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7 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '06
0%
generational floor
Succession '26
8%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
7.7k→116.1k
+1405% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
150k75k0k15%8%0%20022006201020142018202220260%12%0%0%8%8%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 0% → 8%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#27 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.15): minutes-weighted age 27.9, 67% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 50% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€43m€73m€98m€73m€154m€271m'06'10'14'18'22'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
30.027.024.024.728.127.927.829.328.627.9'02'06'10'14'18'22'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Round of 16
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2006
Group
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2010
Round of 16
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2014
Group
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2018
Round of 16
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2022
Round of 16
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2026
Round of 32
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2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #195 of 240 all-time · #27 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.81)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Yoshikatsu KawaguchiGK 26 Portsmouth 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
2 Yutaka AkitaDF 31 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
3 Naoki MatsudaDF 25 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
4 Ryuzo MoriokaDF 26 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
5 Junichi InamotoMF 22 Arsenal 00 n/a 0 20 —n/a 42
6 Toshihiro HattoriDF 28 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
7 Hidetoshi NakataMF 25 Parma 10218 n/a 7,540 00 —n/a 41
8 Hiroaki MorishimaMF 30 Cerezo Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 31
9 Akinori NishizawaFW 25 Cerezo Osaka 60 n/a 174 00 —n/a 10
10 Masashi NakayamaFW 34 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
11 Takayuki SuzukiFW 25 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 41
12 Seigo NarazakiGK 26 Nagoya Grampus Eight 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
13 Atsushi YanagisawaFW 25 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
14 Alessandro SantosMF 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
15 Takashi FukunishiMF 25 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
16 Kōji NakataDF 22 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
17 Tsuneyasu MiyamotoDF 25 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
18 Shinji OnoMF 22 Feyenoord 00 n/a 0 40 —n/a 40
19 Mitsuo OgasawaraMF 23 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
20 Tomokazu MyojinMF 24 Kashiwa Reysol 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
21 Kazuyuki TodaMF 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
22 Daisuke IchikawaMF 22 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
23 Hitoshi SogahataGK 22 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
La Liga61740
Serie A1027,54018
Total top-5 1087,71418
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)302,324
J1 League (Jpn)26622,674
All competitions (12 named + 15 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
J2 League (Jpn)1506131,972
J1 League (Jpn)26622,674
Serie A (Ita)1027,540
Eredivisie (Ned)302,324
UEFA Cup231,799
Coppa Italia (Ita)11719
UEFA Champions League6306
