Japanese football

Joined 20 May 2010

This is a list of Japanese football players who play or have played in Europe

England Premier League (1st division)

Ryo Miyaichi - Arsenal (2011-)
Junichi Inamoto - Arsenal (2001-02), Fulham (2002-04), West Bromwich Albion (2004, 2005-06)
Akinori Nishizawa - Bolton Wanderers (2001)
Kazuyuki Toda - Tottenham Hotspur (2003)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Portsmouth (2003)
Hidetoshi Nakata - Bolton Wanderers (2005-06)

England Football League Championship (2nd division)

Yuki Abe - Leicester City (2010-)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Portsmouth (2001-03)
Junichi Inamoto - Cardiff City (2004-05), West Bromwich Albion (2006)

Spain La Liga (1st division)

Akihiro Ienaga - Mallorca (2011-)
Nobuyuki Zaizen - Logroñés (1997)
Shoji Jo - Real Valladolid (2000)
Akinori Nishizawa - Espanyol (2001)
Yoshito Ōkubo - Mallorca (2005-06)
Shunsuke Nakamura - Espanyol (2009-10)

Spain Segunda División (2nd division)

Sotaro Yasunaga - Lleida (1997-98), Racing de Ferrol (2002)
Kenji Fukuda - Castellón (2006), Numancia (2006-07), Las Palmas (2007-08)
Hiroshi Ibusuki - Girona (2009)

Germany Fusball-Bundesliga (1st division)

Makoto Hasebe - Wolfsburg (2008-)
Shinji Kagawa - Borussia Dortmund (2010-)
Atsuto Uchida - Schalke (2010-)
Kisho Yano - Freiburg (2010-)
Tomoaki Makino - Köln (2011-)
Shinji Okazaki - Stuttgart (2011-)
Hajime Hosogai - Augsburg (2011-)
Takashi Usami - Bayern Munich (2011-)
Yuki Otsu - Borussia Mönchengladbach (2011-)
Yasuhiko Okudera - Köln (1977-80), Werder Bremen (1981-86)
Kazuo Ozaki - Arminia Bielefeld (1983-85), St. Pauli (1988-89)
Naohiro Takahara - Hamburger (2003-06), Frankfurt (2006-07)
Junichi Inamoto - Frankfurt (2007-09)
Shinji Ono - Bochum (2008-09)
Yoshito Ōkubo - Wolfsburg (2009)

Germany 2.Fusball-Bundesliga (2nd division)

Takashi Inui - Bochum (2011-)
Yasuhiko Okudera - Hertha Berlin (1980-81)
Kazuo Ozaki - Arminia Bielefeld (1985-88)
Yahiro Kazama - Remscheid (1987-88), Braunschweig (1988-89)
Ken Asaeda - Waldhof Mannheim (2003)
Naoya Kikuchi - Carl Zeiss Jena (2008)
Kozo Yuki - Fortuna Düsseldorf (2009)
Takahito Soma - Energie Cottbus (2010-11)
Hajime Hosogai - Augsburg (2011)

Italy Serie A (1st division)

Takayuki Morimoto - Catania (2006-11), Novara (2011-)
Yuto Nagatomo - Cesena (2010-11), Internazionale (2011-)
Kazuyoshi Miura - Genoa (1994-95)
Hidetoshi Nakata - Perugia (1998-00), Roma (2000-01), Parma (2001-03), Bologna (2004), Fiorentina (2004-05)
Hiroshi Nanami - Venezia (1999-00)
Shunsuke Nakamura - Reggina (2002-05)
Atsushi Yanagisawa - Sampdoria (2003-04), Messina (2004-06)
Mitsuo Ogasawara - Messina (2006-07)
Masashi Oguro - Torino (2006-08)

France Ligue 1 (1st division)

Daisuke Matsui - Le Mans (2005-08), Saint-Étienne (2008-09), Grenoble (2009-10), Dijon (2011-)
Nozomi Hiroyama - Montpellier (2003-04)
Kōji Nakata - Marseille (2005-06)
Sho Ito - Grenoble (2008-10)
Junichi Inamoto - Stade Rennais (2009)

