Koki Ogawa
Japan
FWD
Age
28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Koki Ogawa
Koki Ogawa is a forward in Japan's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Hajime Moriyasu's group. He is 28 at kick-off, a striker with 12 caps for Japan and six international goals. His club football is with NEC Nijmegen, where he leads the line as a forward.
Japan are in Group F, opening against the Netherlands at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 14 June, after winning their AFC qualifying group. Ogawa is one of Japan's forwards in the 26, reaching the finals with a senior Japan record of caps and goals already behind him.
Japan are in Group F, opening against the Netherlands at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 14 June, after winning their AFC qualifying group. Ogawa is one of Japan's forwards in the 26, reaching the finals with a senior Japan record of caps and goals already behind him.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
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Minutes played
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Goals
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Assists
0
Shots
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Shots on Target
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Playing Style
Ogawa is a penalty-box striker, a forward who does his work inside the area rather than dropping deep to link the play. At NEC Nijmegen that has brought goals — eight in the league across the 2025-26 season — from a game built on getting into scoring positions in the box.
It is a centre-forward's profile focused on finishing chances close to goal, the part of the pitch where Ogawa is most dangerous at club level. He takes that penalty-box game into a Japan side that named him among its forwards for 2026.
It is a centre-forward's profile focused on finishing chances close to goal, the part of the pitch where Ogawa is most dangerous at club level. He takes that penalty-box game into a Japan side that named him among its forwards for 2026.
World Cup History
Ogawa goes to the 2026 World Cup without a senior World Cup behind him, so the tournament would bring his first appearance on this stage if he is called upon. His senior Japan record to date runs to 12 caps and six international goals, set alongside a club career at NEC Nijmegen.
Japan reached the finals as winners of their AFC qualifying group and are drawn in Group F with the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden. For Ogawa, 2026 is a first World Cup in prospect rather than one already behind him.
Japan reached the finals as winners of their AFC qualifying group and are drawn in Group F with the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden. For Ogawa, 2026 is a first World Cup in prospect rather than one already behind him.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
📋 Teammates (11)
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Midfielders
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Goal Rush Impact
In Goal Rush, Ogawa gives Japan a penalty-box threat — a striker whose job is to finish chances inside the area rather than to make them for others. The £17m on Japan's card marks a Tier 3 team, a sum that fits within the game's £200m card budget.
That penalty-box presence is what Ogawa adds to the pick, a forward Japan can try to play in on goal over a match.
That penalty-box presence is what Ogawa adds to the pick, a forward Japan can try to play in on goal over a match.
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Ogawa at the 2026 World Cup
Ogawa is a 28-year-old NEC Nijmegen forward with 12 Japan caps, named in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 after Japan won their AFC qualifying group.
Picking Japan in Goal Rush
Japan's first Group F game is with the Netherlands, and the rest of the group comes after. Ogawa is one forward choice in a £17m side that sits in Tier 3.
Koki Ogawa World Cup 2026 FAQs
Goal Rush rates Japan a Tier 3 side at £17m. Ogawa is a forward among the confirmed 26, which is the quick way to read his place in the squad at that cost.
Ogawa is a forward, a penalty-box striker. He plays his club football for NEC Nijmegen, and is named among Japan's forwards in the final 26 for the 2026 finals.
No, 2026 would be Ogawa's first senior World Cup if he plays. He has 12 caps and six goals for Japan and travels in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26, with Japan in Group F.
Ogawa's club is NEC Nijmegen, where he scored eight league goals in the 2025-26 season. He is named among Japan's forwards in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
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