LaLiga (Spa)6174
EFL Cup (Eng)5369
Copa del Rey (Spa)273
UCL qualifying2180
FA Cup (Eng)190
Other competitions (15 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2458213,854
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
100%
Hidetoshi Nakata of squad league goals

2006 squad — Group · value retention 81%

Paper Index: #183 of 240 all-time · #25 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.75)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Seigo Narazaki 2ndGK 30 Nagoya Grampus Eight 00 n/a 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’05 00
2 Teruyuki MoniwaDF 24 FC Tokyo 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’05 10
3 Yūichi KomanoDF 24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 10
4 Yasuhito EndoMF 26 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 €1.6M€2M ’05 00
5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 2ndDF 29 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 €1.9M€2M ’05 20
6 Kōji Nakata 2ndDF 26 Basel 90 n/a 616 00 €2.1M€2M ’05 10
7 Hidetoshi Nakata 2ndMF 29 Fiorentina [ 69 ] 20325 n/a 14,537 00 €3.5M€10M ’04 30
8 Mitsuo Ogasawara 2ndMF 27 Kashima Antlers 00 n/a 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’05 20
9 Naohiro TakaharaFW 27 Hamburger SV [ 70 ] 9713 n/a 5,164 00 €1.5M€2M ’05 30
10 Shunsuke NakamuraMF 27 Celtic 8011 n/a 5,277 00 €6.5M€6M ’05 31
11 Seiichiro MakiFW 25 JEF United 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 10
12 Yoichi DoiGK 32 FC Tokyo 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’04 00
13 Atsushi Yanagisawa 2ndFW 29 Kashima Antlers 440 n/a 1,287 00 €0.5M€2M ’05 20
14 Alessandro Santos 2ndDF 28 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 n/a 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’05 30
15 Takashi Fukunishi 2ndMF 29 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’05 20
16 Masashi OguroFW 26 Grenoble 00 n/a 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’06 30
17 Junichi Inamoto 2ndMF 26 West Bromwich Albion 664 n/a 3,784 20 €2.2M€2M ’05 20
18 Shinji Ono 2ndMF 26 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 n/a 0 90 €3.8M€6M ’04 10
19 Keisuke TsuboiDF 26 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 n/a 0 00 €1.6M€2M ’05 20
20 Keiji TamadaFW 26 Nagoya Grampus Eight 00 n/a 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’05 21
21 Akira KajiDF 26 Gamba Osaka 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’05 20
22 Yuji NakazawaDF 28 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 n/a 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’06 30
23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 2ndGK 30 Júbilo Iwata 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’05 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Hidetoshi Nakata
peak €10M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −65%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League875,0645
Serie A30619,82135
Bundesliga975,16413
Ligue 196160
Total top-5 49930,66553
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)141,069
Eredivisie (Ned)1128,650
Premiership (Sco)332,596
J1 League (Jpn)79568,987
Superliga (Den)8644
Primera División (Arg)6395
All competitions (21 named + 23 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
J2 League (Jpn)1537129,938
J1 League (Jpn)79568,987
Serie A (Ita)30619,821
Eredivisie (Ned)1128,650
Bundesliga (Ger)975,164
Premier League (Eng)875,064
UEFA Cup674,525
Premiership (Sco)332,596
Coppa Italia (Ita)312,119
AFC Champions League292,488
Ligue 2 (Fra)171,148
Championship (Eng)141,069
FA Cup (Eng)12933
UEFA Champions League11756
Super League (Sui)10780
EFL Cup (Eng)9712
Ligue 1 (Fra)9616
Superliga (Den)8644
Primera División (Arg)6395
DFB-Pokal (Ger)6271
UCL qualifying4360
Other competitions (23 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2599219,431
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
179 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
47%
Hidetoshi Nakata of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Shunsuke Nakamura of squad value

2010 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 88%

Paper Index: #181 of 240 all-time · #26 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.73)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Seigo Narazaki 3rdGK 34 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €2.6M€3M ’09 00
2 Yuki AbeMF 28 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 0 0 00 €2.3M€3M ’09 40
3 Yūichi Komano 2ndDF 28 Júbilo Iwata 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’09 40
4 Marcus Tulio TanakaDF 29 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €5.8M€6M ’09 40
5 Yūto NagatomoDF 23 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €2.6M€3M ’09 40
6 Atsuto UchidaDF 22 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’09 00
7 Yasuhito Endo 2ndMF 30 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €6.5M€6M ’09 41
8 Daisuke MatsuiFW 29 Grenoble 14517 24 9,893 00 €2.2M€4M ’08 40
9 Shinji OkazakiFW 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 0 0 00 €2.9M€3M ’09 41
10 Shunsuke Nakamura 2ndMF 31 Yokohama F. Marinos 9311 11 5,845 172 €6.0M€9M ’07 10
11 Keiji Tamada 2ndFW 30 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €1.9M€2M ’09 20
12 Kisho YanoFW 26 Albirex Niigata 00 0 0 00 €1.3M€1M ’09 10
13 Daiki IwamasaDF 28 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’09 00
14 Kengo NakamuraMF 29 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €4.0M€4M ’09 10
15 Yasuyuki KonnoDF 27 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’09 10
16 Yoshito ŌkuboFW 28 Vissel Kobe 485 1 1,927 00 €2.0M€2M ’09 40
17 Makoto HasebeMF 26 VfL Wolfsburg 652 10 4,062 60 €4.5M€4M ’10 40
18 Keisuke HondaMF 23 CSKA Moscow 00 0 0 41 €6.0M€6M ’10 42
19 Takayuki MorimotoFW 22 Catania 6914 7 3,561 00 €4.0M€4M ’10 00
20 Junichi Inamoto 3rdMF 30 Kawasaki Frontale 1144 5 7,176 71 €1.5M€2M ’08 20
21 Eiji KawashimaGK 27 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’09 40
22 Yuji Nakazawa 2ndDF 32 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’09 40
23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 3rdGK 34 Júbilo Iwata 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€2M ’05 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Shunsuke Nakamura
peak €9M (2007-09) → €6M at kickoff · −33%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League663,7844
La Liga522,3425
Serie A1498,83825
Bundesliga1177,3222
Ligue 115010,17817
Total top-5 53432,46453
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)171,100
Eredivisie (Ned)322,751
Premiership (Sco)12810,483
J1 League (Jpn)2737234,665
Superliga (Den)8644
Süper Lig (Tur)252,092
All competitions (25 named + 22 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League (Jpn)2737234,665
J2 League (Jpn)85472,962
AFC Champions League16714,381
Ligue 1 (Fra)15010,178
Serie A (Ita)1498,838
Premiership (Sco)12810,483
Bundesliga (Ger)1177,322
Premier League (Eng)663,784
LaLiga (Spa)522,342
UEFA Champions League342,448
Eredivisie (Ned)322,751
Ligue 2 (Fra)251,628
Süper Lig (Tur)252,092
Championship (Eng)171,100
UEFA Cup171,035
Coppa Italia (Ita)14933
Premier Liga (Rus)11882
DFB-Pokal (Ger)9539
FA Cup (Eng)9663
Superliga (Den)8644
EFL Cup (Eng)7531
Coupe de France (Fra)7611
Copa del Rey (Spa)2127
UCL qualifying2210
UEFA Europa League2101