France Ligue 2 (2nd division)

Daisuke Matsui - Le Mans (2004-05), Grenoble (2010-11)
Masashi Oguro - Grenoble (2006)
Sho Ito - Grenoble (2007-08)
Tsukasa Umesaki - Grenoble (2007)
Norio Suzuki - Angers (2009-10)

Portugal Primeira Liga (1st division)

Nozomi Hiroyama - Braga (2002-03)
Takahito Soma - Marítimo (2009-10)

Portugal Liga de Honra (2nd division)

Yuto Nakamura - Portimonense (2009-10)

Russia Premier League (1st division)

Keisuke Honda - CSKA Moscow (2010-)
Seiichiro Maki - Amkar Perm (2010)
Daisuke Matsui - Tom Tomsk (2010)

Russia Football Championship of the National League (2nd division)

Takashi Rakuyama - Khimki (2010)

Netherlands Eredivisie (1st division)

Maya Yoshida - VVV-Venlo (2010-)
Michihiro Yasuda - Vitesse (2011-)
Robert Cullen - VVV-Venlo (2011-)
Yoshiaki Takagi - Utrecht (2011-)
Tatsuya Mochizuki - Haarlem (1982-85)
Shinji Ono - Feyenoord (2001-05)
Toshiya Fujita - Utrecht (2003)
Kazuyuki Toda - Den Haag (2004)
Sōta Hirayama - Heracles (2005-06)
Keisuke Honda - VVV-Venlo (2008, 2009)
Ryo Miyaichi - Feyenoord (2011)

Netherlands Eerste Divisie (2nd division)

Tatsuya Mochizuki - Telstar (1986)
Takafumi Ogura - Excelsior (1993-94)
Yuzo Funakoshi - Telstar (1996-97)
Kazuhiko Chiba - AGOVV Apeldoorn (2004-05), Dordrecht (2005)
Keisuke Honda - VVV-Venlo (2008-09)

Turkey Süper Lig (1st division)

Junichi Inamoto - Galatasaray (2006-07)

Greece Superleague (1st division)

Daigo Kobayashi - Iraklis Thessaloniki (2010)
Daisuke Sakata - Aris Thessaloniki (2011)

Greece Football League (2nd division)

Kenji Fukuda - Ionikos (2008-09)

Denmark Superliga (1st division)

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Nordsjælland (2003-04)
Suguru Hashimoto - Vejle Boldklub (2007, 2008)

Denmark 1st Division (2nd division)

Suguru Hashimoto - Vejle Boldklub (2007-08)

Belgium Pro League (1st division)

Eiji Kawashima - Lierse (2010-)
Masahiro Endo - Mechelen (2000-01), La Louvière (2001-02)
Takayuki Suzuki - Genk (2002-03), Heusden-Zolder (2003-04)

Romania Liga I (1st division)

Takayuki Seto - Astra Ploieşti (2009-)

Romania Liga II (2nd division)

Kimitoshi Nōgawa - Târgovişte (2005)
Takayuki Seto - Astra Ploieşti (2008-09)
Ryo Yamamoto - Timişoara (2009)
Yuki Nakamura - Gaz Metan CFR Craiova (2010-11)

Scotland Premier League (1st division)

Shunsuke Nakamura - Celtic (2005-09)
Koki Mizuno - Celtic (2008-10)

Switzerland Super League (1st division)

Yoshika Matsubara - Delémont (1999)
Naoki Imaya - Neuchâtel Xamax (2003-04)
Kōji Nakata - Basel (2006-08)

Switzerland Challenge League (2nd division)

Naoki Imaya - La Chaux-de-Fonds (2004)

Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga (1st division)

Osama Elsamni - Teplice (2009-10)
Hidetoshi Wakui - Bohemians Prague (2009-10)

Czech Republic 2.Liga (2nd division)

Eiji Hirata - Benešov (1993-94)
Keita Tsuchiya - Bohemians Praha (2003-04)
Kazuhide Morisaki - Bohemians Praha (2003-04)

