Yukinari Sugawara
Japan
Age
25
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Yukinari Sugawara
Yukinari Sugawara is a right-back in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals at 25. He came up through Japan's youth ranks and plays his club football for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
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. Sugawara is among Moriyasu's full-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. Sugawara is among Moriyasu's full-back options for the group stage.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Tackles won
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Interceptions
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Clearances
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Playing Style
An attacking right-back, Sugawara gets forward on the overlap and brings end product, with six Bundesliga assists this season, and he can also fill in at right midfield or centre-back. He is right-footed and stands 1.79 m.
This season he has logged 2,428 club minutes for Werder Bremen, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 25.
This season he has logged 2,428 club minutes for Werder Bremen, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 25.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Yukinari Sugawara's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 21 caps and 2 goals 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 full-back options on the final list for the group stage.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Sugawara gives Japan attacking thrust from right-back: overlapping runs and a final ball, with 2 goals in 21 caps to go with his defending. On the Goal Rush card Japan are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Sugawara at the 2026 World Cup
Sugawara is a confirmed right-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 Sugawara among the full-backs in the confirmed 26.
Yukinari Sugawara World Cup 2026 FAQs
Japan sit in the mid-priced Tier 3 band at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Sugawara is in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26 as a right-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Sugawara is a right-back for Japan, an attacking full-back who gets forward on the overlap and can also play in right midfield. He plays his club football for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga 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.
Sugawara plays his club football for SV Werder Bremen in Germany's Bundesliga. He is named among Japan's full-backs in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals in the group stage.
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