Other competitions (22 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2133175,751
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
179 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
12%
prospect share
Goal dependency
32%
Daisuke Matsui of squad league goals
Value dependency
9%
Yasuhito Endo of squad value
Precocity
1,779′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takayuki Morimoto (1,779′).

2014 squad — Group · value retention 81%

Paper Index: #182 of 240 all-time · #25 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.74)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Eiji Kawashima 2ndGK 31 Standard Liège 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’13 30
2 Atsuto Uchida 2ndDF 26 Schalke 04 851 11 7,148 221 €6.0M€6M ’14 30
3 Gōtoku SakaiDF 23 VfB Stuttgart 690 7 5,994 00 €3.5M€4M ’13 00
4 Keisuke Honda 2ndMF 27 Milan 141 2 979 113 €17.0M€20M ’13 31
5 Yūto Nagatomo 2ndDF 27 Inter Milan 1239 15 9,965 100 €14.0M€14M ’14 00
6 Masato MorishigeDF 27 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’09 10
7 Yasuhito Endo 3rdMF 34 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€6M ’09 00
8 Hiroshi KiyotakeMF 24 1. FC Nürnberg 647 19 5,171 00 €7.0M€10M ’13 10
9 Shinji Okazaki 2ndFW 28 Mainz 05 9625 2 6,283 00 €4.0M€5M ’12 31
10 Shinji KagawaMF 25 Manchester United 8727 19 6,282 171 €17.0M€22M ’12 30
11 Yoichiro KakitaniFW 24 Cerezo Osaka 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’14 20
12 Shusaku NishikawaGK 27 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’13 00
13 Yoshito Ōkubo 2ndFW 32 Kawasaki Frontale 485 1 1,927 00 €1.0M€2M ’09 30
14 Toshihiro AoyamaMF 28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’14 10
15 Yasuyuki Konno 2ndDF 31 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€2M ’09 20
16 Hotaru YamaguchiMF 23 Cerezo Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’14 30
17 Makoto Hasebe 2ndMF 30 1. FC Nürnberg 1495 16 10,453 60 €2.5M€5M ’10 30
18 Yuya OsakoFW 24 1860 Munich 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’14 20
19 Masahiko InohaDF 30 Júbilo Iwata 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€2M ’11 00
20 Manabu SaitōFW 24 Yokohama F. Marinos 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’14 00
21 Hiroki SakaiDF 24 Hannover 96 391 1 2,975 00 €2.5M€2M ’13 00
22 Maya YoshidaDF 25 Southampton 401 0 3,484 00 €4.5M€5M ’13 30
23 Shūichi GondaGK 25 FC Tokyo 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’14 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Yasuhito Endo
peak €6M (2009-12) → €1M at kickoff · −81%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League785,9787
La Liga391,7745
Serie A13710,94410
Bundesliga56041,96560
Total top-5 81460,66182
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)867,356
Pro League (Bel)1109,900
J1 League (Jpn)3039248,776
All competitions (20 named + 21 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League (Jpn)3039248,776
Bundesliga (Ger)56041,965
AFC Champions League21417,305
J2 League (Jpn)18815,679
Serie A (Ita)13710,944
Pro League (Bel)1109,900
Premier Liga (Rus)947,344
Eredivisie (Ned)867,356
Premier League (Eng)785,978
UEFA Champions League664,908
UEFA Europa League503,849
DFB-Pokal (Ger)493,370
LaLiga (Spa)391,774
HNL (Cro)151,221
2. Bundesliga (Ger)151,329
Coppa Italia (Ita)10671
FA Cup (Eng)8635
UEFA Cup8549
EFL Cup (Eng)6494
UCL qualifying2180
Other competitions (21 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1695140,187
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
33%
Shinji Kagawa of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Keisuke Honda of squad value
Precocity
