Y. Sugawara · career
Yukinari Sugawara
Full Back · Southampton · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending down
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 188 appearances with 37 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at AZ Alkmaar — Season rating 45, 4 goals and 7 assists in 30 games. Form has slipped 24 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 24 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Werder BremenLoan | 31 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 21 |
| 2025/26 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Southampton | 35 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | AZ Alkmaar | 30 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 40 |
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | 36 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Jong AZ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | AZ AlkmaarLoan | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Jong AZ | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 5 | 2 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Asian Cup | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Japan U20 | 2019/20 | World Cup - U20 | 4 | 0 |
| Japan U17 | 2017/18 | FIFA U17 World Cup | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Kirin Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Japan | 5 | 319 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| World Cupat Japan | 4 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Friendliesat Japan | 3 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played8 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Eastleigh | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Preußen Münster | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Colchester | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Watford | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Stoke City | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H West Ham | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Championship | H Millwall | 5-1 | Not in squad | — |