Kento Shiogai
Japan
FWD
Age
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Kento Shiogai
Kento Shiogai is a forward in Japan's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named by Hajime Moriyasu. He is 21 at kick-off and is yet to win a senior cap for Japan, reaching the finals without an international appearance to his name so far. His club football is with Wolfsburg.
Japan are in Group F and begin against the Netherlands at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 14 June, having won their AFC qualifying group. Shiogai is listed among Japan's forwards, and is not the captain — Wataru Endo wears the armband for Japan. He travels to the tournament at the very start of his senior international career.
Japan are in Group F and begin against the Netherlands at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 14 June, having won their AFC qualifying group. Shiogai is listed among Japan's forwards, and is not the captain — Wataru Endo wears the armband for Japan. He travels to the tournament at the very start of his senior international career.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
0
Shots on Target
0
Playing Style
Shiogai is a striker, and Wolfsburg signed him for his pace, intensity and pressing — the qualities his game is built on. A forward of that type leads the line by running, stretching defenders with pace and working hard without the ball rather than holding the play up with his back to goal.
That is the profile Wolfsburg brought him in for at club level. He goes into Japan's 2026 squad named among the forwards, his game defined by that energy and movement at the top of the attack.
That is the profile Wolfsburg brought him in for at club level. He goes into Japan's 2026 squad named among the forwards, his game defined by that energy and movement at the top of the attack.
World Cup History
Shiogai goes to the 2026 World Cup without a senior World Cup behind him, and without a senior cap for Japan yet, so a place in the matchday squad would mark a first appearance on this stage should he be involved. His record to this point is a club one at Wolfsburg rather than a tally of international games.
Japan reached the finals by topping their AFC qualifying group and are drawn in Group F with the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden. For the 21-year-old, 2026 is the tournament that lies ahead rather than any he can look back on.
Japan reached the finals by topping their AFC qualifying group and are drawn in Group F with the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden. For the 21-year-old, 2026 is the tournament that lies ahead rather than any he can look back on.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
📋 Teammates (11)
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Midfielders
Forwards
Goal Rush Impact
Shiogai's Goal Rush profile for Japan is a striker brought in for pace and energy — a forward who leads the line by running rather than one with an international goal record to point to yet. Japan sit in Tier 3 for an outlay of £17m, a sum kept within the game's £200m card budget, ahead of a Group F opener with the Netherlands.
What he gives is that running and intensity up front, fresh legs at the top of Japan's attack.
What he gives is that running and intensity up front, fresh legs at the top of Japan's attack.
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Shiogai at the 2026 World Cup
Shiogai is a 21-year-old Wolfsburg forward, yet to be capped by Japan, named in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 after Japan won their AFC qualifying group.
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Japan start Group F against the Netherlands in Arlington, then have two more in the group. Shiogai is among Japan's attacking options in a £17m outfit rated Tier 3.
Kento Shiogai World Cup 2026 FAQs
Japan are costed at £17m and sit in Tier 3 on the Goal Rush card. Shiogai features as a forward in the final 26, so his squad inclusion at that figure is the simple read.
Shiogai is a forward, a striker. Wolfsburg signed him for his pace, intensity and pressing, and he is named among Japan's forwards in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
No — 2026 would be Shiogai's first senior World Cup if he features. He is yet to win a senior cap for Japan and travels as one of Hajime Moriyasu's forwards, with Japan drawn in Group F.
Shiogai's club is Wolfsburg, the side that signed him for his pace, intensity and pressing. He is named among Japan's forwards in the final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, his first at this level.
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