Who sets up the goals for Japan, and how often each player gets an assist.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Keito Nakamura has the most assists for Japan in 2026, three in nine appearances, 0.33 a game, ahead of Junya Ito with two and Ayase Ueda with two, across all competitions.
Keito Nakamura is the Japan player most likely to get an assist, with an assist in three of their nine games in 2026, 33%, ahead of Kento Shiogai on 25% and Ko Itakura on 25%.
| Player | Apps | Assists | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 |
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shuto Nakano | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leo Kokubo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Koki Kumasaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaina Tanimura | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |