Japan national football team statistics and records: appearances - 2021
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Most Japan appearances
Who made the most appearances for Japan during the 2021 season?
Both starting and substitute appearances are included.
| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takumi Minamino | 9 | 09 Oct 2020 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 09 Oct 2020 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Genki Haraguchi | 8 | 09 Oct 2020 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Takuma Asano | 8 | 13 Nov 2020 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Junya Ito | 7 | 09 Oct 2020 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Maya Yoshida | 7 | 09 Oct 2020 | 28 May 2021 |
| Wataru Endo | 6 | 13 Oct 2020 | 28 May 2021 |
| Shuichi Gonda | 6 | 09 Oct 2020 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Kento Hashimoto | 6 | 13 Nov 2020 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Hidemasa Morita | 6 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Ryoya Ogawa | 5 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 5 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Sei Muroya | 5 | 13 Oct 2020 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 5 | 09 Oct 2020 | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Yūya Osako | 4 | 09 Oct 2020 | 28 May 2021 |
| Miki Yamane | 4 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Yuta Nakayama | 4 | 09 Oct 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 |
| Naomichi Ueda | 4 | 13 Oct 2020 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 4 | 09 Oct 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 |
| Hayao Kawabe | 4 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Hiroki Sakai | 4 | 09 Oct 2020 | 28 May 2021 |
| Gaku Shibasaki | 4 | 09 Oct 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 |
| Yūto Nagatomo | 3 | 13 Nov 2020 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Shinnosuke Nakatani | 3 | 30 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Sho Sasaki | 3 | 25 Mar 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Koji Miyoshi | 2 | 13 Nov 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 |
| Gen Shoji | 2 | 07 Jun 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Musashi Suzuki | 2 | 13 Oct 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 |
| Ado Onaiwu | 2 | 11 Jun 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Eiji Kawashima | 2 | 28 May 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 2 | 07 Jun 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Ko Itakura | 2 | 13 Nov 2020 | 28 May 2021 |
| Ritsu Doan | 2 | 09 Oct 2020 | 13 Oct 2020 |
| Daniel Schmidt | 2 | 13 Oct 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 2 | 07 Jun 2021 | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Koki Anzai | 1 | 09 Oct 2020 | 09 Oct 2020 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 1 | 09 Oct 2020 | 09 Oct 2020 |
| Yasuto Wakizaka | 1 | 25 Mar 2021 | 25 Mar 2021 |
| Shinnosuke Hatanaka | 1 | 30 Mar 2021 | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Ken Matsubara | 1 | 30 Mar 2021 | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Sho Inagaki | 1 | 30 Mar 2021 | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Ataru Esaka | 1 | 25 Mar 2021 | 25 Mar 2021 |