2023 Japan women's national football team

Japan
2023 season
Manager	Futoshi Ikeda

The Japan women's national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Futoshi Ikeda, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, going far up to the quarter-finals. On October, they competed in the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, starting on the second round. As group winners, they qualified for the Third Round of the tournament, to be played in 2024, which will determine the AFC representatives in the 2024 Summer Olympics' women's tournament.

Record

Competition	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD
International Friendly	9	5	4	23	8	15
World Cup	5	4	1	15	3	12
AFC Olympic Qualifiers	3	3	0	11	0	11
Total	17	12	5	49	11	+38

Kits

Home kit

Away kit

Staff

Role	Name
Manager	Futoshi Ikeda
Assistant coach	Tomomi Miyamoto Kensuke Teraguchi
Physical coach	Keisuke Otsuka
Goalkeeper coach	Toshihiro Nishiiri
Technical staff	Kei Mihara

Matches

Win　 Draw　 Loss

16 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Orlando, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Debinha 71'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

19 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–0	Japan	Nashville, United States
15:30 ET	Swanson 45'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

22 February SheBelieves Cup	Canada	0–3	Japan	Frisco, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Seike 26' Hasegawa 41' (pen.) Endo 77'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

7 April International friendly	Portugal	1–2	Japan	Guimarães, Portugal
17:00 UTC+1	Capeta 25'	Report (JFA)	Hasegawa 35' Tanaka 53'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

11 April International friendly	Denmark	1–0	Japan	Odense, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2	Minami 7' (o.g.)	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Odense Stadium

14 July MS & AD Cup	Japan	5–0	Panama	Sendai, Japan
19:05 UTC+9	Shimizu 33' Hasegawa 37', 61' Fujino 60' Minami 90+2'	Source		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

22 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Zambia	0–5	Japan	Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12		Report	Miyazawa 43', 62' Tanaka 55' Endō 71' Ueki 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Costa Rica	Dunedin, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+12	Naomoto 25' Fujino 27'	Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Spain	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12	Miyazawa 12', 40' Ueki 29' Tanaka 82'	Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16	Japan	3–1	Norway	Wellington, New Zealand
20:00 UTC+12	Engen 15' (o.g.) Shimizu 50' Miyazawa 81'	Report	Reiten 20'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 33,042 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF	Japan	1–2	Sweden	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12	Hayashi 87'	Report	Ilestedt 32' Angeldahl 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

23 September International friendly	Japan	8–0	Argentina	Kitakyushu, Japan
12:00 UTC+9	Tanaka 2' Hasegawa 10', 39' Takahashi 25' Seike 61', 90+2' Sugita 66' Ueki 80'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kitakyushu Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	7–0	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5	Nakashima 17', 46' Hayashi 53' Tanaka 54' Moriya 57' Seike 73' Naomoto 82'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5		Report	Minami 10' Chiba 15'	Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium

1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5	Shimizu 40' Moriya 53'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

30 November Friendly	Brazil	4–3	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
15:15 UTC−3	Bia Zaneratto 41', 63' Gabi Portilho 61' Priscila 90+6'	Report	Fujino 38' Endo 86' (pen.) Tanaka 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

3 December Friendly	Brazil	0–2	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
11:00 UTC−3		Report	Minami 15' Tanaka 18'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi

Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

Players statistics

Caps and goals

Pos.	Player	16 Feb.	19 Feb.	22 Feb.	7 Apr.	11 Apr.	14 Jul.	22 Jul.	26 Jul.	31 Jul.	5 Aug.	11 Aug.	23 Sep.	26 Oct.	29 Oct.	1 Nov.	30 Nov.	3 Dec.	C (G)

GK	Ayaka Yamashita	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–				–	–	64 (0)
GK	Momoko Tanaka	ST (0)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–				–	ST (0)	7 (0)
GK	Chika Hirao	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	ST (0)				ST (0)	–	7 (0)
GK	Shu Ohba	–	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	0 (0)

