Yukinari Sugawara
 Sugawara playing for Japan at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yukinari Sugawara[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | |||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| AS Laranja Toyokawa | ||||||||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Jong AZ (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → AZ (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Jong AZ | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | AZ | 111 | (6) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Japan U-17 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U-20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan U-23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Japan | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 21 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Japan national team.
Biography
Sugawara was born in Toyokawa on June 28, 2000. He joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus from their youth team in 2018. He played as right side back from first season. In June 2019, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.
In 2017, Sugawara was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2017 U-17 World Cup. In 2019, he was also selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2019 U-20 World Cup. On October 9, 2020, he debuted for the Japan national team against Cameroon.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nagoya Grampus[3] | 2018 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Jong AZ[3] | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | —| | 12 | 0 | |||||
| AZ (loan)[3] | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[a] | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| AZ | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 116 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League, two appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 21 November 2023[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sugawara goal.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 November 2023 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Japan U19
- AFC U-19 Championship third place: 2018
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2022[5]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2022,[6] March 2023,[7] August 2023,[8] September 2023,[9] October 2023,[10]
Records
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 149 out of 289)
- 1 2 3 4 "Y. Sugawara: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- 1 2 "Yukinari Sugawara". National Football Teams.
- ↑ "AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march". Eredivisie. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "Negen clubs leveren spelers voor Eredivisie elftal van de maand". Eredivisie (in Dutch). 3 September 2023.
- ↑ "AZ and PSV main suppliers of the Eredivisie Team of the Month". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ↑ "Seven clubs provide players for the Eredivisie Team of the Month". 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Kok, Nik (26 October 2023). "Niet Kees Kist of Barry van Galen, maar deze 23-jarige Japanner speelde de meeste Europese duels voor AZ". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Other websites
- Yukinari Sugawara at Soccerway.com
- Yukinari Sugawara at WorldFootball.net
- Yukinari Sugawara at Soccerbase.com
- Yukinari Sugawara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yukinari Sugawara at 11v11.com
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