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Club Football - Japan
*J-League*
Youngest Players
This list features the youngest players to feature in the history of the J-League.
RANK | PLAYERS | AGE | YEAR |
1 | Maki Kitahara | 15 years, 232 days | 2025 |
2 | Takumi Miyayoshi | 16 years, 44 days | 2008 |
3 | Takefusa Kubo | 16 years, 172 days | 2017 |
4 | Minato Yoshida | 16 years, 288 days | 2025 |
5 | Takayuki Morimoto | 16 years, 305 days | 2005 |
6 | Sergio Ariel Escudero | 16 years, 321 days | 2005 |
7 | Yoichiro Kakitani | 16 years, 323 days | 2006 |
8 | Kosuke Yamamoto | 16 years, 325 days | 2006 |
9 | Shinya Nakano | 16 years, 350 days | 2020 |
10 | Taichi Fukui | 16 years, 353 days | 2021 |
References
Transfermarkt. (2025). J1 League – Youngest & oldest players. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/j1-league/juengsteaelteste/wettbewerb/JAP1 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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