Yukinari Sugawara – Japan | World Cup 2026 Player Profile

Yukinari Sugawara
Date of BirthJune 28, 2000 (age 26)
Place of BirthToyokawa, Japan
Height / Weight179 / 69
PositionDefender
Current ClubSouthampton
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Career
Appearances
3
Career
Goals
2025-26 Season
| Competition | MP | Gls | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| Premier League | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| All Competitions | 80 | 3 | 8 |
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Int'l
Caps
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Int'l
Goals
Japan International
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Standard stats — all competitions
| Season | Age | Squad | Country | Comp | MP | Starts | Min | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | Japan | World | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 5 | 4 | 319 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 26 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 26 | Japan | World | World Cup | 3 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Southampton | England | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Southampton | England | Championship | 2 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Werder Bremen | Germany | Bundesliga | 31 | 29 | 2,432 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 24 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Southampton | England | Premier League | 35 | 24 | 1,564 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Southampton | England | League Cup | 2 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Southampton | England | FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | AZ Alkmaar | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 30 | 30 | 2,564 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | KNVB Beker | 2 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | AZ Alkmaar | World | UEFA Europa Conference League | 10 | 10 | 911 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | AZ Alkmaar | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Japan | World | Asian Cup | 5 | 4 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 6 | 6 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 31 | 26 | 2,400 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | KNVB Beker | 2 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | AZ Alkmaar | World | UEFA Europa Conference League | 14 | 11 | 1,077 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Japan | World | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Japan | World | Kirin Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 36 | 29 | 2,679 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | KNVB Beker | 4 | 4 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | AZ Alkmaar | World | UEFA Europa Conference League | 8 | 5 | 563 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | AZ Alkmaar | World | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 25 | 17 | 1,645 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Jong AZ | Netherlands | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 5 | 425 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | AZ Alkmaar | World | UEFA Europa League | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | AZ Alkmaar | World | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | — | 5 Clubs | — | — | 273 | 219 | 19,053 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 25 | 1 |
Shooting stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 0.50 | 0.67 |
| 2026 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Southampton | League Cup | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2025 | Southampton | Championship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 0 | 21 | 11 | 52.4% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Southampton | Premier League | 1 | 9 | 6 | 66.7% | 0.11 | 0.17 |
| 2024 | Southampton | League Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Southampton | FA Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | AZ Alkmaar | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 4 | 30 | 13 | 43.3% | 0.13 | 0.31 |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa Conference League | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Asian Cup | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 3 | 21 | 13 | 61.9% | 0.14 | 0.23 |
| 2022-23 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.33 | 1.00 |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Kirin Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 1 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 0.14 | 0.50 |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa Conference League | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 2 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 0.20 | 0.50 |
| 2020-21 | Jong AZ | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 0.25 | 0.33 |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Champions League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 5 Clubs | — | 15 | 134 | 66 | 49.3% | 0.11 | 0.23 |
Discipline & miscellaneous stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | Japan | Friendlies | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2025 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2025 | Southampton | League Cup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Southampton | Championship | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 2024 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Southampton | Premier League | 17.4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 2024 | Southampton | League Cup | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | Southampton | FA Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | AZ Alkmaar | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 28.5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa Conference League | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | AZ Alkmaar | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Asian Cup | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Friendlies | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 26.7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 47 |
| 2022-23 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa Conference League | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Kirin Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 29.8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 80 |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa Conference League | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | — | 13 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 18.3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 33 |
| 2020-21 | Jong AZ | Eerste Divisie | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Champions League | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020-21 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 5 Clubs | — | 211.7 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
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