The Japan Football Association announced on 17 December the U23 squad that will participate in a training camp from the 22nd to 26th.
The selection is made up entirely of players from domestic league, and consists of eight new call-ups that includes the likes of Kashima Antlers goalkeeper Yuya Oki and FC Tokyo midfielder Shuto Abe.
Kaoru Mitoma and Reo Hatate are notable absentees due to Kawasaki Frontale’s Emperor’s Cup commitment.
The 23-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers
Go Hatano (FC Tokyo, 22)
Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 21)
Yuya Oki (Kashima Antlers, 21)
Defenders
Tsuyoshi Watanabe (FC Tokyo, 23)
Tomoki Iwata (Oita Trinita, 23)
Hotaka Nakamura (FC Tokyo, 23)
Koki Machida (Kashima Antlers, 23)
Takuma Ominami (Kashiwa Reysol, 23)
Taiyo Koga (Kashiwa Reysol, 22)
Daiki Hashioka (Urawa Reds, 21)
Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka, 20)
Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 20)
Midfielders
Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus, 23)
Shunta Tanaka (Consadole Sapporo, 23)
Takuro Kaneko (Consadole Sapporo, 23)
Shuto Abe (FC Tokyo, 23)
Tomoki Takamine (Consadole Sapporo, 22）
Daiki Kaneko (Shonan Bellmare, 22)
Mitsuki Saito (Shonan Bellmare, 21)
Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe, 21)
Forwards
Yuya Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 23)
Daizen Maeda (Yokohama FM, 23)
Ayase Ueda (Kashima Antlers, 22)
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