Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Japan
Age
29
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Tsuyoshi Watanabe is a centre-back in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals at 29. He has been a regular in Belgium and the Netherlands and now plays his club football for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Watanabe is among Moriyasu's centre-back options for the group stage.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Watanabe is among Moriyasu's centre-back options for the group stage.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A right-footed centre-back, Watanabe defends the middle and can also operate in defensive midfield, a reliable defender who carries a goal threat and scored on his Feyenoord European bow. He stands 1.84 m.
This season he has logged 2,634 club minutes for Feyenoord, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 29.
This season he has logged 2,634 club minutes for Feyenoord, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 29.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Tsuyoshi Watanabe's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His senior international career to date runs to 11 caps for Japan. Hajime Moriyasu has named him in the confirmed 26, and he goes into the tournament as part of the group-stage squad. He stays among Japan's centre-back options on the final list for the group stage.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Watanabe's work for Japan is at the back, a reliable centre-back who can also screen midfield and carries a goal threat, with 2 goals in his Eredivisie season for Feyenoord. On the Goal Rush card Japan are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Watanabe at the 2026 World Cup
Watanabe is a confirmed centre-back in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
Picking Japan in Goal Rush
Japan carry a £17m Tier 3 rating on the Goal Rush card, opening Group F against the Netherlands in mid-June, with Watanabe among the centre-backs in the confirmed 26.
Tsuyoshi Watanabe World Cup 2026 FAQs
Japan sit in the mid-priced Tier 3 band at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Watanabe is in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Watanabe is a centre-back for Japan, a reliable defender who can also play in defensive midfield. He plays his club football for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie and is named in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad after Japan won their AFC third-round qualifying group.
Watanabe plays his club football for Feyenoord in the Netherlands' Eredivisie. He is named among Japan's centre-backs in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals in the group stage.
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