2023 Japan women's national football team

Japan

2023 season
Manager	Futoshi Ikeda
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The Japan women's national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Futoshi Ikeda, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, going far up to the quarter-finals. On October, they competed in the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, starting on the second round. As group winners, they qualified for the Third Round of the tournament, to be played in 2024, which determined the AFC representatives in the 2024 Summer Olympics' women's tournament. ^{[1] [2]}

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
International Friendly	9	5	0	4	23	8	15
World Cup	5	4	0	1	15	3	12
AFC Olympic Qualifiers	3	3	0	0	11	0	11
Total	17	12	0	5	49	11	+38

Kits

Home kit

Away kit

Staff

Role	Name
Manager	Futoshi Ikeda
Assistant coach	Tomomi Miyamoto Kensuke Teraguchi
Physical coach	Keisuke Otsuka
Goalkeeper coach	Toshihiro Nishiiri
Technical staff	Kei Mihara

Matches

  Win　   Draw　   Loss

Japan   v   Brazil

16 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Orlando, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Debinha 71'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

United States   v   Japan

19 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–0	Japan	Nashville, United States
15:30 ET	Swanson 45'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Canada   v   Japan

22 February SheBelieves Cup	Canada	0–3	Japan	Frisco, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Seike 26' Hasegawa 41' (pen.) Endo 77'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

Portugal   v   Japan

7 April International friendly	Portugal	1–2	Japan	Guimarães, Portugal
17:00  UTC+1	Capeta 25'	Report (JFA)	Hasegawa 35' Tanaka 53'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Denmark   v   Japan

11 April International friendly	Denmark	1–0	Japan	Odense, Denmark
18:00  UTC+2	Minami 7' (o.g.)	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Odense Stadium

Japan   v   Panama

14 JulyMS & AD Cup	Japan	5–0	Panama	Sendai, Japan
19:05  UTC+9	Shimizu 33' Hasegawa 37', 61' Fujino 60' Minami 90+2'	Source		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Zambia   v   Japan

22 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Zambia	0–5	Japan	Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00  UTC+12		Report	Miyazawa 43', 62' Tanaka 55' Endō 71' Ueki 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Japan   v   Costa Rica

26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Costa Rica	Dunedin, New Zealand
17:00  UTC+12	Naomoto 25' Fujino 27'	Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

Japan   v   Spain

31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Spain	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00  UTC+12	Miyazawa 12', 40' Ueki 29' Tanaka 82'	Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Japan   v   Norway

5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16	Japan	3–1	Norway	Wellington, New Zealand
20:00  UTC+12	Engen 15' (o.g.) Shimizu 50' Miyazawa 81'	Report	Reiten 20'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 33,042 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Japan   v   Sweden

11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF	Japan	1–2	Sweden	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30  UTC+12	Hayashi 87'	Report	Ilestedt 32' Angeldahl 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Japan   v   Argentina

23 September International friendly	Japan	8–0	Argentina	Kitakyushu, Japan
12:00  UTC+9	Tanaka 2' Hasegawa 10', 39' Takahashi 25' Seike 61', 90+2' Sugita 66' Ueki 80'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kitakyushu Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Japan   v   India

26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	7–0	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5	Nakashima 17', 46' Hayashi 53' Tanaka 54' Moriya 57' Seike 73' Naomoto 82'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Uzbekistan   v   Japan

29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5		Report	Minami 10' Chiba 15'	Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium

Japan   v   Vietnam

1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5	Shimizu 40' Moriya 53'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Brazil   v   Japan

30 November Friendly	Brazil	4–3	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
15:15  UTC−3	Bia Zaneratto 41', 63' Gabi Portilho 61' Priscila 90+6'	Report	Fujino 38' Endo 86' (pen.) Tanaka 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: María Victoria Daza  [ es ] (Colombia)

Brazil   v   Japan

3 December Friendly	Brazil	0–2	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
11:00  UTC−3		Report	Minami 15' Tanaka 18'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi

• Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

Players statistics

Caps and goals

Pos.