450′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gōtoku Sakai (450′).

2018 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 58%

Paper Index: #139 of 240 all-time · #18 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.47)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Eiji Kawashima 3rdGK 35 Metz 350 0 3,110 00 €0.2M€3M ’13 40
2 Naomichi UedaDF 23 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €1.1M€1M ’18 00
3 Gen ShojiDF 25 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’18 30
4 Keisuke Honda 3rdMF 32 Pachuca 819 11 5,292 113 €4.0M€20M ’13 31
5 Yūto Nagatomo 3rdDF 31 Galatasaray 1869 15 14,317 100 €3.5M€14M ’14 00
6 Wataru EndōDF 25 Urawa Red Diamonds 00 0 0 00 €1.4M€2M ’17 00
7 Gaku ShibasakiMF 26 Getafe 221 0 1,002 00 €1.8M€2M ’15 40
8 Genki HaraguchiMF 27 Fortuna Düsseldorf 914 8 6,165 00 €1.8M€3M ’16 31
9 Shinji Okazaki 3rdFW 32 Leicester City 22151 11 14,041 71 €6.0M€10M ’16 30
10 Shinji Kagawa 2ndMF 29 Borussia Dortmund 18447 43 12,755 324 €13.0M€22M ’12 31
11 Takashi UsamiMF 26 Fortuna Düsseldorf 342 2 1,867 10 €0.8M€2M ’15 20
12 Masaaki HigashiguchiGK 32 Gamba Osaka 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’17 00
13 Yoshinori MutoFW 25 Mainz 05 6620 10 4,422 00 €6.0M€6M ’18 10
14 Takashi InuiMF 30 Eibar 16418 26 11,700 00 €5.0M€5M ’13 42
15 Yuya Osako 2ndFW 28 1. FC Köln 10815 15 7,145 00 €4.5M€6M ’17 41
16 Hotaru Yamaguchi 2ndMF 27 Cerezo Osaka 60 0 410 00 €1.5M€2M ’14 30
17 Makoto Hasebe 3rdMF 34 Eintracht Frankfurt 2607 21 19,954 60 €1.0M€5M ’10 40
18 Ryota OshimaMF 25 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €1.1M€1M ’18 00
19 Hiroki Sakai 2ndDF 28 Marseille 1602 7 13,100 00 €6.0M€6M ’18 40
20 Tomoaki MakinoDF 31 Urawa Red Diamonds 80 0 248 00 €1.6M€2M ’10 10
21 Gōtoku Sakai 2ndDF 27 Hamburger SV 1702 11 14,306 00 €1.5M€4M ’13 10
22 Maya Yoshida 2ndDF 29 Southampton 1296 2 10,310 00 €7.0M€7M ’18 40
23 Kosuke NakamuraGK 23 Kashiwa Reysol 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’18 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Keisuke Honda
peak €20M (2013-01) → €4M at kickoff · −80%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League26017,77526
La Liga1117,35812
Serie A26719,60918
Bundesliga118486,784137
Ligue 11038,6180
Total top-5 1925140,144193
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)867,356
Premiership (Sco)161,440
Pro League (Bel)12110,890
J1 League (Jpn)2190176,086
Süper Lig (Tur)151,350
All competitions (27 named + 35 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League (Jpn)2190176,086
Bundesliga (Ger)118486,784
Serie A (Ita)26719,609
Premier League (Eng)26017,775
AFC Champions League25420,868
J2 League (Jpn)23920,271
Pro League (Bel)12110,890
LaLiga (Spa)1117,358
DFB-Pokal (Ger)1087,906
Ligue 1 (Fra)1038,618
Premier Liga (Rus)947,344
UEFA Europa League926,726
2. Bundesliga (Ger)866,359
Eredivisie (Ned)867,356
UEFA Champions League674,458
Coppa Italia (Ita)262,030
EFL Cup (Eng)211,632
FA Cup (Eng)211,401
Liga MX (Mex)171,431
Premiership (Sco)161,440
Süper Lig (Tur)151,350
Segunda (Spa)12768
Liga MX (Mex)12725
Coupe de France (Fra)7727
UEFA Cup6477
Copa del Rey (Spa)5220
UCL qualifying4360
Other competitions (35 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1649138,634
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
26%
Shinji Okazaki of squad league goals
Value dependency
18%
Shinji Kagawa of squad value
Precocity
1,429′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takashi Usami (1,429′), Gōtoku Sakai (450′).

2022 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 73%

