User:Japanese football

This is a list of Japanese football players who play or have played in Europe

[[england|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿]] England Premier League (1st division)

 * Ryo Miyaichi - Arsenal (2011-)
 * Junichi Inamoto - Arsenal (2001-02), Fulham (2002-04), West Bromwich Albion (2004, 2005-06)
 * Akinori Nishizawa - Bolton Wanderers (2001)
 * Kazuyuki Toda - Tottenham Hotspur (2003)
 * Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Portsmouth (2003)
 * Hidetoshi Nakata - Bolton Wanderers (2005-06)

[[england|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿]] England Football League Championship (2nd division)

 * Yuki Abe - Leicester City (2010-)
 * Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Portsmouth (2001-03)
 * Junichi Inamoto - Cardiff City (2004-05), West Bromwich Albion (2006)

[[spain|🇪🇸]] Spain La Liga (1st division)

 * Akihiro Ienaga - Mallorca (2011-)
 * Nobuyuki Zaizen - Logroñés (1997)
 * Shoji Jo - Real Valladolid (2000)
 * Akinori Nishizawa - Espanyol (2001)
 * Yoshito Ōkubo - Mallorca (2005-06)
 * Shunsuke Nakamura - Espanyol (2009-10)

[[spain|🇪🇸]] Spain Segunda División (2nd division)

 * Sotaro Yasunaga - Lleida (1997-98), Racing de Ferrol (2002)
 * Kenji Fukuda - Castellón (2006), Numancia (2006-07), Las Palmas (2007-08)
 * Hiroshi Ibusuki - Girona (2009)

[[germany|🇩🇪]] Germany Fusball-Bundesliga (1st division)

 * Makoto Hasebe - Wolfsburg (2008-)
 * Shinji Kagawa - Borussia Dortmund (2010-)
 * Atsuto Uchida - Schalke (2010-)
 * Kisho Yano - Freiburg (2010-)
 * Tomoaki Makino - Köln (2011-)
 * Shinji Okazaki - Stuttgart (2011-)
 * Hajime Hosogai - Augsburg (2011-)
 * Takashi Usami - Bayern Munich (2011-)
 * Yuki Otsu - Borussia Mönchengladbach (2011-)
 * Yasuhiko Okudera - Köln (1977-80), Werder Bremen (1981-86)
 * Kazuo Ozaki - Arminia Bielefeld (1983-85), St. Pauli (1988-89)
 * Naohiro Takahara - Hamburger (2003-06), Frankfurt (2006-07)
 * Junichi Inamoto - Frankfurt (2007-09)
 * Shinji Ono - Bochum (2008-09)
 * Yoshito Ōkubo - Wolfsburg (2009)

[[germany|🇩🇪]] Germany 2.Fusball-Bundesliga (2nd division)

 * Takashi Inui - Bochum (2011-)
 * Yasuhiko Okudera - Hertha Berlin (1980-81)
 * Kazuo Ozaki - Arminia Bielefeld (1985-88)
 * Yahiro Kazama - Remscheid (1987-88), Braunschweig (1988-89)
 * Ken Asaeda - Waldhof Mannheim (2003)
 * Naoya Kikuchi - Carl Zeiss Jena (2008)
 * Kozo Yuki - Fortuna Düsseldorf (2009)
 * Takahito Soma - Energie Cottbus (2010-11)
 * Hajime Hosogai - Augsburg (2011)

[[italy|🇮🇹]] Italy Serie A (1st division)

 * Takayuki Morimoto - Catania (2006-11), Novara (2011-)
 * Yuto Nagatomo - Cesena (2010-11), Internazionale (2011-)
 * Kazuyoshi Miura - Genoa (1994-95)
 * Hidetoshi Nakata - Perugia (1998-00), Roma (2000-01), Parma (2001-03), Bologna (2004), Fiorentina (2004-05)
 * Hiroshi Nanami - Venezia (1999-00)
 * Shunsuke Nakamura - Reggina (2002-05)
 * Atsushi Yanagisawa - Sampdoria (2003-04), Messina (2004-06)
 * Mitsuo Ogasawara - Messina (2006-07)
 * Masashi Oguro - Torino (2006-08)

[[france|🇫🇷]] France Ligue 1 (1st division)

 * Daisuke Matsui - Le Mans (2005-08), Saint-Étienne (2008-09), Grenoble (2009-10), Dijon (2011-)
 * Nozomi Hiroyama - Montpellier (2003-04)
 * Kōji Nakata - Marseille (2005-06)
 * Sho Ito - Grenoble (2008-10)
 * Junichi Inamoto - Stade Rennais (2009)

[[france|🇫🇷]] France Ligue 2 (2nd division)

