Rise of the Young Samurai: Japan U-19 National Team Gears Up for AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025 Qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan

Coaching Staff

• Coach: Yuzo Funakoshi (Japan Football Association national coaching staff)
• Coach: Daisuke Sugawara (National Coaching Staff of the All Japan Football Association)
• Goalkeeper Coach: Toshiyasu Takahara (Japan Football Association National Coaching Staff)
• Physical Trainer: Atsushi Kanno (All Japan Football Association Physical Fitness Project)
• Technical Staff: Hiromi Katagiri (Japan Football Association Technical House)
• Technical Staff: Shigeyuki Ochi (Japan Football Association Technical House)

Player Roster

Goalkeepers (GK)

• Keisuke Nakamura (Tokyo Verdy)
• Wataru Goto (FC Tokyo U-18)
• Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka Youth)

Defenders (DF)

• Rikuto Kuwahara (Meiji University)
• Shiokawa Sakuramichi (Ryutsu Keizai University)
• Leone Ichihara (Omiya Ardija)
• Niko Takahashi (Cerezo Osaka)
• Justin Homma (Yokohama F. Marinos)
• Kazunari Kita (Kyoto Sanga FC)
• Kaito Tsuchiya (Kawasaki Frontale U-18)
• Katsuma Fuse (Nihon University Fujisawa High School)

Midfielders (MF)

• Ozeki Yuto (Fukushima United FC)
• Hiraga Ozora Hiraga Sora (Kyoto Sanga FC)
• Kenshin Yasuda (Oita Trinity)
• Ranjin Hiroi (Tsukuba University)
• Yukinari Ogura (Hosei University)
• Iku Nakagawa Hamgum (University of Distribution Economics)
• Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) *
• Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo)
• Motoki Nishihara (Youth Shimizu S-Pulse)

Forwards (FW)

• Yumeki Yokoyama (Imabari FC)
• Soma Kanda (Kawasaki Frontale)
• Allen Inoue (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) *

*There is a possibility that we will meet after ACL2 MD1 (19:00/@Hiroshima) which will be held on September 19 (Thursday).

Tournament Schedule

*All times are local time