J.League Fantasy: Injuries, Suspensions and Disappearances for Matchday 2

J.League Fantasy expert Kurasawa looks at all the players who are injured, suspended, doubtful or ruled out otherwise on matchday 2.

This page will give you the latest info on unavailable players in the Japanese top flight.

In Japan situation with injury updates leaves much to be desired. Unlike Europe, where managers at pre-match press conferences present team news, Japanese teams are very secretive about it. You are rarely in the know that a player suddenly got injured before the game. Only after the end of the game without him club can post an injury report, but don’t expect they will do it fast. Sometimes it can take a couple of months for a club to shed light on a player’s status. That’s why you see the word “Disappearance” in the headline.

In terms of suspensions, a player misses one game, if he accumulates four warnings (yellow cards). But two yellows in one game are not counted as a warning. For a better understanding, see the picture below.

J.League Fantasy Injury and Suspension List Matchday 2

Team	Player	Name in Japanese	Pos	Situation	Info
Albirex Niigata	Gustavo Nescau	グスタボ・ネスカウ	ST	Slightly doubtful 🟠	30/8 - injured in Emperor's Cup 28/9 - pictured in training
Albirex Niigata	Yuzuru Shimada	島田譲	CDM	Adductor muscle injury 🔴	23/9 - injured in GW28 5/10 - diagnosis revealed, 6 weeks left (return in second half of November)
Albirex Niigata	Yoshiaki Takagi	高木善朗	CAM	Slightly doubtful 🟠	3/11 - in separate training
Albirex Niigata	Michael James Fitzgerald	舞行龍ジェームズ	CB	Injury? 🟠	11/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta
Albirex Niigata	Eitaro Matsuda	松田詠太郎	RW	Unavailable 🔴	Ineligible to face his parent club Yokohama F. Marinos in GW33
Avispa Fukuoka	Lukian	ルキアン	ST	Available 🟢	26/8 - injured in GW25 27/8 - Coach Hasebe: 'I don't know, he is yet to be scanned in a hospital. He is able to walk though' 31/8 - from Nikkan Sports article: 'Lukian's condition is a concern' 10/9 - got injured again in J.League Cup 12/9 - player revealed on his social media that injury will rule him out for longer period than his previous injury 19/9 - diagnosis revealed, out for 3 months (return in December, so out for season) 11/11 - back on the bench
Avispa Fukuoka	Ryoga Sato	佐藤凌我	ST	ACL + lateral meniscus injury 🔴	6/9 - injured in J.League Cup. Coach Hasebe: 'There's no doubt it's a serious injury', 'He can't even walk' 7/9 - diagnosis revealed, out for 8 months (return in May 2024)
Avispa Fukuoka	Seiya Inoue	井上聖也	CB	Diaphyseal fractures in both forearms 🔴	10/9 - injured in J.League Cup 19/9 - diagnosis revealed, out for 3 months (return in December, so out for season)
Avispa Fukuoka	Yuto Hiratsuka	平塚悠知	CDM	Injury 🔴	11/10 - injured in J.League Cup
Avispa Fukuoka	Douglas Grolli	ドウグラス・グローリ	CB	Suspended 🔴	8th yellow card of the season. Back in GW34
Cerezo Osaka	Hirotaka Tameda	為田大貴	LW	Lateral meniscus tear 🔴	7/7 - to undergo surgery 12/9 - done a part of group training 4/11 - back in full training
Cerezo Osaka	Hiroshi Kiyotake	清武弘嗣	CAM/LW	Hamstring injury 🔴	13/2 - timescale unknown, going to take long 11/4 - back on grass, return in late April or early May 22/4 - in separate training 17/5 - still not in full training, but expected to join soon 26/5 - pictured in training with Kagawa (back in fully?) 26/6 - done a part of full training, but said that he doesn't know when he will be able to return 4/7 - back in full training 7/7 - could return in friendly game against PSG on July 28 12/7 - back on the bench in Emperor's Cup 28/7 - underwent surgery after suffering a setback, return this season is unlikely 3/11 - done a part of group training 18/11 - played in Kansai youth league match
