Their 2026 World Cup
Four appearances and 145 minutes at full-back for Japan.
Match by match
Y. Sugawara played 3 matches for Japan: 1 as a starter and 2 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group F | vs Tunisia 4-0 | Came on in the 74′ |
| Group F | vs Sweden 1-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Brazil 1-2 | Came on in the 66′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 28 June 2000 · aged 26 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Toyokawa
- Club
- Southampton F.C.
- Height
- 1.79 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Sugawara began his senior career at Nagoya Grampus. In 2019, he joined AZ on loan before joining the club permanently in 2020. Sugawara moved to English club Southampton in 2024. He spent the 2025–26 season on loan at Werder Bremen. Sugawara has represented his country at youth and full international level.
Nagoya Grampus On 23 February 2018, it was announced that Nagoya Grampus had registered Sugawara as a player. Sugawara made his debut the following day, the opening day of the 2018 season, in a match against Gamba Osaka. At 17 years, 7 months, and 27 days, Sugawara's starting appearance in the J1 League opening match was the second youngest record in history (the youngest being Junichi Inamoto at 17 years and 6 months).
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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