Yukinari Sugawara

I have a soft spot for full-backs, and Yukinari Sugawara is exactly the kind of player I find quietly admirable. Leaving Nagoya for AZ at a young age, earning a permanent move, then stepping up to Southampton in England takes more nerve than the position usually gets credit for. Right-back is thankless work, all the running and covering that rarely makes a highlight reel, yet it is the spine of a balanced side. What I respect most is his steadiness: he keeps grinding, keeps adapting abroad, and keeps making himself useful to Japan's national team. That durability is its own kind of brilliance.

Name (English)

Yukinari Sugawara

Name (Japanese)

菅原由勢

Born

June 28, 2000 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttps://yukinarisugawara.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yukinarisugawara/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukinari%20Sugawara
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%85%E5%8E%9F%E7%94%B1%E5%8B%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50073536

Tags

• Aichi Prefecture
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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