Cerezo Osaka	Ryo Watanabe	渡邉りょう	ST	Doubtful 🟠	30/9 - missed GW29 22/10 - back in full training
Cerezo Osaka	Sota Kitano	北野颯太	ST	Meniscus injury 🔴	12/10 - in separate training 22/10 - diagnosis revealed, underwent surgery on 13th
Cerezo Osaka	Capixaba	カピシャーバ	LW	Available 🟢	28/10 - injured in GW31 1/11 - in separate training 8/11 - pictured with Croux (back in full training?) 12/11 - back in starting XI
Cerezo Osaka	Shinji Kagawa	香川真司	CDM	Available 🟢	1/11 - on separate training due to tiredness 12/11 - back in starting XI
Gamba Osaka	Yusei Egawa	江川湧清	CB	Knee cartilage injury 🔴	29/9 - underwent surgery, out for long
Gamba Osaka	Juan Alano	ファン・アラーノ	RW/CAM	Calf injury 🔴	21/10 - injured in GW30 24/10 - in separate training 7/11 - training indoors, aims to be back against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 25th 23/11 - will not be available this weekend and doubtful for GW34
Gamba Osaka	Dawhan	ダワン	CM	Available 🟢	Back after GW32 suspension
Gamba Osaka	Neta Lavi	ネタ・ラヴィ	CDM	Extremely doubtful 🟠	23/11 - unlikely to feature after returning from tough 4-game international duty with Israel
Gamba Osaka	Issam Jebali	イッサム・ジェバリ	ST	Slightly doubtful 🟠	8/11 - has been in separate training 10/11 - confirmed out by coach Poyatos
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa	小柏剛	AM/ST	Available 🟢	21/10 - injured in GW30 24/10 - not pictured in training 1/11 - pictured in what looks like separate training 7/11 - back in full training 11/11 - back on the bench
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Supachok Sarachat	スパチョーク・サラチャート	AM	Available 🟢	28/10 - missed GW31 1/11 - pictured in what looks like separate training 8/11 - returned to full training this week 11/11 - back on the bench
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Akito Fukumori	福森晃斗	CB	Available 🟢	11/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta, but it was a cramp
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kazuki Fukai	深井一希	CDM	ACL, medial meniscus + knee cartilage injury	11/11 - diagnosis revealed, underwent surgery
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Seiya Baba	馬場晴也	CDM/CB	Suspended 🔴	Yellow card accumulation. Back in GW34
Kashima Antlers	Shuhei Mizoguchi	溝口修平	LB	MCL injury 🔴	1/10 - diagnosis revealed, out for 6 weeks (return in mid-November)
Kashima Antlers	Gaku Shibasaki	柴崎岳	CDM	Hamstring injury 🔴	21/10 - injured in GW30 24/10 - diagnosis revealedm out for 8 weeks (return in late December)
Kashima Antlers	Ikuma Sekigawa	関川郁万	CB	Available 🟢	11/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta 15/11 - filmed in training
Kashiwa Reysol	Bueno	ブエノ	CB	Knee cartilage injury 🔴	31/5 - out for 6 months (return in December) 22/11 - done a part of group training
Kashiwa Reysol	Eiichi Katayama	片山瑛一	RB	Available? 🟠	30/9 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta 3/10 - pictured in training 20/10 - missed GW30
Kashiwa Reysol	Hayato Tanaka	田中隼人	CB	Hamstring injury 🔴	12/10 - injured in training on September 28th, 6 weeks left (return in late November)
Kashiwa Reysol	Takumi Tsuchiya	土屋巧	CB/CDM/RB	Injury? 🟠	11/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta
