Yuto Nagatomo

★ Veteran KingDefender · FC Tokyo

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Age

Position

FC Tokyo

Club

Emperor Cup

League

JPN

National team

// 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

Yuto Nagatomo.Japan · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

JPNDefenderFC Tokyo