Austria Football Bundesliga (1st division)

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto - Red Bull Salzburg (2007-08)
Alessandro dos Santos - Red Bull Salzburg (2007)

Austria Football First League (2nd division)

Hidetoshi Wakui - Bad Aussee (2007-08)

Croatia Prva HNL (1st division)

Masahiko Inoha - Hajduk Split (2011-)
Kazuyoshi Miura - Dinamo Zagreb (1999)
Nobuyuki Zaizen - Rijeka (1999)
Yoshika Matsubara - Rijeka (1999)

Croatia Druga HNL (2nd division)

Shuichi Mase - Trnje (2001)
Kouki Kobayashi - Hrvatski Dragovoljac (2002)
Makoto Kishino - Solin (2002)

Belarus Premier League (1st division)

Hidetoshi Wakui - Minsk (2010)

Poland Ekstraklasa (1st division)

Kimitoshi Nōgawa - Górnik Zabrze (2004)

Poland I Liga (2nd division)

Takafumi Akahoshi - Łódź (2010), Pogoń Szczecin (2011-)
Yoki Kumada - Pogoń Szczecin (2011-)
Kimitoshi Nōgawa - Stal Stalowa Wola (2009)

Slovakia Second League (2nd division)

Yuki Nakamura - Bodva Moldava (2011-)
Yusuke Imai - Rapid Bratislava (2001-02)

Norway Tippeligaen (1st division)

Daigo Kobayashi - Stabæk (2009)

Norway Adeccoligaen (2nd division)

Junichi Yamagishi - Sandefjord (2005)

Serbia Super Liga (1st division)

Takayuki Suzuki - Red Star Belgrade (2006)

Serbia First League (2nd division)

Kazuo Honma - Mačva Šabac (2002-04)
Yoshio Uchino - Mačva Šabac (2002-04)
Shingo Morita - Rad Beograd (2004)

Republic of Ireland Premier Division (1st division)

Hisanori Takada - Drogheda United (2003)

Hungary Nemzeti Bajnokság I (1st division)

Kazuo Honma - Lombard-Pápa (2005-06), Diósgyőri VTK (2008-09), Nyíregyháza Spartacus (2009-10), Siófok (2010-11), Vasas (2011), Ferencvárosi (2011-)

Hungary Nemzeti Bajnokság II (2nd division)

Kazuo Honma - Tisza Volán Szeged (2004-05), Lombard-Pápa (2006-07)
Yasuto Hoshiko - Előre (2011)

Moldova National Division (1st division)

Shotaro Okada - Olimpia (2011-)

Lithuania A Lyga (1st division)

Minoru Takenaka - Atlantas (2000-03)

Latvia Higher League (1st division)

Go Nagaoka - Blāzma (2010-)
Minori Sato - Ventspils (2011), Skonto (2011-)
Naoya Shibamura - Ventspils (2011-)
Yasuhiro Kato - Gulbene (2011), Ventspils (2011-)
Masaki Hemmi - Gulbene (2011-)
Hideaki Takada - Gulbene (2011-)
Masakatsu Taga - Gulbene (2011-)
Takafumi Akahoshi - Liepājas Metalurgs (2010)
Jumpei Shimmura - Jelgava (2010)

Latvia First League (2nd division)

Minori Sato - Gulbene (2010-11)

Slovenia Prva Liga (1st division)

Yasuyuki Moriyama - Gorica (1998-99)
Hidetoshi Wakui - Interblock Ljubljana (2006-07), Gorica (2008)

Slovenia Second League (2nd division)

Hidetoshi Wakui - Factor (2006)

Montenegro Second League (2nd division)

Hideyuki Takahashi - Grbalj (2004-06)

Albania Superliga (1st division)

Genki Nakamura - Tomori Berat (2011-)

Albania First Division (2nd division)

Genki Nakamura - Bilisht Sporti (2011)

Estonia Meistriliiga (1st division)

Hiroyuki Mitsuyama - Nõmme Kalju (2010-)
Hidetoshi Wakui - Nõmme Kalju (2011-)

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