Kashiwa Reysol	Taiyo Koga	古賀太陽	CB	Suspended 🔴	Yellow card accumulation. Back in GW34
Kashiwa Reysol	Diego	ジエゴ	LB	Suspended 🔴	Yellow card accumulation. Back in GW34
Kashiwa Reysol	Tomoki Takamine	高嶺朋樹	CDM	Suspended 🔴	8th yellow card of the season. Back next season
Kawasaki Frontale	Ryota Oshima	大島僚太	CDM	Calf injury 🔴	8/7 - injured in GW9 16/7 - diagnosis revealed
Kawasaki Frontale	Shintaro Kurumaya	車屋紳太郎	CB	Tibial bone contusion 🔴	24/9 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta 26/9 - didn't train, but is reported discussing eating curry with reserve GK Hayasaka 9/10 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown 2/11 - done a part of group training 9/11 - back in full training
Kawasaki Frontale	Asahi Sasaki	佐々木旭	LB	Doubtful 🟠	24/9 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta 26/9 - didn't train 9/10 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown 15/11 - back in full training
Kawasaki Frontale	Takuma Ominami	大南拓磨	CB	Doubtful 🟠	24/10 - injured in Asian Champions League. Coach Oniki: 'Ankle is seriously twisted, needs to be checked' 30/10 - timeframe not revealed in club announcement, but news outlet Kanagawa Shimbun says it's 3-4 weeks (return in late November) 15/11 - back in full training 18/11 - played 60 minutes in practice match against FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale	Daiya Tono	遠野大弥	CM/LW	Available 🟢	Back after GW32 suspension
Kyoto Sanga	Gu Sung-Yun	ク・ソンユン	GK	? 🟠	28/10 - missed GW31
Kyoto Sanga	Yuto Misao	三竿雄斗	LB/CB	? 🟠	28/10 - missed GW31 19/11 - pictured in training (type unknown, looks like separate)
Kyoto Sanga	Kyo Sato	佐藤響	LB	Available 🟢	Back after GW32 suspension
Kyoto Sanga	Ryogo Yamasaki	山﨑凌吾	ST	Available 🟢	12/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta 16/11 - pictured in training
Nagoya Grampus Eight	Akinari Kawazura	河面旺成	CB	MCL injury 🔴	21/10 - injured in GW30 25/10 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown
Nagoya Grampus Eight	Yohei Takeda	武田洋平	GK	Middle finger fracture 🔴	8/11 - timeframe unknown
Sagan Tosu	Fuchi Honda	本田風智	CAM	Lateral meniscus tear 🔴	14/5 - injured in GW13 18/5 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown
Sagan Tosu	Yoshiki Narahara	楢原慶輝	FB/W	ACL Injury 🔴	28/9 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown
Sagan Tosu	Hwang Seok-Ho	ファン・ソッコ	CB	Available 🟢	27/10 - missed GW31 11/11 - back in starting XI
Sagan Tosu	Kosuke Yamazaki	山﨑浩介	CB	Available 🟢	Back after GW32 suspension
Sagan Tosu	Yuji Ono	小野裕二	ST/AM	Injury? 🟠	11/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Pieros Sotiriou	ピエロス・ソティリウ	ST	Available 🟢	21/10 - missed GW30 11/11 - back on the bench
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Marcos Junior	マルコス・ジュニオール	CAM	Doubtful 🟠	21/10 - missed GW30 15/11 - pictured in training
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Douglas Vieira	ドウグラス・ヴィエイラ	ST	Doubtful 🟠	Back after GW32 suspension. But is he fit? 16/11 - pictured in training
Shonan Bellmare	Akira Silvano Disaro	ディサロ・燦・シルヴァーノ	ST	Doubtful 🟠	1/10 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown 2/11 - pictured in training
Shonan Bellmare	Kosuke Onose	小野瀬康介	CM	Hamstring injury 🔴	30/9 - missed GW29 13/10 - pictured in training 21/10 - missed GW30 1/11 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown
Shonan Bellmare	Daiki Tomii	富居大樹	GK	Fracture of transverse processes in 2th-4th lumbar vertebrae 🔴	28/10 - went off injured with no subs left forcing defender Oiwa to stand between the sticks 1/11 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown
Shonan Bellmare	Tarik Elyounoussi	タリク・エルユヌシ	ST/CM	Thigh injury 🔴	31/10 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe unknown
Shonan Bellmare	Masaki Ikeda	池田昌生	CM	Doubtful 🟠	11/11 - missed GW32 22/11 - pictured in training
Tokyo FC	Hotaka Nakamura	中村帆高	RB	Achilles tendon rupture 🔴	29/4 - "High chance it's a serious injury" 2/5 - diagnosis revealed, timeframe to be published after surgery 17/5 - out for 6 months (return in November)
Tokyo FC	Takuya Aoki	青木拓矢	CDM	Doubtful (MCL injury) 🟠	11/6 - injured in GW17 27/6 - diagnosis revealed, 4-6 weeks left (return in August) 31/7 - back in full training
Tokyo FC	Keita Yamashita	山下敬大	ST	Meniscus injury 🔴	3/7 - underwent surgery, so out for long 17/8 - returns to parent club FC Tokyo
Tokyo FC	Jakub Słowik	ヤクブ・スウォビィク	GK	Available? 🟠	21/10 - missed GW30 25/10 - pictured in training 28/10 - back on the bench 11/11 - missed GW32
Tokyo FC	Yuto Nagatomo	長友佑都	LB/RB	Available 🟢	21/10 - missed GW30 3/11 - back in full training 11/11 - back in starting XI
Tokyo FC	Teruhito Nakagawa	仲川輝人	RW	Available 🟢	Back after GW32 suspension
Tokyo FC	Henrique Trevisan	エンリケ・トレヴィザン	CB	Suspended 🔴	8th yellow card of the season. Back in GW34
Tokyo FC	Jaja Silva	ジャジャ・シルバ	LW	Injury of anterior ligament of fibular head 🔴	7/11 - injured on October 14th, one week left (return in mid-November)
Tokyo FC	Kuryu Matsuki	松木玖生	CDM/CAM	Suspended 🔴	Yellow card accumulation. Back in GW34
Tokyo FC	Kashif Bangnagande	バングーナガンデ佳史扶	LB	Doubtful 🟠	11/11 - injured in GW32 14/11 - in separate training in Japan U22 18/11 - played 78 minutes against Argentina U22 20/11 - withdrawn from NT due to poor condition
Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroki Abe	安部裕葵	LW	Lack of match fitness 🔴	14/7 - partially trains with the group 25/7 - still not in full training 4/8 - Coach Skorja: 'I expect him to start playing in October' 9/9 - Coach Skorja: 'I can't rule out him not returning in September' 8/10 - pictured in training 23/10 - in separate training
Urawa Red Diamonds	Takahiro Sekine	関根貴大	LW	Doubtful 🟠	20/10 - injured in GW30 23/10 - in separate training. Coach Skorja: 'I hope he will be fit for the next league game' 3/10 - the player: 'Situation is better' 15/11 - back in full training
Urawa Red Diamonds	Takahiro Akimoto	明本考浩	LB	Available 🟢	Back after GW32 suspension
Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroki Sakai	酒井宏樹	RB	Meniscus injury 🔴	6/11 - out for 3 months (return in early February)
Urawa Red Diamonds	Tomoaki Okubo	大久保智明	RW	Available 🟢	28/10 - missed GW31 4/11 - back on the bench in J.League Cup Final 8/11 - missed Asian Champions League game 10/11 - pictured in training 12/11 - back in starting XI
Urawa Red Diamonds	Alexander Scholz	アレクサンダー・ショルツ	CB	Available 🟢	7/11 - didn't train 8/11 - missed Asian Champions League game 10/11 - pictured in training. Coach Skorja on availabilty of him, Okubo and Sekine: 'I don't know yet, we'll see tomorrow' 12/11 - back in starting XI
Urawa Red Diamonds	Takuya Ogiwara	荻原拓也	LB	Doubtful 🟠	12/11 - missed GW32 22/11 - pictured in training
Urawa Red Diamonds	Kaito Yasui	安居海渡	CAM/CM	Available 🟢	12/11 - missed GW32 17/11 - pictured in training
Urawa Red Diamonds	Atsuki Ito	伊藤敦樹	CDM	Knee injury 🔴	12/11 - stretchered off in GW32 22/11 - in separate training