Player

16 Feb. [3]

19 Feb. [4]

22 Feb. [5]

7 Apr. [6]

11 Apr. [7]

14 Jul. [8]

22 Jul.

26 Jul.

31 Jul.

5 Aug.

11 Aug.

23 Sep.

26 Oct.

29 Oct.

1 Nov.

30 Nov.

3 Dec.

C (G)

GK

Ayaka Yamashita

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

–

–

64 (0)

GK

Momoko Tanaka

ST (0)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ST (0)

7 (0)

GK

Chika Hirao

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

7 (0)

GK

Shu Ohba

–

–

–

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

0 (0)

DF

Saki Kumagai

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

146 (3)

DF

Risa Shimizu

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

72 (4)

DF

Moeka Minami

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

44 (3)

DF

Shiori Miyake

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

–

ST (0)

–

–

–

ON (0)

–

–

42 (0)

DF

Kiko Seike

–

–

ST (1)

ON (0)

–

ON (0)

ON (0)

ON (0)

–

–

ON (0)

ON (2)

ON (0)

–

16 (5)

DF

Rion Ishikawa

–

–

ON (0)

–

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

–

–

–

–

ON (0)

ON (0)

6 (0)

DF

Toko Koga

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

ST (0)

ST (0)

2 (0)

DF

Hana Takahashi

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

ON (0)

–

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

≠

≠

21 (2)

DF

Miyabi Moriya

≠

≠

≠

ON (0)

ON (0)

–

–

ON (0)

ON (0)

–

–

–

≠

≠

6 (2)

DF

Saori Takarada

–

ON (0)

–

ST (0)

–

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

–

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

20 (1)

DF

Ruka Norimatsu

–

–

ON (0)

–

–

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

9 (0)

MF

Yui Hasegawa

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ST (2)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (2)

ST (0)

ON (0)

77 (18)

MF

Hina Sugita

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

–

–

ST (0)

ON (0)

–

ST (0)

ON (1)

–

ST (0)

45 (3)

MF

Fuka Nagano

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

44 (2)

MF

Jun Endo

ON (0)

ON (0)

ST (1)

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

43 (5)

MF

Hikaru Naomoto

≠

≠

≠

ST (0)

–

ON (0)

ON (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

–

–

ST (0)

–

ST (0)

40 (4)

MF

Hinata Miyazawa

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (2)

ON (0)

ST (2)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

33 (9)

MF

Honoka Hayashi

ON (0)

–

ST (0)

–

–

ON (0)

–

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

ON (1)

ON (0)

–

ST (0)

31 (2)

MF

Aoba Fujino

ST (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ST (0)

–

–

–

–

ST (1)

ST (0)

17 (3)

MF

Yoshino Nakashima

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

ON (0)

–

5 (2)

MF

Momoko Tanikawa

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

ON (0)

ON (0)

2 (0)

MF

Narumi Miura

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

ON (0)

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

31 (0)

FW

Mina Tanaka

≠

≠

≠

ST (1)

–

ST (0)

ST (1)

ST (0)

ON (1)

ST (0)

ST (0)

ST (1)

ON (1)

ST (1)

74 (30)

FW

Riko Ueki

ST (0)

–

ST (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

ON (0)

ON (1)

ON (0)

ST (1)

ON (0)

ON (0)

ON (1)

ST (0)

ON (0)

28 (11)

FW

Remina Chiba

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

–

ON (0)

–

–

–

–

≠

≠

≠

8 (3)

FW

Maika Hamano

ON (0)

ON (0)

–

–

ON (0)

ON (0)

–

–

–

–

ON (0)

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

6 (0)

FW

Mana Iwabuchi

–

ST (0)

ON (0)

ON (0)

ST (0)

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

89 (37)

FW

Rikako Kobayashi

ON (0)

–

ST (0)

–

–

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

≠

16 (4)

• ST: Started the match
• ON: Was subbed on
• (0), (1)...: Goals each player scored in the match date
• –: Called up for the national team in the date, but didn't feature in the match.
• ≠: Not called up for the national team on the referred FIFA date.