 * Daisuke Matsui - Le Mans (2004-05), Grenoble (2010-11)
 * Masashi Oguro - Grenoble (2006)
 * Sho Ito - Grenoble (2007-08)
 * Tsukasa Umesaki - Grenoble (2007)
 * Norio Suzuki - Angers (2009-10)

Portugal Primeira Liga (1st division)

 * Nozomi Hiroyama - Braga (2002-03)
 * Takahito Soma - Marítimo (2009-10)

Portugal Liga de Honra (2nd division)

 * Yuto Nakamura - Portimonense (2009-10)

[[russia|🇷🇺]] Russia Premier League (1st division)

 * Keisuke Honda - CSKA Moscow (2010-)
 * Seiichiro Maki - Amkar Perm (2010)
 * Daisuke Matsui - Tom Tomsk (2010)

[[russia|🇷🇺]] Russia Football Championship of the National League (2nd division)

 * Takashi Rakuyama - Khimki (2010)

Netherlands Eredivisie (1st division)

 * Maya Yoshida - VVV-Venlo (2010-)
 * Michihiro Yasuda - Vitesse (2011-)
 * Robert Cullen - VVV-Venlo (2011-)
 * Yoshiaki Takagi - Utrecht (2011-)
 * Tatsuya Mochizuki - Haarlem (1982-85)
 * Shinji Ono - Feyenoord (2001-05)
 * Toshiya Fujita - Utrecht (2003)
 * Kazuyuki Toda - Den Haag (2004)
 * Sōta Hirayama - Heracles (2005-06)
 * Keisuke Honda - VVV-Venlo (2008, 2009)
 * Ryo Miyaichi - Feyenoord (2011)

Netherlands Eerste Divisie (2nd division)

 * Tatsuya Mochizuki - Telstar (1986)
 * Takafumi Ogura - Excelsior (1993-94)
 * Yuzo Funakoshi - Telstar (1996-97)
 * Kazuhiko Chiba - AGOVV Apeldoorn (2004-05), Dordrecht (2005)
 * Keisuke Honda - VVV-Venlo (2008-09)

[[turkey|🇹🇷]] Turkey Süper Lig (1st division)

 * Junichi Inamoto - Galatasaray (2006-07)

Greece Superleague (1st division)

 * Daigo Kobayashi - Iraklis Thessaloniki (2010)
 * Daisuke Sakata - Aris Thessaloniki (2011)

Greece Football League (2nd division)

 * Kenji Fukuda - Ionikos (2008-09)

Denmark Superliga (1st division)

 * Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Nordsjælland (2003-04)
 * Suguru Hashimoto - Vejle Boldklub (2007, 2008)

Denmark 1st Division (2nd division)

 * Suguru Hashimoto - Vejle Boldklub (2007-08)

[[belgium|🇧🇪]] Belgium Pro League (1st division)

 * Eiji Kawashima - Lierse (2010-)
 * Masahiro Endo - Mechelen (2000-01), La Louvière (2001-02)
 * Takayuki Suzuki - Genk (2002-03), Heusden-Zolder (2003-04)

Romania Liga I (1st division)

 * Takayuki Seto - Astra Ploieşti (2009-)

Romania Liga II (2nd division)

 * Kimitoshi Nōgawa - Târgovişte (2005)
 * Takayuki Seto - Astra Ploieşti (2008-09)
 * Ryo Yamamoto - Timişoara (2009)
 * Yuki Nakamura - Gaz Metan CFR Craiova (2010-11)

Scotland Premier League (1st division)

 * Shunsuke Nakamura - Celtic (2005-09)
 * Koki Mizuno - Celtic (2008-10)

Switzerland Super League (1st division)

 * Yoshika Matsubara - Delémont (1999)
 * Naoki Imaya - Neuchâtel Xamax (2003-04)
 * Kōji Nakata - Basel (2006-08)

Switzerland Challenge League (2nd division)

 * Naoki Imaya - La Chaux-de-Fonds (2004)

[[czech republic|🇨🇿]] Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga (1st division)

 * Osama Elsamni - Teplice (2009-10)
 * Hidetoshi Wakui - Bohemians Prague (2009-10)

[[czech republic|🇨🇿]] Czech Republic 2.Liga (2nd division)

 * Eiji Hirata - Benešov (1993-94)
 * Keita Tsuchiya - Bohemians Praha (2003-04)
 * Kazuhide Morisaki - Bohemians Praha (2003-04)

[[austria|🇦🇹]] Austria Football Bundesliga (1st division)

 * Tsuneyasu Miyamoto - Red Bull Salzburg (2007-08)
 * Alessandro dos Santos - Red Bull Salzburg (2007)

[[austria|🇦🇹]] Austria Football First League (2nd division)