DF	Saki Kumagai	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)				ST (0)	ST (0)	146 (3)
DF	Risa Shimizu	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (0)				ST (0)	ST (0)	72 (4)
DF	Moeka Minami	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)				ST (0)	ST (1)	44 (3)
DF	Shiori Miyake	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	ST (0)	–	–	–	ON (0)				–	–	42 (0)
DF	Kiko Seike	–	–	ST (1)	ON (0)	–	ON (0)	ON (0)	ON (0)	–	–	ON (0)	ON (2)				ON (0)	–	16 (5)
DF	Rion Ishikawa	–	–	ON (0)	–	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	–	–	–				ON (0)	ON (0)	6 (0)
DF	Toko Koga	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ST (0)	ST (0)	2 (0)
DF	Hana Takahashi	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	–	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)				≠	≠	21 (2)
DF	Miyabi Moriya	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	ON (0)	–	–	ON (0)	ON (0)	–	–	–				≠	≠	6 (2)
DF	Saori Takarada	–	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	20 (1)
DF	Ruka Norimatsu	–	–	ON (0)	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	9 (0)

MF	Yui Hasegawa	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (2)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (2)				ST (0)	ON (0)	77 (18)
MF	Hina Sugita	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	–	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	ON (1)				–	ST (0)	45 (3)
MF	Fuka Nagano	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)				ST (0)	ON (0)	44 (2)
MF	Jun Endo	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (1)	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)				ST (1)	ST (0)	43 (5)
MF	Hikaru Naomoto	≠	≠	≠	ST (0)	–	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	–	–	ST (0)				–	ST (0)	40 (4)
MF	Hinata Miyazawa	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (2)	ON (0)	ST (2)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (0)				ST (0)	ON (0)	33 (9)
MF	Honoka Hayashi	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	–	–	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	ON (1)	ON (0)				–	ST (0)	31 (2)
MF	Aoba Fujino	ST (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ST (1)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ST (0)	–	–	–	–	ST (1)	ST (0)	17 (3)
MF	Yoshino Nakashima	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠				ON (0)	–	5 (2)
MF	Momoko Tanikawa	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	ON (0)	2 (0)
MF	Narumi Miura	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	ON (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	31 (0)

FW	Mina Tanaka	≠	≠	≠	ST (1)	–	ST (0)	ST (1)	ST (0)	ON (1)	ST (0)	ST (0)	ST (1)				ON (1)	ST (1)	74 (30)
FW	Riko Ueki	ST (0)	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	ON (0)	ON (1)	ON (0)	ST (1)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ON (1)				ST (0)	ON (0)	28 (11)
FW	Remina Chiba	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	–	ON (0)	–	–	–	–	≠				≠	≠	8 (3)
FW	Maika Hamano	ON (0)	ON (0)	–	–	ON (0)	ON (0)	–	–	–	–	ON (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	6 (0)
FW	Mana Iwabuchi	–	ST (0)	ON (0)	ON (0)	ST (0)	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	89 (37)
FW	Rikako Kobayashi	ON (0)	–	ST (0)	–	–	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	≠	16 (4)

ST: Started the match
ON: Was subbed on
(0), (1)...: Goals each player scored in the match date
–: Called up for the national team in the date, but didn't feature in the match.
≠: Not called up for the national team on the referred FIFA date.

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Friendly	World Cup	Olym. QF	Total
1	Mina Tanaka	4	2	1	7
2	Yui Hasegawa	6	0	0	6
2	Hinata Miyazawa	0	5	0	5
4	Kiko Seike	3	0	1	4
5	Jun Endo	2	1	0	3
	Aoba Fujino	2	1	0
	Moeka Minami	2	0	1
	Risa Shimizu	1	1	1
	Riko Ueki	2	1	0
10	Honoka Hayashi	0	1	1	2
	Miyabi Moriya	0	0	2
	Yoshino Nakashima	0	0	2
	Hikaru Naomoto	0	1	1
14	Remina Chiba	0	0	1	1
	Hina Sugita	1	0	0
	Hana Takahashi	1	0	0