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Friendly	World Cup	Olym. QF	Total
1	Mina Tanaka	4	2	1	7
2	Yui Hasegawa	6	0	0	6
2	Hinata Miyazawa	0	5	0	5
4	Kiko Seike	3	0	1	4
5	Jun Endo	2	1	0	3
	Aoba Fujino	2	1	0
	Moeka Minami	2	0	1
	Risa Shimizu	1	1	1
	Riko Ueki	2	1	0
10	Honoka Hayashi	0	1	1	2
	Miyabi Moriya	0	0	2
	Yoshino Nakashima	0	0	2
	Hikaru Naomoto	0	1	1
14	Remina Chiba	0	0	1	1
	Hina Sugita	1	0	0
	Hana Takahashi	1	0	0

Squads

November-December

The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Brazil on 30 November and 3 December 2023, respectively. ^[9]
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下 杏也加)	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29)	64	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	1 GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中 桃子)	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	1 GK	Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳)	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)	6	0	Albirex Niigata
2	2 DF	Risa Shimizu (清水 梨紗)	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	70	4	West Ham United
3	2 DF	Moeka Minami (南 萌華)	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	42	2	Roma
5	2 DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅 史織)	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	42	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	2 DF	Toko Koga (古賀 塔子)	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	JFA Academy Fukushima
20	2 DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川 璃音)	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Urawa Reds
4	3 MF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希)	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)	144	3	Roma
6	3 MF	Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和)	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28)	44	3	Portland Thorns
7	3 MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた)	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	31	9	Manchester United
8	3 MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 31)	39	4	Urawa Reds
10	3 MF	Fuka Nagano (長野 風花)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	42	2	Liverpool
13	3 MF	Jun Endo (遠藤 純)	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)	41	4	Angel City FC
14	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 28)	75	19	Manchester City
15	3 MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野 あおば)	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	15	2	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
16	3 MF	Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香)	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	30	2	West Ham United
17	3 MF	Kiko Seike (清家 貴子)	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)	15	5	Urawa Reds
19	3 MF	Yoshino Nakashima (中嶋 淑乃)	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)	4	2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
22	3 MF	Momoko Tanikawa (谷川 萌々子)	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	JFA Academy Fukushima
9	4 FW	Riko Ueki (植木 理子)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)	26	11	West Ham United
11	4 FW	Mina Tanaka (田中 美南)	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)	72	28	INAC Kobe Leonessa

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

October-November

The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Second round. ^[10]
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下 杏也加)	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29)	63	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	1 GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中 桃子)	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	1 GK	Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳)	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Albirex Niigata
2	2 DF	Risa Shimizu (清水 梨紗)	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	68	3	West Ham United
3	2 DF	Moeka Minami (南 萌華)	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	40	2	Roma
4	2 DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希)	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)	141	3	Roma
5	2 DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅 史織)	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	39	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	2 DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋 はな)	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25)	18	2	Urawa Reds
17	2 DF	Kiko Seike (清家 貴子)	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)	13	4	Urawa Reds
19	2 DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋 都弥)	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28)	4	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
20	2 DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川 璃音)	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Urawa Reds
6	3 MF	Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和)	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28)	41	3	Portland Thorns
7	3 MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた)	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	29	9	Manchester United
8	3 MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 31)	37	3	Urawa Reds
10	3 MF	Fuka Nagano (長野 風花)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	39	2	Liverpool
13	3 MF	Jun Endo (遠藤 純)	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)	38	4	Angel City FC
14	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 28)	72	19	Manchester City
15	3 MF	Yoshino Nakashima (中嶋 淑乃)	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
16	3 MF	Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香)	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	27	1	West Ham United
	3 MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野 あおば) INJ	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	15	2	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
9	4 FW	Riko Ueki (植木 理子)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)	26	11	West Ham United
11	4 FW	Mina Tanaka (田中 美南)	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)	70	27	INAC Kobe Leonessa
22	4 FW	Remina Chiba (千葉 玲海菜)	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)	5	2	JEF United Chiba

