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世界杯球员资料

球队
Japan
位置
DF
阵容角色
预测首发 · #5
位置排名
#3
国际比赛出场
144
国际比赛进球
4
国际比赛助攻
28
0.11（模型评分, 0–1）
0.1%

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近期状态

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.

赛事球探雷达

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.08
56
Interceptions / 90
1.08
50
Ball recoveries / 90
3.38
52
Blocks / 90
1.23
22
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

基于大赛事件数据 (StatsBomb) 的每90分钟率, 与同一决赛阶段中出场时间 ≥270 分钟的 128 名defender球员对比排名。数值越高越好。

国际赛事资料

Yūto Nagatomo has 144 caps and 4 international goals for Japan, a DF 预测首发. 该球员暂无五大联赛生涯数据, 但模型仍对其2026赛事前景进行了评估。

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Rest of the Japan squad