Paper Index: #178 of 240 all-time · #24 of 32 in 2022 (composite -0.71)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Eiji Kawashima 4thGK 39 Strasbourg 610 0 5,450 00 €0.2M€3M ’13 00
2 Miki YamaneDF 28 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’22 10
3 Shōgo TaniguchiDF 31 Kawasaki Frontale 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’19 10
4 Kō ItakuraDF 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 60 1 415 00 €7.5M€8M ’22 00
5 Yūto Nagatomo 4thDF 36 FC Tokyo 2119 16 15,919 230 €0.4M€14M ’14 30
6 Wataru Endō 2ndMF 29 VfB Stuttgart 809 6 7,074 00 €6.5M€10M ’21 00
7 Gaku Shibasaki 2ndMF 30 Leganés 291 0 1,391 00 €1.0M€3M ’18 00
8 Ritsu DōanMF 24 SC Freiburg 497 6 3,870 00 €12.0M€12M ’22 42
9 Kaoru MitomaMF 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 91 2 310 00 €6.0M€6M ’22 40
10 Takumi MinaminoMF 27 Monaco 497 3 1,758 152 €10.0M€12M ’19 30
11 Takefusa KuboMF 21 Real Sociedad 1068 9 5,859 00 €12.0M€30M ’20 20
12 Shūichi Gonda 2ndGK 33 Shimizu S-Pulse 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’14 40
13 Hidemasa MoritaMF 27 Sporting CP 00 0 0 50 €7.0M€7M ’22 30
14 Junya ItōMF 29 Reims 124 1 916 60 €9.0M€9M ’22 30
15 Daichi KamadaMF 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 10818 26 7,600 63 €30.0M€30M ’22 40
16 Takehiro TomiyasuDF 24 Arsenal 933 4 7,349 00 €25.0M€25M ’21 30
17 Ao TanakaMF 24 Fortuna Düsseldorf 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’22 31
18 Takuma AsanoFW 28 VfL Bochum 614 4 3,469 00 €3.0M€3M ’21 41
19 Hiroki Sakai 3rdDF 32 Urawa Red Diamonds 2373 13 19,480 60 €1.7M€8M ’18 20
20 Shūto MachinoFW 23 Shonan Bellmare 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’22 00
21 Ayase UedaFW 24 Cercle Brugge 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’22 10
22 Maya Yoshida 3rdDF 34 Schalke 04 2419 9 19,008 00 €1.5M€7M ’18 40
23 Daniel SchmidtGK 30 Sint-Truiden 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’22 00
24 Yūki SōmaMF 25 Nagoya Grampus 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’22 10
25 Daizen MaedaFW 25 Celtic 00 0 0 60 €4.0M€4M ’22 31
26 Hiroki ItōDF 23 VfB Stuttgart 421 2 3,424 00 €5.5M€6M ’22 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Takefusa Kubo
peak €30M (2020-07) → €12M at kickoff · −60%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League23516,21313
La Liga1357,2509
Serie A31924,85815
Bundesliga45334,78341
Ligue 125220,1886
Total top-5 1394103,29284
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)21416,972
Premiership (Sco)412,924
Primeira Liga (Por)987,837
Pro League (Bel)41934,963
J1 League (Jpn)2092164,347
Süper Lig (Tur)474,082
All competitions (26 named + 47 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League (Jpn)2092164,347
Bundesliga (Ger)45334,783
Pro League (Bel)41934,963
Serie A (Ita)31924,858
Ligue 1 (Fra)25220,188
Premier League (Eng)23516,213
Eredivisie (Ned)21416,972
J2 League (Jpn)19114,101
AFC Champions League18313,545
Bundesliga (Aut)1368,281
LaLiga (Spa)1357,250
UEFA Europa League1318,977
2. Bundesliga (Ger)1209,005
Segunda (Spa)1198,230
Primeira Liga (Por)987,837
UEFA Champions League674,847
SuperLiga (Srb)564,143
DFB-Pokal (Ger)493,749
Süper Lig (Tur)474,082
Premiership (Sco)412,924
EFL Cup (Eng)292,340
Coppa Italia (Ita)201,710
FA Cup (Eng)191,414
UCL qualifying15997
Coupe de France (Fra)141,290
Copa del Rey (Spa)9623
Other competitions (47 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1666132,028
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
8%
prospect share
Goal dependency
21%
Daichi Kamada of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Daichi Kamada of squad value
Precocity
5,010′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takefusa Kubo (5,010′), Takehiro Tomiyasu (630′).

