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Y. Nagatomo
PLAYER DOSSIER · JAPANSTATUS: VETERAN KINGWC 2026

Y. Nagatomo

Veteran KingDefender · FC Tokyo
NATION · JPN Japan
39
Age
DF
Position
FC Tokyo
Club
Emperor Cup
League
JPN
National team
// the numbers

By the numbers

Per-season

SeasonClubAppsGAxGxA
25/26All competitionsFC Tokyo3102
24/25All competitionsFC Tokyo2521
23/24All competitionsFC Tokyo3502
22/23All competitionsFC Tokyo2800
21/22All competitionsFC Tokyo1000
2Club goals
5Club assists
129Club apps
Club statistics by season, most recent first. International caps and goals are shown in the vitals.

Latest season, scaled

Goals5Assists20Apps56Minutes42
// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation
reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve
the back linethe cover positionthe duel
// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.
39Years old
DefenderRole
// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Kirin Cup
×4
Süper Lig
×3
Cup
×2
Super Cup
×2
Coppa Italia
×2
J-League Cup
×2
AFC Asian Cup
×2
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
×2
// the closing word
Y. Nagatomo.Japan · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
JPNDefenderFC Tokyo