The 2023 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 6th season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 30th J1 League season and 40th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus finished the season 6th in the J1 League, reached the Quarterfinal of the Emperor's Cup and Semifinal of the J. League Cup.
Season events On 5 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the singing of Kasper Junker on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds for the season.
On 13 March, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Daichi Sugimoto from Vegalta Sendai.
On 25 May, Nagoya Grampus announced that Shumpei Naruse's loan to Montedio Yamagata had been terminated and that he had joined Mito HollyHock on loan until 31 January 2024.
On 25 June, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Taika Nakashima on loan for the remainder of the season from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
On 26 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Tojiro Kubo from Fujieda MYFC.
On 1 August, Nagoya Grampus announced an agreement with Saudi Pro League club Al Taawoun, for the transfer of Mateus Castro.
On 3 August, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Tsukasa Morishima from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Mitchell Langerak GK Levante 2018 245 0 16 Yohei Takeda GK Oita Trinita 2016 51 0 23 Daiki Mitsui GK Academy 2020 0 0 37 Daichi Sugimoto GK Vegalta Sendai 2023 0 0 Defenders 2 Yuki Nogami DF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023 41 2 3 Yuichi Maruyama DF FC Tokyo 2018 160 4 4 Shinnosuke Nakatani DF Kashiwa Reysol 2018 235 8 13 Haruya Fujii DF Academy 2018 110 5 17 Ryoya Morishita DF Sagan Tosu 2021 122 7 24 Akinari Kawazura DF Omiya Ardija 2022 29 0 30 Ei Gyotoku DF Shizuoka Gakuen HS 2023 1 0 38 Soma Ota DF Academy 2022 0 0 44 Ryuhei Osada DF Academy 2023 1 0 49 Shoma Ota DF Academy 2023 1 0 Midfielders 6 Takuji Yonemoto MF Tokyo 2019 130 1 7 Ryuji Izumi MF Kashima Antlers 2023 173 15 9 Noriyoshi Sakai MF Sagan Tosu 2022 51 7 14 Tsukasa Morishima MF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023 16 0 15 Sho Inagaki MF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020 181 21 19 Takuya Shigehiro MF Avispa Fukuoka 2022 18 1 20 Tojiro Kubo MF Fujieda MYFC 2023 12 2 21 Thales Paula MF Roasso Kumamoto 2022 13 0 25 Naoki Maeda MF Matsumoto Yamaga 2018 157 28 31 Haruki Yoshida MF Academy 2022 14 2 33 Hidemasa Koda MF Academy 2022 19 0 34 Takuya Uchida MF on loan from FC Tokyo 2022 2023 61 0 35 Riku Yamada MF Ventforet Kofu 2023 13 0 43 Haruto Suzuki MF Academy 2022 1 0 45 Ken Masui DSP MF on loan from Kwansei Gakuin University 2023 2 0 46 Ryotaro Ishida MF Academy 2018 37 2 50 Kosuke Uchida DF Academy 2023 1 0 Forwards 18 Kensuke Nagai FW FC Tokyo 2022 260 69 27 Taika Nakashima FW Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2023 2023 15 1 42 Ryoga Kida FW Academy 2022 21 3 47 Kyota Sakakibara DSP FW on loan from Rissho University 2023 1 0 77 Kasper Junker FW on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds 2023 2023 42 17 Away on loan 32 Koki Toyoda FW Academy 2022 4 0 Shumpei Naruse DF Academy 2018 63 0 Yuki Soma MF Academy 2018 160 13 Left during the season 5 Kazuki Nagasawa MF Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 71 1 10 Mateus MF Omiya Ardija 2019 173 48 92 Leonardo FW Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic 2022 16 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.9 January 2023DFYuki NogamiSanfrecce HiroshimaUndisclosed9 January 2023MFRyuji IzumiKashima AntlersUndisclosed9 January 2023MFRiku YamadaVentforet KofuUndisclosed13 March 2023GKDaichi SugimotoVegalta SendaiUndisclosed26 July 2023MFTojiro KuboFujieda MYFCUndisclosed3 August 2023MFTsukasa MorishimaSanfrecce HiroshimaUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.5 January 2023FWKasper JunkerUrawa Red DiamondsEnd of season25 June 2023FWTaika NakashimaHokkaido Consadole SapporoEnd of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.6 January 2023FWYoichiro KakitaniTokushima VortisUndisclosed1 August 2023MFMateus CastroAl TaawounUndisclosed3 August 2023MFKazuki NagasawaVegalta SendaiUndisclosed7 August 2023FWLeonardoFujieda MYFCUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.30 January 2023MFYuki SomaCasa Pia30 June 2023 1 February 2023DFShumpei NaruseMontedio Yamagata25 May 202325 May 2023DFShumpei NaruseMito HollyHock31 January 20247 August 2023FWKoki ToyodaNagano Parceiro31 January 2024
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.10 February 2023FWJakub ŚwierczokZagłębie Lubin10 February 2023
Competitions Overview
J1 League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Emperor's Cup
J.League Cup
Group stage
Knockout stages
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:
Goalscorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal1 FW77Kasper Junker1610172 MF10Mateus4206FW18Kensuke Nagai40264 DF17Ryoya Morishita4015MF7 Ryuji Izumi31156 MF9 Noriyoshi Sakai00447 MF15Sho Inagaki3003DF13Haruya Fujii2103FW42Ryoga Kida012310DF2 Yuki Nogami1102MF20Tojiro Kubo101212DF4 Shinnosuke Nakatani1001DF3 Yuichi Maruyama1001MF46Ryotaro Ishida0011FW27Taika Nakashima0011MF31Haruki Yoshida0011 Own goal1001TOTALS4071461
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal1 GK1 Mitchell Langerak911112 GK16Yohei Takeda0011TOTALS91212
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal1 GKMitchell Langerak201000302 DFYuki Nogami200000203 DFYuichi Maruyama100010204 DFShinnosuke Nakatani200010306 MFTakuji Yonemoto700000707 MFRyuji Izumi3010105013DFHaruya Fujii2000204014MFTsukasa Morishima1000001015MFSho Inagaki4000105016GKYohei Takeda0000101017DFRyoya Morishita6010108018FWKensuke Nagai4000105019MFTakuya Shigehiro0010001024DFAkinari Kawazura2000002025MFNaoki Maeda0010001027FWTaika Nakashima1000102031MFHaruki Yoshida0000101034MFTakuya Uchida2010104046MFRyotaro Ishida1000001077FWKasper Junker20001030Players away on loan:Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:5 MFKazuki Nagasawa1000001010MFMateus30000030TOTALS48040130650
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