Niigata squad 2026/27

Niigata squad

The Niigata squad has 25 players: goalkeepers (2), defenders (9), midfielders (9) and forwards (5).

The average age is 28.8. The players come from 3 nationalities.

Head coach: Toru Irie.

Goalkeepers 2

• 21Ryuga TashiroGoalkeeper Japan28 yrs · 185 cm
• 23Daisuke YoshimitsuGoalkeeper Japan33 yrs · 187 cm

Defenders 9

• 2Jason GeriaRight Back Australia33 yrs · 181 cm
• 4Shosei OkamotoCentre Back Japan26 yrs · 185 cm
• 5Michael FitzgeraldCentre Back Japan38 yrs · 185 cm
• 15Fumiya HayakawaCentre Back Japan32 yrs · 170 cm
• 26Mihiro SatoLeft Back Japan19 yrs · 177 cm
• 31Yuto HorigomeCentre Back Japan32 yrs · 168 cm
• 35Kazuhiko ChibaCentre Back Japan41 yrs · 183 cm
• 38Kodai MoriCentre Back Japan27 yrs · 183 cm
• 77Kakeru FunakiLeft Back Japan28 yrs · 177 cm

Midfielders 9

• 8Eiji ShiraiDefensive Midfield Japan31 yrs · 176 cm
• 13Riku OchiaiAttacking Midfield Japan27 yrs · 175 cm
• 19Yuji HoshiCentral Midfield Japan34 yrs · 170 cm
• 22Taiki AraiDefensive Midfield Japan29 yrs · 174 cm
• 28Takuya ShimamuraCentral Midfield Japan27 yrs · 170 cm
• 33Yoshiaki TakagiCentral Midfield Japan33 yrs · 168 cm
• 46Keisuke KasaiDefensive Midfield Japan24 yrs · 180 cm
• 48Yushin OtakeAttacking Midfield Japan21 yrs · 170 cm
• 50Hiroto UemuraCentral Midfield Japan25 yrs · 173 cm

Forwards 5

• 11Danilo GomesLeft Forward Brazil27 yrs · 174 cm
• 18Yamato WakatsukiCentre Forward Japan24 yrs · 170 cm
• 32Kanji KuwayamaCentre Forward Japan23 yrs · 184 cm
• 55Matheus MoraesRight Forward Brazil26 yrs · 176 cm
• 99Yuji OnoCentre Forward Japan33 yrs · 170 cm

Coaching staff 1

• Toru IrieAssistant Coach Japan49 yrs · 177 cm