How many caps did Yuto Nagatomo win for Japan?

Yuto Nagatomo won 145 caps for Japan, scoring 4 goals.

Which clubs did Yuto Nagatomo play for?

FC Tokyo (2007–2010), AC Cesena (2010–2010), Inter Milan (2011–2018), Galatasaray S.K. (2018–2020), Olympique de Marseille (2020–2021), FC Tokyo (2021–present).

Where does Yuto Nagatomo rank among Japan's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Yuto Nagatomo #11 of Japan's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Icon tier.

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Yuto Nagatomo

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Rating

Caps

145

Goals

Life

1986

Clubs

FC Tokyo, Inter Milan, Olympique de Marseille

#11

Editorial rank of 33 for Japan

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

At 39 years and 286 days he came off the bench at the 2026 World Cup, Japan's oldest player at a finals and the first Asian to appear at five of them. He won the 2011 Asian Cup, appearing in every game of Japan's run to the final against Australia, took two Turkish league titles and a cup at Galatasaray and the 2011 Coppa Italia at Inter, and sits second on Japan's cap list with 146. Career record: 145 caps and 4 goals for Japan; club career at FC Tokyo, Inter Milan, Olympique de Marseille.

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Career record

2007–2010	FC Tokyo
2010–2010	AC Cesena
2011–2018	Inter Milan
2018–2020	Galatasaray S.K.
2020–2021	Olympique de Marseille
2021–today	FC Tokyo
Japan	145 caps, 4 goals

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Around Nagatomo in the almanac

One rank above: Yasuhito Endo at #10.

One rank below: Atsuto Uchida at #12.

Japan's editorial top five: Hidetoshi Nakata · Shinji Kagawa · Keisuke Honda · Makoto Hasebe · Shunsuke Nakamura.