The 2023 Vissel Kobe season was their 57th season in existence and the 8th consecutive season in the J1 League, since the club earned promotion back to it in 2013. In addition to the league, the club competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.
Players Current squad All players that have been registered to play during the season.
Players' ages here are displayed in accordance with the opening of the J1 season, 18 February 2023.
No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Fully signed in Signed from / Last club Goalkeepers 1 GK Daiya Maekawa 2017 Kansai University 28 GK Yuya Tsuboi 2022 Chuo University 32 GK Ryotaro Hironaga 2021 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 40 GK Phelipe Megiolaro 2023 Grêmio – GK Taiga Kameda () – Vissel Kobe U18 Defenders 2 DF Nanasei Iino 2022 Sagan Tosu 3 DF Matheus Thuler 2023 Flamengo 15 DF Yuki Honda 2023 Kyoto Sanga 17 DF Ryuho Kikuchi 2020 Renofa Yamaguchi 19 DF Ryo Hatsuse 2019 Gamba Osaka 23 DF Tetsushi Yamakawa 2020 University of Tsukuba 24 DF Gotoku Sakai 2019 Hamburger SV 25 DF Leo Osaki 2018 Tokushima Vortis 37 DF Shogo Terasaka 2023 Vissel Kobe U18 41 DF Shohei Takahashi On loan from 2023 Machida Zelvia – DF Takuma Eguchi () – Vissel Kobe U18 – DF Justin Honma () – Vissel Kobe U18 – DF Kaito Yamada () – Vissel Kobe U18 Midfielders 5 MF Hotaru Yamaguchi 2019 Cerezo Osaka 14 MF Koya Yuruki 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 MF Mitsuki Saito On loan for 2023 Shonan Bellmare 18 MF Haruya Ide 2023 Tokyo Verdy 22 MF Daiju Sasaki 2018 Vissel Kobe U18 27 MF Toya Izumi 2023 Biwako Seikei Sport College 31 MF Yuya Nakasaka 2016 Vissel Kobe U18 33 MF Takahiro Ogihara 2022 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 MF Yusei Ozaki 2022 Vissel Kobe U18 36 MF Shuto Adachi 2023 Vissel Kobe U18 38 MF Juzo Ura 2023 Higashi Fukuoka High School – MF Mitsuki Hidaka 2022 Aioi Gakuin High School – MF Kakeru Yamauchi (DSP) 2024 University of Tsukuba Forward 10 FW Yuya Osako 2021 Werder Bremen 11 FW Yoshinori Muto 2021 Newcastle 21 FW Shuhei Kawasaki On loan for 2023 Portimonense 26 FW Jean Patric 2023 Cerezo Osaka 29 FW Lincoln 2021 Flamengo 30 FW Stefan Mugoša 2022 Incheon United 35 FW Niina Tominaga 2023 Vissel Kobe U18
Out on loan No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Joined on On loan at – MF Tatsunori Sakurai 2020 Tokushima Vortis
Left mid-season No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Transferred to Transfer type 8 MF Andrés Iniesta – Contract expiration
Transfers
Transfers inJoin onPos.PlayerMoving fromTransfer type5 JunMF Mitsuki Hidaka Atlético PasoLoan return28 AprMF Kakeru Yamauchi University of TsukubaLoan transfer; 2023 DSP22 MarFW Lincoln CruzeiroLoan return16 MarDF Shohei Takahashi Machida ZelviaLoan transferPre-seasonGK Phelipe Megiolaro GrêmioFull transferPre-seasonDF Yuki Honda Kyoto SangaFull transferPre-seasonDF Matheus Thuler CR FlamengoFull transfer; Loan made permanentPre-seasonDF Shogo Terasaka Vissel Kobe U18sPromotionPre-seasonMF Haruya Ide Tokyo VerdyFull transferPre-seasonMF Toya Izumi Biwako SeikeiSport CollegeFree transferPre-seasonMF Juzo Ura Higashi Fukuoka HSFull transferPre-seasonMF Mitsuki Saito Shonan BellmareLoan transferPre-seasonMF Shuto Adachi Vissel Kobe U18sPromotionPre-seasonFW Jean Patric Cerezo OsakaFull transferPre-seasonFW Shuhei Kawasaki PortimonenseLoan transferPre-seasonFW Niina Tominaga Vissel Kobe U18sPromotion
Transfers outLeave onPos.PlayerMoving toTransfer type2 JulyMF Andrés Iniesta–Contract expirationPre-seasonGK Hiroki Iikura Yokohama F. MarinosFull transferPre-seasonGK Genta Ito FC ImabariFull transferPre-seasonDF Yuki Kobayashi ('00) CelticFull transferPre-seasonDF Nagisa Sakurauchi FC ImabariFull transferPre-seasonDF Tomoaki Makino–RetirementPre-seasonMF Yuki Kobayashi ('92) Consadole SapporoFull transferPre-seasonMF Shion Inoue Yokohama FCFull transferPre-seasonMF Yuta Goke Vegalta SendaiFull transferPre-seasonFW Yutaro Oda Heart of MidlothianFull transferPre-seasonFW Noriaki Fujimoto Kagoshima UnitedFull transferPre-seasonFW Bojan Krkić–Retirement
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record
J1 League
League table
Results summary
Matches The opening match was released by the J.League on 23 December 2022. The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.
Emperor's Cup
As Vissel is a J1 club, it started the competition on the second round.
J.League Cup
The club started the competition at the group stage.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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References
External links Official website