Tomoki Hayakawa
Squad number 23 · Kashima Antlers
Their 2026 World Cup
Tomoki Hayakawa travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Japan, wearing number 23, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Brazil 2-1.
The goalkeeping job went to Z. Suzuki (4 matches, 360′).
One more Japan squad member ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Japan team page.
Who he is
- Born
- 3 March 1999 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Height
- 1.87 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Tomoki Hayakawa (早川 友基, Hayakawa Tomoki; born 3 March 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.
Club career Hayakawa made his professional debut in a 8–1 Emperor's Cup win against YSCC Yokohama. He made his J1 League debut in the 2022 season, in a 1–1 draw with Sagan Tosu. In the 2023 season, Hayakawa became first-choice goalkeeper for Kashima and played in every league game. Before the 2024 season, he was given the number 1 shirt following the retirement of Kwoun Sun-tae. In the 2024 season, Hayakawa also participated in every league game for the club and kept 15 clean sheets, the second most in the league. In 2025, he played every minute of every league match for the third consecutive season and was named the Save of the Month award winner four times, contributing to Kashima's ninth league championship and their first in nine years. He was awarded the J.League Most Valuable Player award for the 2025 season at the J.League Awards ceremony held on 11 December.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.