On 6 November, the Japan Football Association announced a 25-player squad for the U-21 Japan National Team's tour of Spain and Egypt.
Japan will face Spain's U-21 national team on 13 November and Egypt's U-21 side on 17 November in international friendly matches.
The 25-player squad is as follows.
■ GK
23 Tomoyasu Hamasaki (Meiji University)
12 Masataka Kobayashi (Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.)
1 Alexandre Kouto Horio Pisano (Nagoya Grampus)
■ DF
25 Kaito Koizumi (Meiji University)
5 Rion Ichihara (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands)
2 Rei Umeki (FC Imabari)
4 Kazunari Kita (Real Sociedad/Spain)
3 Keita Kosugi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
6 Shuto Nagano (FC Tokyo)
22 Tariqkani Hayato Okabe (Toyo University)
21 Mihiro Sato (Albirex Niigata)
15 Soichiro Mori (Fagiano Okayama)
■ MF
14 Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale)
7 Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
17 Yuan Iwamoto (Chukyo University)
8 Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
16 Shuta Sasa (Urawa Reds)
10 Ryunosuke Sato (Valencia CF/Spain)
18 Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse)
■ FW
9 Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg/Germany)
13 Shunsuke Saito (KVC Westerlo/Belgium)
20 Hisatsugu Ishii (Shonan Bellmare)
11 Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka)
19 Rento Takaoka (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen/Belgium)
24 Shin Miidera (Yokohama F. Marinos)
