Yukinari Sugawara

Yukinari Sugawara is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Sugawara began his senior career at Nagoya Grampus. In 2019, he joined AZ on loan before joining the club permanently in 2020. Sugawara moved to English club Southampton in 2024. He spent the 2025–26 season on loan at Werder Bremen. Wikipedia

Complete name	Yukinari Sugawara
Club	Southampton
Loan	Werder Bremen to 29.06.2026
Club number	3
National team	Japan
National team number	2
Birth date	28.06.2000 (age 25)
Country of birth	Japan
City of birth	Toyokawa
Position	defender
Foot	right
Contract until	30.06.2026
Market value	4,900,000 €
Height/weight	179 cm / 69 kg
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Latest Matches

Date	Team	Team
Friendly International 31.05.2026	Japan	Iceland	1:0		1			46'-90'
1. Bundesliga 16.05.2026	Werder Bremen	Borussia Dortmund	0:2	Will not play: disqualification
1. Bundesliga 09.05.2026	Werder Bremen	Hoffenheim	0:1				5'	1'-90'
1. Bundesliga 02.05.2026	Werder Bremen	Augsburg	1:3					1'-79'
1. Bundesliga 26.04.2026	Werder Bremen	VfB Stuttgart	1:1		1			1'-90'
1. Bundesliga 18.04.2026	Werder Bremen	Hamburger	3:1		1	71'		1'-90'

Statistics

Team	Competition
Japan	Friendly International 2026	3	0	1	116	1	2	2	0	0
Werder Bremen	1. Bundesliga 2025/2026	31	0	6	2433	29	3	2	2	1
Southampton	Championship 2025/2026	2	0	0	67	1	1	1	0	0
Southampton	League Cup 2025/2026	1	0	0	90	1	0	0	0	0
Japan	FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2026	5	2	0	316	4	9	1	0	0