Squads

November-December

The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Brazil on 30 November and 3 December 2023, respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下杏也加)	29 September 1995	64	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中桃子)	17 March 2000	6	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	GK	Chika Hirao (平尾知佳)	31 December 1996	6	0	Albirex Niigata

2	DF	Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗)	15 June 1996	70	4	West Ham United
3	DF	Moeka Minami (南萌華)	7 December 1998	42	2	Roma
5	DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅史織)	13 October 1995	42	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	DF	Toko Koga (古賀塔子)	6 January 2006	0	0	JFA Academy Fukushima
20	DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川璃音)	4 July 2003	4	0	Urawa Reds

4	MF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷紗希)	17 October 1990	144	3	Roma
6	MF	Hina Sugita (杉田妃和)	31 January 1997	44	3	Portland Thorns
7	MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた)	28 November 1999	31	9	Manchester United
8	MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本光)	3 March 1994	39	4	Urawa Reds
10	MF	Fuka Nagano (長野風花)	9 March 1999	42	2	Liverpool
13	MF	Jun Endo (遠藤純)	24 May 2000	41	4	Angel City FC
14	MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯)	29 January 1997	75	19	Manchester City
15	MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば)	27 January 2004	15	2	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
16	MF	Honoka Hayashi (林穂之香)	19 May 1998	30	2	West Ham United
17	MF	Kiko Seike (清家貴子)	8 August 1996	15	5	Urawa Reds
19	MF	Yoshino Nakashima (中嶋淑乃)	27 July 1999	4	2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
22	MF	Momoko Tanikawa (谷川萌々子)	7 May 2005	0	0	JFA Academy Fukushima

9	FW	Riko Ueki (植木理子)	30 July 1999	26	11	West Ham United
11	FW	Mina Tanaka (田中美南)	28 April 1994	72	28	INAC Kobe Leonessa

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

October-November

The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Second round.
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下杏也加)	29 September 1995	63	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中桃子)	17 March 2000	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	GK	Chika Hirao (平尾知佳)	31 December 1996	5	0	Albirex Niigata

2	DF	Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗)	15 June 1996	68	3	West Ham United
3	DF	Moeka Minami (南萌華)	7 December 1998	40	2	Roma
4	DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷紗希)	17 October 1990	141	3	Roma
5	DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅史織)	13 October 1995	39	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋はな)	19 February 2000	18	2	Urawa Reds
17	DF	Kiko Seike (清家貴子)	8 August 1996	13	4	Urawa Reds
19	DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋都弥)	22 August 1996	4	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
20	DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川璃音)	4 July 2003	3	0	Urawa Reds

6	MF	Hina Sugita (杉田妃和)	31 January 1997	41	3	Portland Thorns
7	MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた)	28 November 1999	29	9	Manchester United
8	MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本光)	3 March 1994	37	3	Urawa Reds
10	MF	Fuka Nagano (長野風花)	9 March 1999	39	2	Liverpool
13	MF	Jun Endo (遠藤純)	24 May 2000	38	4	Angel City FC
14	MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯)	29 January 1997	72	19	Manchester City
15	MF	Yoshino Nakashima (中嶋淑乃)	27 July 1999	1	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
16	MF	Honoka Hayashi (林穂之香)	19 May 1998	27	1	West Ham United
	MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば) ^INJ	27 January 2004	15	2	Tokyo Verdy Beleza

9	FW	Riko Ueki (植木理子)	30 July 1999	26	11	West Ham United
11	FW	Mina Tanaka (田中美南)	28 April 1994	70	27	INAC Kobe Leonessa
22	FW	Remina Chiba (千葉玲海菜)	30 April 1999	5	2	JEF United Chiba

