Urawa Red Diamonds — predicted starting XI plus the full 2026-27 squad with shirt numbers, dates of birth and this summer's transfers.
Updated: 2026-08-24
J.League 2026 opening night: Urawa Reds vs Gamba Osaka — predicted XIs
Auto-selected best XI from Squad XI data. May differ from the actual lineup.
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Try this XI now (free · no install) →| No. | Player | Pos | Date of birth | Height | Nat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Koki Fukui | GK | 1995-11-04 | 184cm | Japan |
| 1 | Shusaku Nishikawa | GK | 1986-06-18 | 183cm | Japan |
| 44 | Yoshiaki Arai | GK | 1995-09-27 | 189cm | Japan |
| - | Tatsuki Seko | CM | 1997-12-22 | 175cm | Japan |
| - | Miki Yamane | RB | 1993-12-22 | 178cm | Japan |
| No. | Player | Pos | Date of birth | Height | Nat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Danilo Boza | DF | 1998-05-06 | 185cm | Brazil |
| 2 | Yuta Miyamoto | DF | 1999-12-15 | 171cm | Japan |
| 15 | Kota Kudo | DF | 2003-08-13 | 180cm | Japan |
| 5 | Kenta Nemoto | DF | 2002-12-13 | 184cm | Japan |
| 40 | Luka Didulica | DF | 2007-09-18 | 200cm | Australia |
| 42 | Yoshitaka Tanaka | DF | 2008-04-05 | 186cm | Japan |
| 18 | Kotaro Hayashi | DF | 2000-11-16 | 170cm | Japan |
| 32 | Eiichi Katayama | DF | 1991-11-30 | 181cm | Japan |
| 34 | Reon Tanaka | DF | 2007-02-01 | 186cm | Japan |
| 31 | Atsushi Inagaki | DF | 2005-03-03 | 178cm | Japan |
| No. | Player | Pos | Date of birth | Height | Nat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Samuel Gustafson | MF | 1995-01-11 | 187cm | Sweden |
| 25 | Kaito Yasui | MF | 2000-02-09 | 174cm | Japan |
| 33 | Shuta Sasa | MF | 2006-08-31 | 183cm | Japan |
| 37 | Hayate Ueki | MF | 2003-10-11 | 173cm | Japan |
| 29 | Yota Horiuchi | MF | 2004-07-08 | 171cm | Japan |
| 43 | Takeshi Wada | MF | 2009-06-05 | 170cm | Japan |
| 8 | Matheus Savio | MF | 1997-04-15 | 175cm | Brazil |
| 13 | Ryoma Watanabe | MF | 1996-10-02 | 176cm | Japan |
| 39 | Jumpei Hayakawa | MF | 2005-12-05 | 163cm | Japan |
| 88 | Yoichi Naganuma | MF | 1997-04-14 | 177cm | Japan |
| No. | Player | Pos | Date of birth | Height | Nat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Takuro Kaneko | FW | 1997-07-30 | 178cm | Japan |
| 8 | Kota Mizunuma | FW | 1990-02-22 | 176cm | Japan |
| 17 | Hiiro Komori | FW | 2000-08-06 | 178cm | Japan |
| 45 | Ado Onaiwu | FW | 1995-11-08 | 180cm | Japan |
| 42 | Harumi Minamino | FW | 2004-05-13 | 176cm | Japan |
| 36 | Renji Hidano | FW | 2003-12-01 | 181cm | Japan |

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What is Urawa Red Diamonds's predicted starting XI for 2026-27?
We predict a 4-3-3 formation: GK Shusaku Nishikawa, DF Kotaro Hayashi, Kenta Nemoto, Danilo Boza, Yuta Miyamoto, MF Ryoma Watanabe, Kaito Yasui, Samuel Gustafson, FW Matheus Savio, Hiiro Komori, Takuro Kaneko (as of 1 August 2026; updated after injuries and transfers).
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