2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 63%

Paper Index: #122 of 240 all-time · #28 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.37)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Zion SuzukiGK 23 Parma 570 0 5,115 00 €20.0M€20M ’25 40
2 Yukinari SugawaraDF 25 Werder Bremen 611 7 3,991 00 €5.5M€15M ’23 40
3 Shōgo Taniguchi 2ndDF 34 Sint-Truiden 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’19 30
4 Kō Itakura 2ndDF 29 Ajax 756 3 6,371 60 €8.0M€15M ’23 20
5 Yūto Nagatomo 5thDF 39 FC Tokyo 2119 16 15,919 230 €0.1M€14M ’14 10
6 Shūto Machino 2ndFW 26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6414 4 3,022 00 €4.0M€7M ’25 10
7 Ao Tanaka 2ndMF 27 Leeds United 282 0 1,318 00 €13.0M€13M ’26 30
8 Takefusa Kubo 2ndMF 25 Real Sociedad 21929 22 13,510 80 €20.0M€60M ’23 10
9 Keisuke GotōFW 21 Sint-Truiden 00 0 0 00 €10.0M€10M ’26 10
10 Ritsu Dōan 2ndMF 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 16232 26 12,745 70 €17.0M€25M ’25 40
11 Daizen Maeda 2ndMF 28 Celtic 00 0 0 194 €13.0M€15M ’25 31
12 Keisuke ŌsakoGK 26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’25 00
13 Keito NakamuraMF 25 Reims 5715 3 4,050 00 €10.0M€12M ’23 41
14 Junya Itō 2ndMF 33 Genk 9913 17 8,356 60 €3.0M€10M ’23 41
15 Daichi Kamada 2ndMF 29 Crystal Palace 21822 32 13,911 153 €10.0M€30M ’22 42
16 Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF 29 Feyenoord 00 0 0 00 €10.0M€10M ’25 20
17 Yuito SuzukiMF 24 SC Freiburg 285 3 1,670 00 €24.0M€24M ’26 10
18 Ayase Ueda 2ndFW 27 Feyenoord 00 0 0 132 €17.0M€17M ’26 42
19 Kōki OgawaFW 28 NEC 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€3M ’24 30
20 Ayumu SekoDF 26 Le Havre 300 0 2,625 00 €5.0M€5M ’26 20
21 Hiroki Itō 2ndDF 27 Bayern Munich 1074 6 8,311 60 €18.0M€30M ’24 40
22 Takehiro Tomiyasu 2ndDF 27 Ajax 1265 6 8,746 60 €5.0M€35M ’24 30
23 Tomoki HayakawaGK 27 Kashima Antlers 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’26 00
24 Kaishū SanoMF 25 Mainz 05 681 3 6,104 00 €40.0M€40M ’26 31
25 Junnosuke SuzukiDF 22 Copenhagen 00 0 0 70 €3.5M€4M ’26 20
26 Kento ShiogaiFW 21 VfL Wolfsburg 121 0 313 00 €8.0M€8M ’26 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Takefusa Kubo
peak €60M (2023-12) → €20M at kickoff · −67%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League1859,8235
La Liga21913,51029
Serie A33326,23414
Bundesliga67149,84482
Ligue 121416,66629
Total top-5 1622116,077159
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)453,385
Eredivisie (Ned)56337,832
Premiership (Sco)1289,042
Primeira Liga (Por)231,598
Pro League (Bel)40132,138
J1 League (Jpn)1625124,796
Superliga (Den)493,471
Süper Lig (Tur)474,082
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CompetitionAppsMin
J1 League (Jpn)1625124,796
Bundesliga (Ger)67149,844
Eredivisie (Ned)56337,832
Pro League (Bel)40132,138
Serie A (Ita)33326,234
LaLiga (Spa)21913,510
Ligue 1 (Fra)21416,666
Premier League (Eng)1859,823
UEFA Europa League15010,381
2. Bundesliga (Ger)14610,801
Premiership (Sco)1289,042
Super League (Sui)11710,009
UEFA Champions League1167,682
J2 League (Jpn)1128,339
AFC Champions League805,701
DFB-Pokal (Ger)695,502
Bundesliga (Aut)543,665
Superliga (Den)493,471
Süper Lig (Tur)474,082
Championship (Eng)453,385
Stars League (Qat)373,330
Ligue 2 (Fra)292,357
Primeira Liga (Por)231,598
Coppa Italia (Ita)221,898
Copa del Rey (Spa)181,233
Coupe de France (Fra)161,062
FA Cup (Eng)14978
EFL Cup (Eng)12865
UCL qualifying10766
Other competitions (57 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1731128,103
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
8%
prospect share
Goal dependency
20%
Ritsu Dōan of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Kaishū Sano of squad value
Precocity
5,010′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Takefusa Kubo (5,010′), Takehiro Tomiyasu (630′), Kento Shiogai (283′).