Minutes played: Japanese players in Europe
Minutes in the competitions we cover this season. Updated daily.
| # | Player | Minutes played | This season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomoki IwataBirmingham · 🏴 EFL Championship | 1341 | 16 apps (15 starts) |
| 2 | Leo Brian KokuboSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 1086 | 12 apps (12 starts) |
| 3 | Daichi KamadaCrystal Palace · 🏴 Premier League | 1027 | 14 apps (11 starts) |
| 4 | Kuryu MatsukiSouthampton · 🏴 EFL Championship | 967 | 14 apps (10 starts) |
| 5 | Taisei MiyashiroLas Palmas · 🇪🇸 Segunda División | 965 | 12 apps (12 starts) |
| 6 | Kazunari KitaReal Sociedad II · 🇪🇸 Segunda División | 961 | 11 apps (11 starts) |
| 7 | Kōji MiyoshiVfL Bochum · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 931 | 12 apps (11 starts) |
| 8 | Taishi Brandon NozawaAntwerp · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 900 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 8 | Tsuyoshi WatanabeFeyenoord · 🇳🇱 Eredivisie | 900 | 13 apps (10 starts) |
| 10 | Hiroki SekineHolstein Kiel · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 899 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 11 | Seiji KimuraKVC Westerlo · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 893 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 12 | Kaishu SanoFSV Mainz 05 · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 885 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 13 | Nikki HavenaarUnion St. Gilloise · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 875 | 13 apps (9 starts) |
| 14 | Taichi FukuiArouca · 🇵🇹 Primeira Liga | 836 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 15 | Ryoya MorishitaBlackburn · 🏴 EFL Championship | 833 | 11 apps (11 starts) |
| 16 | Keigo TsunemotoFC Basel 1893 · 🇨🇭 Swiss Super League | 830 | 10 apps (9 starts) |
| 17 | Taiga HataSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 828 | 11 apps (9 starts) |
| 18 | Kodai SanoPSV Eindhoven · 🇳🇱 Eredivisie | 823 | 10 apps (9 starts) |
| 19 | Junya ItoGenk · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 812 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 20 | Shunsuke SaitoKVC Westerlo · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 766 | 10 apps (10 starts) |
| 21 | Joel Chima FujitaFC St. Pauli · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 738 | 9 apps (9 starts) |
| 21 | Yu HirakawaBristol City · 🏴 EFL Championship | 738 | 12 apps (9 starts) |
| 23 | Shogo TaniguchiSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 735 | 10 apps (8 starts) |
| 24 | Isa SakamotoKVC Westerlo · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 734 | 10 apps (9 starts) |
| 25 | Koki Machida1899 Hoffenheim · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 723 | 10 apps (7 starts) |
| 26 | William PoppBeerschot VA · 🇧🇪 Challenger Pro League | 720 | 9 apps (9 starts) |
| 26 | Zion SuzukiAston Villa · 🏴 Premier League | 720 | 8 apps (8 starts) |
| 28 | Sota KitanoRed Bull Salzburg · 🇦🇹 Austrian Bundesliga | 717 | 16 apps (10 starts) |
| 29 | Satoshi TanakaFC Schalke 04 · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 702 | 9 apps (8 starts) |
| 30 | Ayumu SekoLe Havre · 🇫🇷 Ligue 1 | 691 | 8 apps (8 starts) |
| 31 | Ayase UedaLille · 🇫🇷 Ligue 1 | 690 | 10 apps (8 starts) |
| 32 | Yuito SuzukiSC Freiburg · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 676 | 9 apps (9 starts) |
| 33 | Shio FukudaKarlsruher SC · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 674 | 8 apps (8 starts) |
| 34 | Ritsu DōanEintracht Frankfurt · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 667 | 8 apps (8 starts) |
| 35 | Genki HaraguchiBeerschot VA · 🇧🇪 Challenger Pro League | 662 | 9 apps (9 starts) |
| 36 | Ao TanakaLeeds · 🏴 Premier League | 655 | 10 apps (8 starts) |
| 37 | Reo HatateBurnley · 🏴 EFL Championship | 620 | 10 apps (8 starts) |
| 38 | Yuto TsunashimaAntwerp · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 569 | 8 apps (6 starts) |
| 39 | Junnosuke SuzukiFC Copenhagen · 🇩🇰 Danish Superliga | 565 | 11 apps (5 starts) |
| 40 | Hiroki AkiyamaSV Darmstadt 98 · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 548 | 7 apps (6 starts) |
| 41 | Keita KosugiEintracht Frankfurt · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 540 | 7 apps (7 starts) |
| 42 | Tsubasa KasayanagiPatro Eisden · 🇧🇪 Challenger Pro League | 529 | 9 apps (7 starts) |
| 43 | Nelson IshiwatariSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 490 | 9 apps (5 starts) |
| 44 | Koki SaitoQPR · 🏴 EFL Championship | 487 | 11 apps (4 starts) |