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

September

The following players were named to the squad for a friendly against Argentina, to be held on 23 September 2023. ^[11] Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下 杏也加)	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29)	63	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	1 GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中 桃子)	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	1 GK	Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳)	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Albirex Niigata
2	2 DF	Risa Shimizu (清水 梨紗)	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	67	3	West Ham United
3	2 DF	Moeka Minami (南 萌華)	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	39	2	Roma
4	2 DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希) (captain)	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)	140	3	Roma
5	2 DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅 史織)	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	38	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	2 DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋 はな)	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25)	17	1	Urawa Reds
17	2 DF	Kiko Seike (清家 貴子)	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)	12	2	Urawa Reds
19	2 DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋 都弥)	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28)	4	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
22	2 DF	Saori Takarada (宝田 沙織)	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25)	20	1	Linköping
23	2 DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川 璃音)	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Urawa Reds
6	3 MF	Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和)	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28)	40	2	Portland Thorns
7	3 MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた)	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	28	9	Unattached
8	3 MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 31)	36	3	Urawa Reds
10	3 MF	Fuka Nagano (長野 風花)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	38	2	Liverpool
14	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 28)	71	17	Manchester City
13	3 MF	Jun Endo (遠藤 純)	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)	37	4	Angel City FC
15	3 MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野 あおば)	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	15	2	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
16	3 MF	Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香)	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	26	1	West Ham United
20	3 MF	Narumi Miura (三浦 成美)	(1997-07-03) 3 July 1997 (age 27)	30	0	North Carolina Courage
9	4 FW	Riko Ueki (植木 理子)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)	25	10	West Ham United
11	4 FW	Mina Tanaka (田中 美南)	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)	69	26	INAC Kobe Leonessa

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

July-August

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the MS&AD Cup against   Panama on 14 July 2023 and for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. ^[12]

Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下 杏也加)	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29)	57	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
	1 GK	Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳)	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Albirex Niigata
	1 GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中 桃子)	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
	2 DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希) (captain)	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)	134	3	Roma
	2 DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅 史織)	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	37	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
	2 DF	Risa Shimizu (清水 梨紗)	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	61	1	West Ham United
	2 DF	Kiko Seike (清家 貴子)	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)	8	2	Urawa Reds
	2 DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋 都弥)	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28)	2	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
	2 DF	Moeka Minami (南 萌華)	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	33	1	Roma
	2 DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋 はな)	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25)	13	1	Urawa Reds
	2 DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川 璃音)	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Urawa Reds
	3 MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 31)	32	2	Urawa Reds
	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 28)	65	15	Manchester City
	3 MF	Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和)	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28)	37	2	Portland Thorns
	3 MF	Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香)	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	22	0	West Ham United
	3 MF	Fuka Nagano (長野 風花)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	32	2	Liverpool
	3 MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた)	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	22	4	MyNavi Sendai
	3 MF	Jun Endo (遠藤 純)	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)	32	3	Angel City FC
	3 MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野 あおば)	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	9	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
	4 FW	Mina Tanaka (田中 美南)	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)	63	24	INAC Kobe Leonessa
	4 FW	Remina Chiba (千葉 玲海菜)	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)	4	2	JEF United Chiba
	4 FW	Riko Ueki (植木 理子)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)	19	8	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
	4 FW	Maika Hamano (浜野 まいか)	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Hammarby

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

April

The following 24 players were called up for friendly matches, where the team have played against   Portugal and   Denmark on 7 and 11 April 2023, respectively. ^[13]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下 杏也加)	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29)	55	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	1 GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中 桃子)	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	1 GK	Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳)	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Albirex Niigata
2	2 DF	Risa Shimizu (清水 梨紗)	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	59	1	West Ham United
3	2 DF	Moeka Minami (南 萌華)	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	31	1	Roma
4	2 DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希) (captain)	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)	133	3	Bayern Munich
5	2 DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅 史織)	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	35	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	2 DF	Ruka Norimatsu (乗松　瑠華)	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 29)	9	0	Omiya Ardija Ventus
19	2 DF	Saori Takarada (宝田 沙織)	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25)	19	1	Linköping
22	2 DF	Kiko Seike (清家 貴子)	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)	7	2	Urawa Reds
24	2 DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋 都弥)	(1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 25)	0	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
25	2 DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川 璃音)	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Urawa Reds
6	3 MF	Fuka Nagano (長野 風花)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	30	2	Liverpool
7	3 MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた)	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	20	4	MyNavi Sendai
8	3 MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 31)	31	2	Urawa Reds
13	3 MF	Jun Endo (遠藤 純)	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)	31	3	Angel City FC
14	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 28)	63	14	Manchester City
15	3 MF	Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和)	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28)	35	2	Portland Thorns
16	3 MF	Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香)	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	22	0	West Ham United
20	3 MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野 あおば)	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	7	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
9	4 FW	Riko Ueki (植木 理子)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)	17	8	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
10	4 FW	Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈)	(1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)	87	37	Tottenham Hotspur
11	4 FW	Mina Tanaka (田中 美南)	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)	62	23	INAC Kobe Leonessa
23	4 FW	Maika Hamano (浜野 まいか)	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Hammarby

