Club profile

Cerezo Osaka

Sakai - Osaka, Osaka, JapanJ1 League · tier 1Founded 30 November 1956Colours

www.cerezo.co.jp ↗1-1 Nagai-koen, 〒546-0034 Sakai - Osaka, Osaka, Japan+81 (0)6-6692-9011

Squad

31 players

avg age 26.4

Foreigners

19% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

12 / 20

14 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

YANMAR Hanasaka Stadium

24,481 seats

Manager

Pablo Machín

Transfer balance

+€1.5m

season 2026/27

Squad

31 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Kosuke NakamuraGoalkeeper	31	Japan	185 cm	right	Dec 2026from Without Club	—
Koto AbeGoalkeeper	29	Japan	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from Júbilo Iwata	Jun 2027
Ken IsiborGoalkeeper	19	Japan	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from Cerezo Osaka U18	—
Go KambayashiGoalkeeperAcromioclavicular joint dislocation - Return unknown	24	Japan	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from Meiji University	Jun 2027
Defenders · 12
Javi HernándezLeft-Back	28	Spain	183 cm	left	Aug 2026from CD Leganés	Jun 2027
Shinnosuke HatanakaCentre-Back	31	Japan	185 cm	both	Jan 2025from Yokohama F. Marinos	—
Dion CoolsRight-Back	30	Malaysia · Belgium	185 cm	right	Mar 2025from Buriram United	Jun 2027
Ayumu OhataLeft-Back	25	Japan	168 cm	left	Nov 2025from Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Jun 2028
Hayato OkudaRight-Back	25	Japan	174 cm	right	Jan 2024from Momoyama Gakuin University	Jun 2030
Rikito InoueCentre-Back	29	Japan	180 cm	right	Jul 2025from Urawa Red Diamonds	—
Travis TakahashiCentre-Back	25	Japan	187 cm	right	Dec 2026from Mito HollyHock	—
Takumi NakamuraRight-Back	25	Japan	179 cm	right	Jan 2025from Yokohama FC	—
Kyohei NoborizatoLeft-Back	35	Japan	168 cm	left	Aug 2024from Kawasaki Frontale	Jun 2027
Seinosuke KimuraCentre-Back	22	Japan	186 cm	left	—	—
Hinata KawaiCentre-Back	22	Japan	176 cm		—	—
Chimezie Kai EzemuokweLeft-Back	17	Japan	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from Cerezo Osaka U18	—
Midfielders · 8
Shunta TanakaDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	29	Japan	183 cm	right	Aug 2024from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Jun 2028
Jackson IrvineCentral Midfield	33	Australia · Scotland	189 cm	right	May 2026from FC St. Pauli	—
Lucas FernandesRight Midfield	32	Brazil	174 cm	right	Oct 2024from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	—
Yumeki YokoyamaAttacking Midfield	21	Japan	172 cm	right	Dec 2026from FC Imabari	—
Yota KomiLeft Midfield	23	Japan	169 cm	right	Mar 2026from Kashiwa Reysol	Jun 2027
Kosei OkazawaDefensive Midfield	23	Japan	165 cm	left	Jan 2022from Cerezo Osaka U18	—
Satoki UejoLeft Midfield	29	Japan	166 cm	right	Sept 2022from Fagiano Okayama	—
Shinji KagawaAttacking Midfield	37	Japan	175 cm	right	Jan 2023from Sint-Truidense VV	—
Forwards · 7
Thiago AndradeLeft Winger	26	Brazil	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Toronto FC	Jun 2027
Pablo SabbagCentre-Forward	28	Syria · Colombia	190 cm	left	Oct 2026from Al-Ahli SC	—
Masaya ShibayamaRight WingerTorn knee ligaments - Return unknown	24	Japan	161 cm	left	Jul 2023from Ablöse ?	—
Solomon SakuragawaCentre-Forward	25	Japan	191 cm	right	Dec 2026from Yokohama FC	—
Reiya SakataRight Winger	21	Japan	170 cm	right	Jan 2023from Higashiyama High School	—
Teppei ShiojiriCentre-Forward	18	Japan	172 cm	right	—	—
Koki NagasoeLeft Winger	17	Japan	171 cm		—	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

13 arrivals

Received

€1.5m

14 departures

Net balance

+€1.5m

received − spent

Arrivals · 13

Chimezie Kai Ezemuokwe
Left-Back · 17 y/o
from Cerezo Osaka U18
—
Go Kambayashi
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Matsumoto Yamaga
End of loan
Hinata Kawai
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Meiji University
Free
Jackson Irvine
Central Midfield · 33 y/o
from FC St. Pauli
?
Javi Hernández
Left-Back · 28 y/o
from CD Leganés
Loan
Kaito Konomi
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from Giravanz Kitakyushu
End of loan
Kosei Okazawa
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
from Fujieda MYFC
End of loan
Koto Abe
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
from Júbilo Iwata
Loan

Show 5 more

Niko Takahashi
Left-Back · 20 y/o
from Almere City FC
End of loan
Pablo Sabbag
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Al-Ahli SC
?
Raia Hayashi
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Kokushikan University
Free
Seinosuke Kimura
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Ritsumeikan University
Free
Yota Komi
Left Midfield · 23 y/o
from Kashiwa Reysol
Loan

Departures · 14

Nelson Ishiwatari
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Sint-Truidense VV
€1.5m
Eiji Kubo
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
to Reilac Shiga
Loan
Hayato Tanaka
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Kashiwa Reysol
End of loan
Hinata Kida
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to JEF United Chiba
?
Jin-hyeon Kim
Goalkeeper · 38 y/o
to Tochigi City
Loan
Kaito Konomi
Left-Back · 19 y/o
to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Loan
Koki Fukui
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
to Urawa Red Diamonds
?
Kusini Yengi
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Aberdeen FC
End of loan

Show 6 more

Kyohei Yoshino
Central Midfield · 31 y/o
to Persija Jakarta
?
Motohiko Nakajima
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Vegalta Sendai
?
Niko Takahashi
Left-Back · 20 y/o
to Holstein Kiel
Loan
Rui Osako
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Tochigi SC
?
Shion Homma
Left Midfield · 25 y/o
to Urawa Red Diamonds
End of loan
Wigi Kanemoto
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Fujieda MYFC
Loan

Manager & staff

13 people

Manager

Pablo Machín

Spain · 51 y/o

Appointed 3 July 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 8

Rui KomatsuAssistant ManagerJapan
Yasuaki OshimaAssistant ManagerJapan
Shuta TsukamotoAssistant ManagerJapan
Ryo ShigakiAssistant ManagerJapan
José Luis SchneiderAssistant ManagerSpain
Koji InadaGoalkeeping CoachJapan
Kazuki SasakataGoalkeeping CoachJapan

Board of Directors · 1

Hiroaki MorishimaPresidentJapan

Other · 2

Takanori ShirasawaTranslatorJapan
Kazuyuki IshikawaTranslatorJapan

Youth · 2

Yoshiaki MaruyamaAcademy ManagerJapan
Nobuhiro TakedaGoalkeeping Co-ordinatorJapan

Honours

12 titles

5×Japan Soccer League Champion93/94 · 1980 · 1975 · 1974 · 1971
4×Japanese Cup Winner2017 · 1974 · 1970 · 1968
1×Thai Queen’s Cup winner75/76
1×Japanese League Cup Winner2017
1×Japanese Supercup Winner2018

All dossiers (0)

SortMost recent Evidence score

Dossiers linked to Cerezo Osaka

0 dossiers

No public dossiers are linked to this club.

Club data updated 9d ago