Yukinari Sugawara
Full name: Yukinari Sugawara
Current team: Werder Bremen
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Japan
Date of birth: 28 June, 2000 (25 years)
Place of birth: Toyokawa, Japan
Weight: 152.1 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €5M
Current team: Werder Bremen
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Japan
Date of birth: 28 June, 2000 (25 years)
Place of birth: Toyokawa, Japan
Weight: 152.1 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €5M
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Where to Watch Yukinari Sugawara
TV and streaming coverage by competition
Yukinari Sugawara plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and represents Japan internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.
ESPN
Fox Sports
Available on: FOX Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX 4K, FOX One, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, Tubi
NBC Sports
ESPN, fuboTV
Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Futbol de Primera Radio, SiriusXM FC, TyC Sports Internacional USA
Statistics
Yukinari Sugawara Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 2522 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2025/26 | Southampton | Championship | 68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Southampton | Premier League | 1564 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023/24 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 2564 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022/23 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 2398 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 2682 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020/21 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 1595 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020/21 | Jong AZ | Eerste Divisie | 335 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019/20 | Jong AZ | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 688 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 1080 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Southampton | League Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Southampton | League Cup | 119 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023/24 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 168 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019/20 | AZ Alkmaar | KNVB Beker | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Nagoya Grampus | J. League Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Nagoya Grampus | J. League Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Conference League | 911 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Conference League | 1082 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Conference League | 563 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020/21 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 270 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Champions League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019/20 | AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League | 312 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | FIFA World Cup | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | Japan | Friendly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2026 | Japan | FIFA World Cup | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Japan | Friendly | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Japan | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Japan | AFC Asian Cup | 167 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Japan | Friendly | 225 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Japan U23 | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Japan | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | FIFA U-20 World Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Japan U17 | FIFA U-17 World Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Yukinari Sugawara Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| World - Kirin Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2022, |
Transfers
Yukinari Sugawara Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30.06.2026 | Werder Bremen | Southampton | Return from loan |
| 26.08.2025 | Southampton | Werder Bremen | Loan |
| 14.07.2024 | AZ Alkmaar | Southampton | Transfer |
| 01.07.2020 | Nagoya Grampus | AZ Alkmaar | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| 30.06.2020 | AZ Alkmaar | Nagoya Grampus | Return from loan |
| 01.07.2019 | Nagoya Grampus | AZ Alkmaar | Loan |
Sidelined
Yukinari Sugawara Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Shoulder Injury | 17.09.2025 | 19.09.2025 |
| Knock | 20.10.2024 | 25.10.2024 |
| Knee Injury | 05.08.2022 | 13.08.2022 |
| Knock | 27.05.2022 | 28.05.2022 |
