national football team (サッカー日本代表, Sakkā Nihon Daihyō or Sakkā Nippon Daihyō), also known by the nickname Samurai Blue (サムライ・ブルー, Samurai Burū), [1] [2] represents Japan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan.
Japan was also invited to the 2011 tournament and initially accepted the invitation. However, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the JFA later withdrew on 16 May 2011, citing the difficulty of releasing some Japanese players from European teams to play as replacements. [3]
This category is for footballers who have appeared for the senior Japan national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Japanese footballers .
Japan defeated Indonesia 4-0 on Friday to move seven points clear at the top of Group C in the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. After a bright start from the home team, the ...
This is an updated list of foreign players who have played for football clubs in the J.League (1993–present), including division levels J1 League, J2 League, J3 League, Japan Football League (1992-1998 (old JFL), 1999-present (new JFL)), Japanese Regional Leagues and Japan Soccer League (as of late 1960s into early 1990s) both junior careers and senior careers.
Players in bold are currently playing for Japan men A, Japan women's A, Japan men U-23, Japan women's U-23,Japan men U-20, Japan women U-20, Japan men U-17, Japan women's U-17, Japan futsal men, Japan futsal men U-20 Japan futsal women's, Japan national beach soccer team. The list is updated as 16 October 2022
He played for the Japan national team from 1990 to 2000, and was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award. [7] [8] [9] Miura, whose rise to fame in Japan coincided with the launch of the J.League in 1993, was arguably Japan's first superstar in football.