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

February

The following 23 player was called up for the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. ^[14] On 16 February 2023, Miyabi Moriya withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Shu Ohba. ^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita	(1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 27)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2	2 DF	Risa Shimizu	(1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 26)	West Ham United
3	2 DF	Moeka Minami	(1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 24)	Roma
4	2 DF	Saki Kumagai	(1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 32)	Bayern Munich
5	2 DF	Shiori Miyake	(1995-10-13)13 October 1995 (aged 27)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
6	2 DF	Rion Ishikawa	(2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 19)	Urawa Reds
7	3 MF	Hinata Miyazawa	(1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 23)	MyNavi Sendai
8	3 MF	Fuka Nagano	(1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 23)	Liverpool
9	4 FW	Riko Ueki	(1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 23)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
10	4 FW	Mana Iwabuchi	(1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 29)	Tottenham Hotspur
11	4 FW	Rikako Kobayashi	(1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 23)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
12	2 DF	Ruka Norimatsu	(1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 27)	Omiya Ardija Ventus
13	3 MF	Jun Endo	(2000-05-24)24 May 2000 (aged 22)	Angel City
14	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa	(1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 26)	Manchester City
15	3 MF	Hina Sugita	(1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 26)	Portland Thorns
16	3 MF	Honoka Hayashi	(1998-05-19)19 May 1998 (aged 24)	West Ham United
17	1 GK	Shu Ohba	(2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 20)	East Tennessee State Buccaneers
18	1 GK	Momoko Tanaka	(2000-03-17)17 March 2000 (aged 22)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
19	2 DF	Saori Takarada	(1999-12-27)27 December 1999 (aged 23)	Linköping
20	3 MF	Aoba Fujino	(2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 19)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	1 GK	Chika Hirao	(1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 26)	Albirex Niigata
22	2 DF	Kiko Seike	(1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 26)	Urawa Reds
23	4 FW	Maika Hamano	(2004-05-09)9 May 2004 (aged 18)	Hammarby IF

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

See also

• 2023 Japan national football team

References

1. "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2022 - Jul 2023)" (PDF). AFC. 30 March 2023.
2. "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). AFC. 2 June 2023.
3. "16 February: Match Report vs Brazil". JFA . Retrieved 15 June 2023.
4. "19 February: Match Report vs United States". JFA. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
5. "22 February: Match Report vs Canada". JFA. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
6. "7 April: Match Report vs Portugal". JFA. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
7. "11 April: Match Report vs Denmark". JFA. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
8. "14 July: Match Report vs Panama". JFA. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
9. "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match (11/30&12/3＠Sao Paulo, Brazil)". jfa.jp. 24 November 2023.
10. "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）メンバー・スケジュール　トレーニングキャンプ【10.17-22＠千葉／高円宮記念JFA夢フィールド】 女子オリンピック サッカートーナメント パリ 2024 アジア2次予選【10.23-11.2＠ウズベキスタン】" [NADESHIKO JAPAN (Japan women's national team) Squad / Schedule (17-22 October@Chiba / Prince Takamado Memorial JFA Yume Field) AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Second round (23 October - 2 November@Uzbekistan)] (in Japanese). JFA. 10 October 2023.
11. "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）メンバー・スケジュール　国際親善試合 アルゼンチン女子代表戦 【9.23＠福岡／北九州スタジアム】". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 September 2023.
12. "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - MS&AD Cup 2023 / FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023】". JFA. 13 June 2023.
13. "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad - International Friendly Match (4/7 vs Portugal, 4/11 vs Denmark)". JFA. 29 March 2023.
14. "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad - SheBelieves Cup (2/12-24＠USA)". JFA. 8 February 2023.
15. "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）選手変更　SheBelieves Cup（2.12～24／アメリカ）" [Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) player change SheBelieves Cup (2.12-24/USA)]. JFA (in Japanese). 16 February 2023.

External links

• Nadeshiko Japan (Japan women's national team), Japan Football Association (JFA)
• Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA
• Players & Staffs Information (2023), JFA