The 2021 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 4th season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 28th J1 League season and 38th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus participated in the J1 League, Emperor's Cup, J. League Cup and the AFC Champions League.
Season events
On 28 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Kazuki Nagasawa from Urawa Red Diamonds.
On 29 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Ryoya Morishita from Sagan Tosu.
On 7 January, Jonathan Matsuoka was loaned to Kamatamare Sanuki until 31 January 2022.
On 9 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Manabu Saitō from Kawasaki Frontale, whilst Daiki Enomoto was loaned to Ehime until 31 January 2022.
On 15 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the permanent signing of Mu Kanazaki from Sagan Tosu after he'd spent the 2020 season on loan at Nagoya Grampas.
On 16 January, Shuto Watanabe was loaned to Mito HollyHock until 31 January 2022.
On 11 March, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that Thailand would host Nagoya Grampus' group G games in the 2021 AFC Champions League.
On 20 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Jakub Świerczok from Piast Gliwice.
On 12 August, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Kim Min-tae on loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo for the remainder of the season.
On 9 December, Head Coach Massimo Ficcadenti left the club after his contract expired.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Mitchell Langerak GK Levante 2018 161 0 18 Tsubasa Shibuya GK Yokohama 2017 8 0 21 Yohei Takeda GK Oita Trinita 2016 39 0 22 Daiki Mitsui GK Academy 2020 0 0 Defenders 3 Yuichi Maruyama DF FC Tokyo 2018 105 3 4 Shinnosuke Nakatani DF Kashiwa Reysol 2018 148 5 6 Kazuya Miyahara DF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019 154 4 13 Haruya Fujii DF Academy 2018 21 1 14 Yasuki Kimoto DF Cerezo Osaka 2021 48 1 17 Ryoya Morishita DF Sagan Tosu 2021 38 0 20 Kim Min-tae DF loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2021 2021 19 1 23 Yutaka Yoshida DF Sagan Tosu 2019 121 3 26 Shumpei Naruse DF Academy 2018 61 0 28 Akira Yoshida DF Academy 2020 0 0 Midfielders 2 Takuji Yonemoto MF Tokyo 2019 98 1 5 Kazuki Nagasawa MF Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 47 1 7 Hiroyuki Abe MF Kawasaki Frontale 2020 43 6 15 Sho Inagaki MF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020 91 14 24 Ryotaro Ishida MF Academy 2018 12 1 27 Shunto Kodama MF Academy 2018 10 1 44 Mu Kanazaki MF Sagan Tosu 2021 135 22 Forwards 8 Yoichiro Kakitani FW Cerezo Osaka 2021 52 9 9 Ryogo Yamasaki FW Shonan Bellmare 2020 62 9 10 Gabriel Xavier FW Cruzeiro 2018 137 22 11 Yuki Soma FW Academy 2018 115 10 16 Mateus FW Omiya Ardija 2019 105 29 19 Manabu Saitō FW Kawasaki Frontale 2021 33 1 25 Naoki Maeda FW Matsumoto Yamaga 2018 141 28 40 Jakub Świerczok FW Piast Gliwice 2021 21 12 Away on loan John Higashi GK Academy 2021 0 0 Daiki Enomoto MF Academy 2018 11 0 Shuto Watanabe MF Academy 2019 0 0 Jonathan Matsuoka FW Academy 2019 0 0 Left during the season
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.24 December 2020FWYoichiro KakitaniCerezo OsakaUndisclosed 28 December 2020MFKazuki NagasawaUrawa Red DiamondsUndisclosed29 December 2020MFRyoya MorishitaSagan TosuUndisclosed9 January 2021MFYasuki KimotoCerezo OsakaUndisclosed 9 January 2021FWManabu SaitōKawasaki FrontaleUndisclosed15 January 2021MFMu KanazakiSagan TosuFree20 July 2021FWJakub ŚwierczokPiast GliwiceUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.12 August 2021MFKim Min-taeHokkaido Consadole Sapporo1 January 2022
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.28 December 2020MFAriajasuru HasegawaMachida ZelviaUndisclosed30 December 2020MFShumpei FukahoriMito HollyHockUndisclosed6 January 2021MFJoão SchmidtKawasaki FrontaleUndisclosed6 January 2021MFRyota AokiHokkaido Consadole SapporoUndisclosed7 January 2021MFKoki SugimoriTokushima VortisUndisclosed9 January 2021MFYosuke AkiyamaVegalta SendaiUndisclosed12 January 2021MFOh Jae-sukIncheon UnitedUndisclosed26 February 2021MFYuki OgakiRFSUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.7 January 2021FWJonathan MatsuokaKamatamare Sanuki31 January 20219 January 2021MFDaiki EnomotoEhime31 January 202116 January 2021MFShuto WatanabeMito HollyHock31 January 202131 January 2021GKJohn HigashiTochigi31 January 2021
Friendlies
Competitions J. League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Emperor's Cup
J. League Cup
Knockout stage
Final
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupChampions LeagueTotal1 FW16Mateus7214142 FW40Jakub Świerczok7113123 MF15Sho Inagaki7040114 FW8 Yoichiro Kakitani502295 FW9 Ryogo Yamasaki300476 MF25Naoki Maeda301157 DF4 Shinnosuke Nakatani21014 Own goal400049 FW11Yuki Soma20002MF7 Hiroyuki Abe0002211DF3 Yuichi Maruyama10001DF23Yutaka Yoshida10001DF20Kim Min-tae10001MF44Mu Kanazaki10001DF13Haruya Fujii01001MF5 Kazuki Nagasawa01001MF24Ryotaro Ishida01001DF14Yasuki Kimoto00101FW19Manabu Saitō00011TOTALS447101879
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupChampions LeagueTotal1 GK1 Mitchell Langerak2133431TOTALS2133431
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupChampions LeagueTotal2 MFTakuji Yonemoto60001020904 DFShinnosuke Nakatani20000010305 MFKazuki Nagasawa40000010506 DFKazuya Miyahara00000010107 MFHiroyuki Abe00000010108 FWYoichiro Kakitani40000000409 FWRyogo Yamasaki200000103011FWYuki Soma200000002014DFYasuki Kimoto400000004015MFSho Inagaki100010103016FWMateus200010104017DFRyoya Morishita000000101020DFKim Min-tae100010002023DFYutaka Yoshida100000102026DFShumpei Naruse200000103044MFMu Kanazaki0000100010Players away on loan:Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:TOTALS3100020150480
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