Every Japan player's year in numbers, from minutes to goals and assists.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
| Player | Position | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | xG | Shots on target | Chances created | Tackles | Fouls | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Suzuki | GK | 8 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiroki Ito | CB | 9 | 655 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Keito Nakamura | LW | 9 | 591 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ayase Ueda | ST | 9 | 535 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Daichi Kamada | CAM | 8 | 514 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Ritsu Doan | RW | 9 | 508 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Kaishu Sano | CDM | 6 | 444 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Junya Ito | RW | 9 | 439 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Ao Tanaka | CM | 8 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| Ayumu Seko | CDM | 7 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | CB | 6 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Daizen Maeda | LW | 5 | 371 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | CB | 6 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | RB | 4 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ko Itakura | CB | 4 | 266 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | RB | 7 | 261 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Takefusa Kubo | RW | 4 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | CB | 6 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Yuito Suzuki | ST | 4 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisuke Goto | ST | 4 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | LW | 2 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Koki Ogawa | ST | 5 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Hayakawa | GK | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodai Sano | CM | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuki Soma | RW | 2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | CM | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | CDM | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shuto Nakano | RB | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | CAM | 1 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | LB | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wataru Endo | CDM | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leo Kokubo | GK | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | LW | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Saito | RW | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kento Shiogai | ST | 4 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shuto Machino | ST | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maya Yoshida | CB | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiki Hashioka | RB | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaina Tanimura | ST | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koki Kumasaka | CDM | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayase Ueda | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Daichi Kamada | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Junya Ito | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Koki Ogawa | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Daizen Maeda | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Hiroki Ito | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Keito Nakamura | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Kaishu Sano | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Apps | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keito Nakamura | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Junya Ito | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Ayase Ueda | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Ko Itakura | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Ritsu Doan | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Koki Ogawa | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Takefusa Kubo | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Yukinari Sugawara | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Kaishu Sano | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Kento Shiogai | 4 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Apps | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayase Ueda | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Junya Ito | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Keito Nakamura | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Daichi Kamada | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Yukinari Sugawara | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ko Itakura | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Ritsu Doan | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Koki Ogawa | 5 | 1 |
Ayase Ueda is Japan's top scorer in 2026 with 5 goals in 9 appearances across 9 games in friendlies and the World Cup, ahead of Daichi Kamada on 2 and Junya Ito on 2.
Keito Nakamura has the most Japan assists in 2026 with 3 in 9 appearances across 9 games in friendlies and the World Cup, ahead of Junya Ito on 2 and Ayase Ueda on 2.
Zion Suzuki has played the most minutes for Japan in 2026, 666 in 8 appearances across 9 games in friendlies and the World Cup, with Hiroki Ito next on 655.
The Japan squad in 2026 has used 40 players across 9 games, the most used being Zion Suzuki, Hiroki Ito, Keito Nakamura, Ayase Ueda and Daichi Kamada, with 6 of them on 500 minutes or more.
Ayase Ueda takes Japan's penalties in 2026, scoring the one penalty taken across 9 games in friendlies and the World Cup, with nobody else having taken one so far.
Zion Suzuki has played most in goal for Japan in 2026, 8 of 9 games and 666 minutes, keeping 4 clean sheets and conceding 6 goals, with T. Hayakawa on 2 games.