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Defenders#5
Yūto Nagatomo
Group FAFCFC Tokyo
145
Caps
4
Goals
39
Age
September 12, 1986
170 cm
Height
Among Defenders at the 2026 World Cup
Percentile rank vs 421 players in this position.
Caps100%
Goals90%
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Open dataComputed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.
StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 8 matches · 570 min sample
Attacking
Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
1
0.16 per 90
xG35
0.1
0.01 per 90
Shots
2
0.32 per 90
Key passes
3
0.47 per 90
Possession
Pass completion36
79%
Progressive passes34
48
7.58 per 90
Progressive carries43
17
2.68 per 90
Carries
209
33.00 per 90
Defending
Tackles56
12
1.89 per 90
Interceptions51
7
1.11 per 90
Pressures81
87
13.74 per 90
Blocks
8
1.26 per 90
Clearances
12
1.89 per 90
Discipline
Fouls committed
8
1.26 per 90
Fouls won
4
0.63 per 90
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
Research links
Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026