Kento Shiogai
Japan
FWD
Age
21
Appearances
1
Goals
0
About Kento Shiogai
Kento Shiogai is a forward in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals at 21. He came up through Japan's youth ranks and moved to VfL Wolfsburg in Germany part-way through the 2025-26 season.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Shiogai is among Moriyasu's forward options for the group stage.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Shiogai is among Moriyasu's forward options for the group stage.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
0
Shots on Target
0
Playing Style
A quick, pressing centre-forward, Shiogai runs the channels and presses from the front, the qualities that earned his move to Wolfsburg, and he scored 7 Eredivisie goals as a super-sub for NEC Nijmegen in the first half of 2025-26. He is right-footed and stands 1.80 m.
He has logged 318 club minutes since his move to Wolfsburg this season, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 21.
He has logged 318 club minutes since his move to Wolfsburg this season, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 21.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Kento Shiogai's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His senior international career to date runs to 2 caps for Japan. Hajime Moriyasu has named him in the confirmed 26, and he goes into the tournament as part of the group-stage squad. He stays among Japan's forward options on the final list for the group stage.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
📋 Teammates (24)
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Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Goal Rush Impact
Shiogai comes to Japan as a club goalscorer: he found 7 Eredivisie goals as a super-sub for NEC Nijmegen earlier this season before his move to Wolfsburg, a quick forward who runs in behind and harries defenders. On the Goal Rush card Japan are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Shiogai at the 2026 World Cup
Shiogai is a confirmed forward in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
Picking Japan in Goal Rush
Japan carry a £17m Tier 3 rating on the Goal Rush card, opening Group F against the Netherlands in mid-June, with Shiogai among the forwards in the confirmed 26.
Kento Shiogai World Cup 2026 FAQs
Japan sit in the mid-priced Tier 3 band at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Shiogai is in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26 as a forward, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Shiogai is a forward for Japan, a quick centre-forward who presses and runs in behind. He plays his club football for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and is named in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad after Japan won their AFC third-round qualifying group.
Shiogai plays his club football for VfL Wolfsburg in Germany's Bundesliga, having moved there during the 2025-26 season. He is named among Japan's forwards in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
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