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

September

The following players were named to the squad for a friendly against Argentina, to be held on 23 September 2023. Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下杏也加)	29 September 1995	63	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中桃子)	17 March 2000	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	GK	Chika Hirao (平尾知佳)	31 December 1996	4	0	Albirex Niigata

2	DF	Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗)	15 June 1996	67	3	West Ham United
3	DF	Moeka Minami (南萌華)	7 December 1998	39	2	Roma
4	DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷紗希) (captain)	17 October 1990	140	3	Roma
5	DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅史織)	13 October 1995	38	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋はな)	19 February 2000	17	1	Urawa Reds
17	DF	Kiko Seike (清家貴子)	8 August 1996	12	2	Urawa Reds
19	DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋都弥)	22 August 1996	4	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
22	DF	Saori Takarada (宝田沙織)	27 December 1999	20	1	Linköping
23	DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川璃音)	4 July 2003	3	0	Urawa Reds

6	MF	Hina Sugita (杉田妃和)	31 January 1997	40	2	Portland Thorns
7	MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた)	28 November 1999	28	9	Unattached
8	MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本光)	3 March 1994	36	3	Urawa Reds
10	MF	Fuka Nagano (長野風花)	9 March 1999	38	2	Liverpool
14	MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯)	29 January 1997	71	17	Manchester City
13	MF	Jun Endo (遠藤純)	24 May 2000	37	4	Angel City FC
15	MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば)	27 January 2004	15	2	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
16	MF	Honoka Hayashi (林穂之香)	19 May 1998	26	1	West Ham United
20	MF	Narumi Miura (三浦成美)	3 July 1997	30	0	North Carolina Courage

9	FW	Riko Ueki (植木理子)	30 July 1999	25	10	West Ham United
11	FW	Mina Tanaka (田中美南)	28 April 1994	69	26	INAC Kobe Leonessa

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

July-August

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the MS&AD Cup against Panama on 14 July 2023 and for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下杏也加)	29 September 1995	57	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
GK	Chika Hirao (平尾知佳)	31 December 1996	4	0	Albirex Niigata
GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中桃子)	17 March 2000	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza

DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷紗希) (captain)	17 October 1990	134	3	Roma
DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅史織)	13 October 1995	37	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
DF	Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗)	15 June 1996	61	1	West Ham United
DF	Kiko Seike (清家貴子)	8 August 1996	8	2	Urawa Reds
DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋都弥)	22 August 1996	2	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
DF	Moeka Minami (南萌華)	7 December 1998	33	1	Roma
DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋はな)	19 February 2000	13	1	Urawa Reds
DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川璃音)	4 July 2003	1	0	Urawa Reds

MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本光)	3 March 1994	32	2	Urawa Reds
MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯)	29 January 1997	65	15	Manchester City
MF	Hina Sugita (杉田妃和)	31 January 1997	37	2	Portland Thorns
MF	Honoka Hayashi (林穂之香)	19 May 1998	22	0	West Ham United
MF	Fuka Nagano (長野風花)	9 March 1999	32	2	Liverpool
MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた)	28 November 1999	22	4	MyNavi Sendai
MF	Jun Endo (遠藤純)	24 May 2000	32	3	Angel City FC
MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば)	27 January 2004	9	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza

FW	Mina Tanaka (田中美南)	28 April 1994	63	24	INAC Kobe Leonessa
FW	Remina Chiba (千葉玲海菜)	30 April 1999	4	2	JEF United Chiba
FW	Riko Ueki (植木理子)	30 July 1999	19	8	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
FW	Maika Hamano (浜野まいか)	9 May 2004	4	0	Hammarby

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

April

The following 24 players were called up for friendly matches, where the team have played against Portugal and Denmark on 7 and 11 April 2023, respectively.
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下杏也加)	29 September 1995	55	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中桃子)	17 March 2000	5	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	GK	Chika Hirao (平尾知佳)	31 December 1996	4	0	Albirex Niigata

