Yūto Nagatomo

Japan · DF

Yūto Nagatomo in Japan's blue shirt.
Photo Светлана Бекетова / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The last dance

From a university benchwarmer to a fifth World Cup

Yūto Nagatomo's story should not have happened. At university he was so far down the pecking order that he spent time cheering from the stands rather than playing — a non-prospect who willed himself into a professional, then into Europe, then into the Inter Milan back four. Almost nobody travels that road.

He has been Japan's left-back for the best part of two decades, four World Cups deep, 144 caps of relentless energy and a smile that never seems to dim. He is the senpai of the squad, the link between Japanese football's hopeful past and its rising present.

At 40, a place in the 2026 squad would mean a fifth World Cup — territory almost no outfield player ever reaches. For a man who began as the boy who wasn't good enough, it would be the most improbable summit of all.

2026 월드컵 스쿼드 프로필

포지션
DF
스쿼드 역할
선발 예상 · #5
포지션 순위
#3
국가대표 출전
144
국가대표 골
4
국가대표 어시스트
28
0.11(모델 평점, 0~1)
0.1%

Japan 전체 득점자 목록에서 Yūto Nagatomo 보기 →

최근 폼

Rising

2021/22 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.29 vs 6.95).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20224209000.001231843
World Cup 20184377010.122352534
All tournaments8586010.123584377
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples — totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists — passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals — summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes — passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes — completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries — carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

토너먼트 스카우팅 레이더

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.08
57
Interceptions / 90
1.08
50
Ball recoveries / 90
3.38
52
Blocks / 90
1.23
23
Clearances / 90
1.84
27
Pressures / 90
13.36
85

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
8.91
23
Key passes / 90
0.46
55
Prog. carries / 90
6.60
34
Pass completion %
78.9%
26

Possession

Carries / 90
32.10
34
Dribbles / 90
0.92
84

주요 대회 이벤트 데이터(StatsBomb) 기반 90분당 수치로, 동일 대회에서 270분 이상 뛴 128명의 defender 대비 순위. 높을수록 우수.

국가대표 프로필

Yūto Nagatomo has 144 caps and 4 international goals for Japan, a DF 선발 예상. 이 선수의 유럽 5대 리그 커리어 통계는 없지만, 모델은 2026 대회 전망을 평가하고 있습니다.

득점 전망: Japan →Japan 스쿼드 및 모델 →

Rest of the Japan squad