Urawa Red Diamonds	Ken Iwao	岩尾憲	CDM	Suspended 🔴	Yellow card accumulation. Back in GW34
Vissel Kobe	Ryuho Kikuchi	菊池流帆	CB	ACL Injury 🔴	4/3 - injured in GW3 10/3 - 8 months (return in November) 22/8 - pictured in training (type unknown) 4/10 - done a part of group training
Vissel Kobe	Mitsuki Saito	齊藤未月	CDM	Knee dislocation, ACL tear, LCL tear, biceps femoris tendon attachment tear, popliteus tendon injury, MCL injury, PCL injury and injuries of medial and lateral meniscuses 🔴	19/8 - injured in GW24 21/8 - diagnosis revealed, out for a year (return in second half of 2024) 28/9 - discharged from hospital 20/11 - underwent second surgery, 8 months to recover (return in July 2024)
Vissel Kobe	Hotaru Yamaguchi	山口蛍	CDM	Injury 🔴	28/10 - missed GW31. Coach Yoshida: 'Monitoring situation day by day to know whether he gets fit for the next game' 5/11 - 'Situation hasn't changed, still not clear' 15/11 - still not training. Coach Yoshida: 'Checking his fitness every day but we get the same result every time. That's the kind of injury he is having. I don't mean it's a serious one, we just need to monitor it day by day'
Vissel Kobe	Daiju Sasaki	佐々木大樹	CAM	Available 🟢	28/10 - injured in GW31 12/11 - back in starting XI
Yokohama FC	Gabriel	ガブリエウ	CB	ACL Injury 🔴	25/2 - injured in GW2 4/3 - likely out for season 16/10 - back in partial training
Yokohama FC	Takuya Wada	和田拓也	CDM/LB	4th proximal phalanx fracture 🔴	3/9 - diagnosis revealed, injured in training on August 26, return in late November 14/11 - done a part of group training
Yokohama FC	Ryoya Yamashita	山下諒也	LW	Extremely doubtful 🟠	29/9 - missed GW29 21/10 - seen watching the game in the stands with the crutches 14/11 - back in training (likely separate). The player: 'The pain didn't go away yet but I'm getting more fit' 20/11 - despite training separately, has such a big desire to play against Shonan Bellmare this weekend he analysed their last 4-5 games 22/11 - done a part of group training
Yokohama F. Marinos	Ryuta Koike	小池龍太	RB	Patella fracture 🔴	1/4 - 6 months (return in October) 9/9 - done a part of group training 17/11 - 'Return in the last Asian Champions League game [on December 13] would be a gift from medical team'
Yokohama F. Marinos	Yuta Koike	小池裕太	LB	ACL injury 🔴	12/7 - injured in Emperor's Cup, spotted on crutches after the game 15/7 - diagnosis revealed, out for 8 months (return in March 2024)
Yokohama F. Marinos	Shinnosuke Hatanaka	畠中槙之輔	CB	ACL + meniscus injury 🔴	19/8 - injured in GW24 22/8 - diagnosis revealed, out for 8 months (return in April-May 2024)
Yokohama F. Marinos	Ryotaro Tsunoda	角田涼太朗	CB	Available 🟢	15/10 - injured in J.League Cup 18/10 - diagnosis revealed, underwent surgery, timeframe unknown 2/11 - done a part of group training wearing a helmet, wants to play in GW32 12/11 - back in starting XI
Yokohama F. Marinos	Hijiri Kato	加藤聖	LB	Hamstring injury 🔴	18/10 - out for 5 months (return in March 2024)
Yokohama F. Marinos	Katsuya Nagato	永戸勝也	LB	Hamstring injury 🔴	25/10 - stretchered off in Asian Champions League 26/10 - unavailabilty this weekend is confirmed 1/11 - diagnosis revealed, out for 5 months (return in April 2024)
Yokohama F. Marinos	Kenta Inoue	井上健太	RW/RWB	Hamstring injury 🔴	7/11 - stretchered off in Asian Champions League
Yokohama F. Marinos	Élber	エウベル	LW	Available 🟢	12/11 - flagged as 'injured' by Opta, but looked completely fine