Japan DLS 26 Squad – All 43 Players, Ratings & Numbers

#	Player	Pos	OVR	Age	Height	SPE	ACC	STA	STR	CON	PAS	SHO	TAC	XI
10	Ritsu Doan	RM	78	28	172	77	84	85	61	81	76	76	47	✓
29	Kaoru Mitoma	LM	77	29	178	80	84	72	59	84	75	72	46
8	Takefusa Kubo	RW	77	25	173	81	84	72	59	83	74	74	47	✓
24	Kaishu Sano	DM	76	25	176	73	79	91	73	74	72	43	77	✓
18	Ayase Ueda	CF	75	28	182	78	78	75	79	74	69	81	22	✓
11	Daizen Maeda	LW	74	28	173	87	88	85	52	69	69	75	30
6	Wataru Endo	DM	74	33	178	65	71	73	70	71	74	57	75
21	Hiroki Ito	CB	74	27	188	80	70	62	75	69	74	38	82	✓
15	Daichi Kamada	CM	73	30	184	73	72	72	59	73	74	69	54	✓
28	Takumi Minamino	LW	73	31	172	72	82	71	57	75	73	72	41
14	Junya Ito	RW	72	33	176	78	83	78	58	72	71	65	36	✓
13	Keito Nakamura	LW	72	26	180	74	75	77	62	71	70	72	38	✓
7	Ao Tanaka	DM	72	28	180	65	73	78	61	69	72	61	70
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu	RB	72	27	187	72	65	60	76	69	70	43	75
16	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	CB	72	29	186	72	65	70	76	68	70	43	77
4	Ko Itakura	CB	71	29	188	70	65	66	73	66	71	47	71	✓
39	Kodai Sano	CM	71	22	176	71	70	78	60	71	71	53	66
2	Yukinari Sugawara	RB	71	26	179	73	75	71	59	68	72	47	68
1	Zion Suzuki	GK	71	24	190	65	60	57	66	52	52	67	67	✓
17	Yuito Suzuki	SS	70	24	175	79	84	72	49	69	71	69	37
43	Shuto Machino	CF	69	26	185	84	69	70	72	67	65	69	16
27	Joel Chima Fujita	CM	68	24	175	63	71	76	62	66	70	45	63
19	Koki Ogawa	CF	68	29	186	71	62	67	70	66	62	70	29
30	Leo Kokubo	GK	68	25	193	51	48	48	52	49	51	65	65
20	Ayumu Seko	DM	68	26	186	67	63	78	72	63	66	41	66
31	Tomoya Ando	CB	67	27	190	66	58	67	76	63	67	38	70
9	Keisuke Goto	CF	67	21	191	67	60	72	78	66	65	69	19
23	Tomoki Hayakawa	GK	67	27	187	53	49	45	51	49	53	62	65
12	Keisuke Osako	GK	67	27	188	52	50	47	49	47	49	63	64
37	Yuki Soma	SS	67	29	166	78	82	68	50	65	63	63	35
3	Shogo Taniguchi	CB	67	35	183	69	61	68	68	67	68	37	66	✓
42	Hayato Araki	CB	66	30	186	70	58	69	72	58	61	48	66
25	Junnosuke Suzuki	CB	66	23	180	71	66	67	70	61	65	31	66
33	Taishi Brandon Nozawa	GK	66	23	193	50	42	43	54	49	48	64	61
36	Koki Saito	LM	66	25	170	74	78	65	50	68	64	62	28
40	Hiroki Sekine	RB	66	24	187	72	68	67	63	61	63	35	67
35	Daiki Hashioka	RB	65	27	184	68	61	65	64	61	65	45	61
41	Mao Hosoya	CF	65	25	178	70	71	67	62	64	59	66	24
34	Sota Kitano	RM	65	22	172	70	74	67	50	64	65	65	28
5	Yuto Nagatomo	LB	65	40	170	65	68	65	55	63	64	42	68
26	Kento Shiogai	CF	64	21	180	82	82	60	53	62	53	63	15
38	Henry Heroki Mochizuki	RWB	61	24	192	65	62	62	65	55	53	33	62
32	Ryunosuke Sato	LM	58	19	171	66	68	53	44	55	52	51	41

Goalkeepers: SHO = GK handling, TAC = GK reflexes. Tap a column to sort.

Japan squad in DLS 26

Japan have 43 players in Dream League Soccer 2026: 5 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 13 midfielders and 13 forwards, with an average age of 26.8. The best player is Ritsu Doan (78 OVR), and the youngest is Ryunosuke Sato (19).

See ratings, the starting XI and set-piece takers on the Japan team page, or open this XI in the squad builder.

FAQ

What is Japan’s team rating in DLS 26?

Japan have a team rating of 75 in Dream League Soccer 2026, with attack 74, midfield 76 and defence 71.

What formation do Japan use in DLS 26?

Japan use the 3-4-2-1 formation by default.

Who is the best Japan player in DLS 26?

Ritsu Doan is the highest-rated player at Japan with 78 OVR (RM).

Who is the Japan captain in DLS 26?

Ritsu Doan is the Japan captain. Ayase Ueda takes the penalties.

How many players do Japan have in DLS 26?

Japan have 43 players in Dream League Soccer 2026, with an average age of 26.8.

How do I play with Japan in the squad builder?

Tap “Open in squad builder” on this page. The Japan starting XI loads in the 3-4-2-1 formation and you can change players, see the team OVR and share it.

Starting XI 3-4-2-1

Zion Suzuki

Keito Nakamura

Hiroki Ito

Shogo Taniguchi

Ko Itakura

Ritsu Doan

Daichi Kamada

Kaishu Sano

Takefusa Kubo

Junya Ito

Ayase Ueda

Bench & reserves 32 players

Kaoru Mitoma

Daizen Maeda

Wataru Endo

Takumi Minamino

Ao Tanaka

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Kodai Sano

Yukinari Sugawara

Yuito Suzuki

Shuto Machino

Joel Chima Fujita

Koki Ogawa

Leo Kokubo

Ayumu Seko

Tomoya Ando

Keisuke Goto

Tomoki Hayakawa

Keisuke Osako

Yuki Soma

Hayato Araki

Junnosuke Suzuki

Taishi Brandon Nozawa

Koki Saito

Hiroki Sekine

Daiki Hashioka

Mao Hosoya

Sota Kitano

Yuto Nagatomo

Kento Shiogai

Henry Heroki Mochizuki

Ryunosuke Sato