| 45 | Daiki HashiokaBorussia Mönchengladbach · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 470 | 7 apps (5 starts) |
| 46 | Tatsuhiro SakamotoCoventry · 🏴 Premier League | 461 | 7 apps (5 starts) |
| 47 | Daizen MaedaIpswich · 🏴 Premier League | 460 | 10 apps (5 starts) |
| 48 | Shunsuke MitoSparta Rotterdam · 🇳🇱 Eredivisie | 442 | 6 apps (5 starts) |
| 49 | Keito NakamuraLyon · 🇫🇷 Ligue 1 | 425 | 8 apps (4 starts) |
| 50 | Ryotaro ArakiSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 424 | 8 apps (6 starts) |
| 51 | Ayumu YokoyamaGenk · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 423 | 9 apps (5 starts) |
| 52 | Ko ItakuraBorussia Mönchengladbach · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 413 | 7 apps (4 starts) |
| 53 | Taichi HaraFC St. Pauli · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 402 | 9 apps (5 starts) |
| 54 | Atsuki ItoBolton · 🏴 EFL Championship | 396 | 8 apps (4 starts) |
| 54 | Takefusa KuboReal Sociedad · 🇪🇸 La Liga | 396 | 10 apps (5 starts) |
| 56 | Kaito MatsuzawaSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 391 | 9 apps (4 starts) |
| 57 | Sota NakamuraLe Havre · 🇫🇷 Ligue 1 | 388 | 9 apps (4 starts) |
| 58 | Rento TakaokaPatro Eisden · 🇧🇪 Challenger Pro League | 383 | 9 apps (4 starts) |
| 59 | Tomoya AndoFC St. Pauli · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 381 | 5 apps (5 starts) |
| 60 | Shuto MachinoBorussia Mönchengladbach · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 375 | 8 apps (3 starts) |
| 61 | Rion IchiharaJong AZ · 🇳🇱 Eerste Divisie | 370 | 5 apps (4 starts) |
| 62 | Sho FukudaBrondby · 🇩🇰 Danish Superliga | 344 | 10 apps (3 starts) |
| 63 | Yumeki YoshinagaKRC Genk II · 🇧🇪 Challenger Pro League | 322 | 6 apps (6 starts) |
| 64 | Ken MasuiKortrijk · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 319 | 6 apps (4 starts) |
| 65 | Ryunosuke SatoValencia · 🇪🇸 La Liga | 297 | 5 apps (4 starts) |
| 66 | Takuya OgiwaraOH Leuven · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 285 | 8 apps (3 starts) |
| 67 | Zento UnoBorussia Mönchengladbach · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 281 | 4 apps (3 starts) |
| 68 | Takehiro TomiyasuCrystal Palace · 🏴 Premier League | 280 | 5 apps (3 starts) |
| 69 | Kento ShiogaiVfL Wolfsburg · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 260 | 9 apps (2 starts) |
| 70 | Yukinari SugawaraCagliari · 🇮🇹 Serie A | 231 | 6 apps (1 starts) |
| 71 | Kota TakaiSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 225 | 3 apps (3 starts) |
| 72 | Shin YamadaOH Leuven · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 197 | 6 apps (2 starts) |
| 73 | Seiya MaikumaAZ Alkmaar · 🇳🇱 Eredivisie | 180 | 7 apps (2 starts) |
| 73 | Yuki KobayashiJagiellonia · 🏆 UEFA Europa League | 180 | 6 apps (6 starts) |
| 73 | Yūta NakayamaFK Crvena Zvezda · 🏆 UEFA Europa Conference League | 180 | 2 apps (2 starts) |
| 76 | Hayate MatsudaHannover 96 · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 178 | 6 apps (1 starts) |
| 77 | Kaito MizutaLe Havre · 🇫🇷 Ligue 1 | 171 | 6 apps (2 starts) |
| 78 | Keisuke GotoSC Freiburg · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 153 | 7 apps (1 starts) |
| 79 | Shion ShinkawaSt. Truiden · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 151 | 7 apps (1 starts) |
| 80 | Takumi MinaminoMonaco · 🇫🇷 Ligue 1 | 146 | 3 apps (2 starts) |
| 81 | Yosuke FurukawaSV Darmstadt 98 · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 144 | 5 apps (3 starts) |
| 82 | Yuki OhashiBlackburn · 🏴 EFL Championship | 139 | 6 apps (2 starts) |
| 83 | Gaku NawataCharleroi · 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League | 137 | 6 apps (0 starts) |
| 83 | Hidemasa MoritaHull City · 🏴 Premier League | 137 | 6 apps (1 starts) |
| 85 | Hiroki ItoBayern München · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 118 | 4 apps (1 starts) |
| 86 | Daisuke YokotaRangers · 🏴 Scottish Premiership | 117 | 4 apps (1 starts) |
| 87 | Daiki MatsuokaSlovan Bratislava · 🏆 UEFA Champions League | 63 | 4 apps (0 starts) |
| 88 | Kanya FujimotoBirmingham · 🏴 EFL Championship | 61 | 1 apps (1 starts) |
| 89 | Takero ItoiSchott Mainz · 🇩🇪 DFB Pokal | 56 | 1 apps (1 starts) |
| 90 | Rihito YamamotoSC Freiburg · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 32 | 1 apps (0 starts) |
| 91 | Niko Takahashi CendagortaHolstein Kiel · 🇩🇪 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 apps (0 starts) |
| 92 | Takatora EinagaBeerschot VA · 🇧🇪 Challenger Pro League | 10 | 2 apps (0 starts) |
| 93 | Sota KawasakiFSV Mainz 05 · 🇩🇪 Bundesliga | 6 | 1 apps (0 starts) |