How many caps did Yuto Nagatomo win for Japan?

Yuto Nagatomo won 145 (as of 4 October 2026) caps for Japan, scoring 4 (as of 4 October 2026) 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.

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11 / Japan · 2008–

Yuto Nagatomo

Caps · Japan

145 (as of 4 October 2026)

Goals · Japan

4 (as of 4 October 2026)

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. Career record: 145 (as of 4 October 2026) caps and 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals for Japan; club career at FC Tokyo, Inter Milan, Olympique de Marseille.

Career sources

Career dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q281734

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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 (as of 4 October 2026) caps, 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals

Sources

Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
Caps · Japan checked 4 October 2026
Goals · Japan checked 4 October 2026

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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.

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