 * Hidetoshi Wakui - Bad Aussee (2007-08)

Croatia Prva HNL (1st division)

 * Masahiko Inoha - Hajduk Split (2011-)
 * Kazuyoshi Miura - Dinamo Zagreb (1999)
 * Nobuyuki Zaizen - Rijeka (1999)
 * Yoshika Matsubara - Rijeka (1999)

Croatia Druga HNL (2nd division)

 * Shuichi Mase - Trnje (2001)
 * Kouki Kobayashi - Hrvatski Dragovoljac (2002)
 * Makoto Kishino - Solin (2002)

[[belarus|🇧🇾]] Belarus Premier League (1st division)

 * Hidetoshi Wakui - Minsk (2010)

[[poland|🇵🇱]] Poland Ekstraklasa (1st division)

 * Kimitoshi Nōgawa - Górnik Zabrze (2004)

[[poland|🇵🇱]] Poland I Liga (2nd division)

 * Takafumi Akahoshi - Łódź (2010), Pogoń Szczecin (2011-)
 * Yoki Kumada - Pogoń Szczecin (2011-)
 * Kimitoshi Nōgawa - Stal Stalowa Wola (2009)

[[slovakia|🇸🇰]] Slovakia Second League (2nd division)

 * Yuki Nakamura - Bodva Moldava (2011-)
 * Yusuke Imai - Rapid Bratislava (2001-02)

[[norway|🇳🇴]] Norway Tippeligaen (1st division)

 * Daigo Kobayashi - Stabæk (2009)

[[norway|🇳🇴]] Norway Adeccoligaen (2nd division)

 * Junichi Yamagishi - Sandefjord (2005)

[[serbia|🇷🇸]] Serbia Super Liga (1st division)

 * Takayuki Suzuki - Red Star Belgrade (2006)

[[serbia|🇷🇸]] Serbia First League (2nd division)

 * Kazuo Honma - Mačva Šabac (2002-04)
 * Yoshio Uchino - Mačva Šabac (2002-04)
 * Shingo Morita - Rad Beograd (2004)

[[ireland|🇮🇪]] Republic of Ireland Premier Division (1st division)

 * Hisanori Takada - Drogheda United (2003)

[[hungary|🇭🇺]] Hungary Nemzeti Bajnokság I (1st division)

 * Kazuo Honma - Lombard-Pápa (2005-06), Diósgyőri VTK (2008-09), Nyíregyháza Spartacus (2009-10), Siófok (2010-11), Vasas (2011), Ferencvárosi (2011-)

[[hungary|🇭🇺]] Hungary Nemzeti Bajnokság II (2nd division)

 * Kazuo Honma - Tisza Volán Szeged (2004-05), Lombard-Pápa (2006-07)
 * Yasuto Hoshiko - Előre (2011)

[[moldova|🇲🇩]] Moldova National Division (1st division)

 * Shotaro Okada - Olimpia (2011-)

[[lithuania|🇱🇹]] Lithuania A Lyga (1st division)

 * Minoru Takenaka - Atlantas (2000-03)

Latvia Higher League (1st division)

 * Go Nagaoka - Blāzma (2010-)
 * Minori Sato - Ventspils (2011), Skonto (2011-)
 * Naoya Shibamura - Ventspils (2011-)
 * Yasuhiro Kato - Gulbene (2011), Ventspils (2011-)
 * Masaki Hemmi - Gulbene (2011-)
 * Hideaki Takada - Gulbene (2011-)
 * Masakatsu Taga - Gulbene (2011-)
 * Takafumi Akahoshi - Liepājas Metalurgs (2010)
 * Jumpei Shimmura - Jelgava (2010)

Latvia First League (2nd division)

 * Minori Sato - Gulbene (2010-11)

Slovenia Prva Liga (1st division)

 * Yasuyuki Moriyama - Gorica (1998-99)
 * Hidetoshi Wakui - Interblock Ljubljana (2006-07), Gorica (2008)

Slovenia Second League (2nd division)

 * Hidetoshi Wakui - Factor (2006)

[[montenegro|🇲🇪]] Montenegro Second League (2nd division)

 * Hideyuki Takahashi - Grbalj (2004-06)

[[albania|🇦🇱]] Albania Superliga (1st division)

 * Genki Nakamura - Tomori Berat (2011-)

[[albania|🇦🇱]] Albania First Division (2nd division)

 * Genki Nakamura - Bilisht Sporti (2011)

[[estonia|🇪🇪]] Estonia Meistriliiga (1st division)

 * Hiroyuki Mitsuyama - Nõmme Kalju (2010-)
 * Hidetoshi Wakui - Nõmme Kalju (2011-)