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 1 
Takumi Minamino
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder or Winger)
Takumi Minamino
6
Birthdate: January 16, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Izumisano, Japan

Inspired by Brazilian footballer Ronaldo, Takumi Minamino decided to make football his career and joined Cerezo Osaka at age 12. The Japanese football star now plays both for the Japanese national team and Liverpool. He has also had a successful stint at the Austrian club Salzburg.

 2 
Hidetoshi Nakata
(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Hidetoshi Nakata
5
Birthdate: January 22, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan

Considered one of the best Japanese footballers ever, Hidetoshi Nakata is not just a 2-time Olympian but also a 3-time World Cup player. He has also been part of Serie A and Premier League. Known as Gioiellino, or Little Jewel, he is also a fashion icon, known for his quirky and colorful hair-dos.

 3 
Takuma Asano
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger or a Forward)
Takuma Asano
4
Birthdate: November 10, 1994
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Komono, Mie, Japan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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 4 
Shinji Kagawa
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Shinji Kagawa
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Birthdate: March 17, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kobe, Japan

Shinji Kagawa is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has the distinction of having played for top-notch European football clubs, such as Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund. Known for agility on the field, Shinji Kagawa is currently part of the Greek club, PAOK Thessaloniki, after his contract with Spanish team, Zaragoza, was terminated. 

 5 
Shinji Okazaki
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward or Attacking Midfielder)
Shinji Okazaki
8
Birthdate: April 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Maya Yoshida
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Maya Yoshida
5
Birthdate: August 24, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nagasaki, Japan
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 7 
Kazuyoshi Miura
(Football Player Who Plays as a Forward)
Kazuyoshi Miura
3
Birthdate: February 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

Kazuyoshi Miura is a professional Japanese footballer for who age is truly just a number. He is above 50 and continues to be an active player , He holds the global record as the oldest player to score a goal in a professional soccer league. Associated with Yokohama FC, he played for Japan’s national team for a decade, scoring 55 goals from 89 matches.

 8 
Yuto Nagatomo
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Full Back)
Yuto Nagatomo
7
Birthdate: September 12, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 9 
Shunsuke Nakamura
(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Shunsuke Nakamura
4
Birthdate: June 24, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 10 
Makoto Hasebe
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back and Defensive Midfielder)
Makoto Hasebe
2
Birthdate: January 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 11 
Keisuke Honda
(Japanese Professional Football Player Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Keisuke Honda
3
Birthdate: June 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Settsu, Osaka, Japan

Keisuke Honda is a Japanese football player and manager. A versatile player, Honda can play as an attacking midfielder and as a winger. Renowned for his accuracy, dribbling skills, and powerful striking ability, Keisuke Honda helped the Japan national football team win the 2011 Asian Cup, where he was adjudged Player of the Tournament.       

 12 
Takashi Inui
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger or an Attacking Midfielder)
Takashi Inui
3
Birthdate: June 2, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ōmihachiman, Japan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 13 
Homare Sawa
(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Forward / a Midfielder)
Homare Sawa
2
Birthdate: September 6, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 14 
Hiroki Sakai
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Right Back)
Hiroki Sakai
2
Birthdate: April 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa, Japan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Eiji Kawashima
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Eiji Kawashima
2
Birthdate: March 20, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Yono, Saitama Yono, Saitama Prefecture Saitama, Japan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 16 
Ryo Miyaichi
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Ryo Miyaichi
3
Birthdate: December 14, 1992
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 17 
Gaku Shibasaki
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Gaku Shibasaki
2
Birthdate: May 28, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Noheji, Aomori, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Shoya Nakajima
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Central Second Striker)
Shoya Nakajima
0
Birthdate: August 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 19 
Genki Haraguchi
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Genki Haraguchi
2
Birthdate: May 9, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 20 
Gōtoku Sakai
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Full Back)
Gōtoku Sakai
3
Birthdate: March 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 21 
Atsuto Uchida
(Japanese Former Professional Football Player)
Atsuto Uchida
2
Birthdate: March 27, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kannami, Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 22 
Kunishige Kamamoto
(Former Japanese Football Player, Manager and Politician)
Kunishige Kamamoto
2
Birthdate: April 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
Mike Havenaar
(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Mike Havenaar
2
Birthdate: May 20, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 24 
Zion Suzuki
(Japanese Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Zion Suzuki
2
Birthdate: August 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 25 
Shinji Ono
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Shinji Ono
3
Birthdate: September 27, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 26 
Takashi Usami
(Football Winger Who Plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League)
Takashi Usami
2
Birthdate: May 6, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 27 
Jong Tae-se
(Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Jong Tae-se
3
Birthdate: March 2, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
Junichi Inamoto
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Junichi Inamoto
2
Birthdate: September 18, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 29 
Ado Onaiwu
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Ado Onaiwu
2
Birthdate: November 8, 1995
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 30 
Cy Goddard
(Japanese Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Cy Goddard
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1997
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 31 
Hotaru Yamaguchi
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Hotaru Yamaguchi
1
Birthdate: October 6, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nabari, Mie, Japan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 32 
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
(Former Japanese Professional Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
1
Birthdate: August 15, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 33 
Shūichi Gonda
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Shūichi Gonda
1
Birthdate: March 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 34 
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Centre-Back)
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
2
Birthdate: April 24, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Palmeira d'Oeste, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 35 
Hajime Hosogai
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder or a Full Back)
Hajime Hosogai
1
Birthdate: June 10, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 36 
Alessandro Santos
(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Alessandro Santos
2
Birthdate: July 20, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 37 
Ryota Morioka
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Ryota Morioka
1
Birthdate: April 12, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jōyō, Kyoto, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 38 
Jefferson Tabinas
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Played as a Centre-Back)
Jefferson Tabinas
1
Birthdate: August 7, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 39 
Ruy Ramos
(Former Football Player Who Played as a Midfielder and Manager)
Ruy Ramos
1
Birthdate: February 9, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 40 
Robert Cullen
(Japanese Former Footballer)
Robert Cullen
2
Birthdate: June 7, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 41 
Shinta Appelkamp
(German Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Shinta Appelkamp
1
Birthdate: November 1, 2000
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 42 
Nikki Havenaar
(Japanese Footballer Who Plays as a Centre Back)
Nikki Havenaar
1
Birthdate: February 16, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 43 
Yoichiro Kakitani
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward or an Attacking Midfielder)
Yoichiro Kakitani
1
Birthdate: January 3, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 44 
Sergio Escudero
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder or Striker)
Sergio Escudero
2
Birthdate: September 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 45 
Arata Izumi
(Indian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Arata Izumi
1
Birthdate: July 31, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Shimonoseki, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 46 
Joel Chima Fujita
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Joel Chima Fujita
1
Birthdate: February 16, 2002
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 47 
Bruno Suzuki
(Brazilian Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Bruno Suzuki
1
Birthdate: May 20, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Castanhal, Pará, Brazil
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 48 
Wagner Lopes
(Japanese Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Forward)
Wagner Lopes
1
Birthdate: January 29, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Franca, Brazil
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 49 
Sai van Wermeskerken
(Japanese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Right Back)
Sai van Wermeskerken
1
Birthdate: June 28, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maastricht, Netherlands
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 50 
Ryang Yong-gi
(Japanese-Born North Korean Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Ryang Yong-gi
0
Birthdate: January 7, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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