2	DF	Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗)	15 June 1996	59	1	West Ham United
3	DF	Moeka Minami (南萌華)	7 December 1998	31	1	Roma
4	DF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷紗希) (captain)	17 October 1990	133	3	Bayern Munich
5	DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅史織)	13 October 1995	35	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	DF	Ruka Norimatsu (乗松　瑠華)	30 January 1996	9	0	Omiya Ardija Ventus
19	DF	Saori Takarada (宝田沙織)	27 December 1999	19	1	Linköping
22	DF	Kiko Seike (清家貴子)	8 August 1996	7	2	Urawa Reds
24	DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋都弥)	22 August 1999	0	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
25	DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川璃音)	4 July 2003	1	0	Urawa Reds

6	MF	Fuka Nagano (長野風花)	9 March 1999	30	2	Liverpool
7	MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた)	28 November 1999	20	4	MyNavi Sendai
8	MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本光)	3 March 1994	31	2	Urawa Reds
13	MF	Jun Endo (遠藤純)	24 May 2000	31	3	Angel City FC
14	MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯)	29 January 1997	63	14	Manchester City
15	MF	Hina Sugita (杉田妃和)	31 January 1997	35	2	Portland Thorns
16	MF	Honoka Hayashi (林穂之香)	19 May 1998	22	0	West Ham United
20	MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば)	27 January 2004	7	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza

9	FW	Riko Ueki (植木理子)	30 July 1999	17	8	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
10	FW	Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕真奈)	18 March 1993	87	37	Tottenham Hotspur
11	FW	Mina Tanaka (田中美南)	28 April 1994	62	23	INAC Kobe Leonessa
23	FW	Maika Hamano (浜野まいか)	9 May 2004	3	0	Hammarby

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

February

The following 23 player was called up for the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. On 16 February 2023, Miyabi Moriya withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Shu Ohba.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	GK	Ayaka Yamashita	29 September 1995 (aged 27)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2	DF	Risa Shimizu	15 June 1996 (aged 26)	West Ham United
3	DF	Moeka Minami	7 December 1998 (aged 24)	Roma
4	DF	Saki Kumagai	17 October 1990 (aged 32)	Bayern Munich
5	DF	Shiori Miyake	13 October 1995 (aged 27)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
6	DF	Rion Ishikawa	4 July 2003 (aged 19)	Urawa Reds
7	MF	Hinata Miyazawa	28 November 1999 (aged 23)	MyNavi Sendai
8	MF	Fuka Nagano	9 March 1999 (aged 23)	Liverpool
9	FW	Riko Ueki	30 July 1999 (aged 23)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
10	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	18 March 1993 (aged 29)	Tottenham Hotspur
11	FW	Rikako Kobayashi	30 July 1999 (aged 23)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
12	DF	Ruka Norimatsu	30 January 1996 (aged 27)	Omiya Ardija Ventus
13	MF	Jun Endo	24 May 2000 (aged 22)	Angel City
14	MF	Yui Hasegawa	29 January 1997 (aged 26)	Manchester City
15	MF	Hina Sugita	31 January 1997 (aged 26)	Portland Thorns
16	MF	Honoka Hayashi	19 May 1998 (aged 24)	West Ham United
17	GK	Shu Ohba	11 July 2002 (aged 20)	East Tennessee State Buccaneers
18	GK	Momoko Tanaka	17 March 2000 (aged 22)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
19	DF	Saori Takarada	27 December 1999 (aged 23)	Linköping
20	MF	Aoba Fujino	27 January 2004 (aged 19)	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	GK	Chika Hirao	31 December 1996 (aged 26)	Albirex Niigata
22	DF	Kiko Seike	8 August 1996 (aged 26)	Urawa Reds
23	FW	Maika Hamano	9 May 2004 (aged 18)	Hammarby IF

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

2023 Japan women's national football team

Record

Kits

Staff

Matches

Players statistics

Caps and goals

Goalscorers

Squads

November-December

October-November

September

July-August

April

February

See also